US 11,753,113 B2
Snowmobile
David L. Vigen, Thief River Falls, MN (US)
Assigned to ARCTIC CAT INC, Thief River Falls, MN (US)
Filed by Arctic Cat Inc., Thief River Falls, MN (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/550,132.
Application 17/550,132 is a continuation of application No. 16/864,452, filed on May 1, 2020, granted, now 11,225,302.
Application 16/864,452 is a continuation of application No. 15/857,823, filed on Dec. 29, 2017, granted, now 10,676,157, issued on Jun. 9, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/441,812, filed on Jan. 3, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0097801 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. B62M 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62M 27/02 (2013.01) [B62M 2027/023 (2013.01); B62M 2027/028 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A snowmobile, comprising:
a chassis;
a tunnel, attached to the chassis and including running boards located on either side of the tunnel;
an engine, attached to the chassis and within an engine bay;
a drive track;
a drivetrain, operatively interconnecting the engine with the drive track for delivering propulsive power to the drive track;
a bumper pivotally affixed to the chassis via a hinged connection; and
a hood affixed to the bumper to form an integrated hood/bumper assembly, wherein the bumper is pivotally connected to the chassis at a location forward of the engine, wherein the integrated hood/bumper assembly can be pivoted around the hinged connection from a closed position to an opened position, wherein in the opened position the integrated hood/bumper is located forward of the engine bay, wherein in the opened position the bumper rests on the ground and supports the weight of the integrated hood/bumper assembly.