Patents
US 12722742 B2: Reversible belt drive assemblies for snowmobiles
- Granted
- 2026-09-01
- Filed
- 2024-01-03 application 18402955
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A powertrain for a snowmobile includes an engine, a gearbox input shaft receiving rotational energy from the engine and a reversible belt drive assembly coupled to the gearbox input shaft. The reversible belt drive assembly is switchable between a forward mode and a reverse mode and includes a pulley, a planetary gear system coaxial with the pulley and a selector collar assembly interposed between the pulley and the planetary gear system translatable between a first position to form a forward geartrain bypassing the planetary gear system in the forward mode and a second position to form a reverse geartrain including the planetary gear system in the reverse mode.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-01 (ipgb20260901.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Cat Inc. 190 patents | US company or organization | Thief River Falls, MN | Arctic Cat Inc. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state ARCTIC CAT INC. Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state ARCTIC CAT INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-01 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle D. Olason | Thief River Falls, MN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-01 | ||
| Samuel James Sandoz | Thief River Falls, MN | 4 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-01 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B62M | Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles or sledges; powered propulsion of sledges or ; single-track; cycles; transmissions specially adapted for such vehicles | B62M27/02 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-01 |
| F16H | Gearing | F16H59/02 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-01 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
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