US 12,330,721 B2
Snow vehicle
Allen M. Mangum, Sandpoint, ID (US); Cody L. Telford, Sandpoint, ID (US); and Justin R. York, Cocalalla, ID (US)
Assigned to Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US)
Filed by Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US)
Filed on Apr. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/636,999.
Application 17/115,259 is a division of application No. 15/449,467, filed on Mar. 3, 2017, granted, now 10,889,338, issued on Jan. 12, 2021.
Application 18/636,999 is a continuation of application No. 17/964,357, filed on Oct. 12, 2022, granted, now 11,987,300.
Application 17/964,357 is a continuation of application No. 17/115,259, filed on Dec. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,498,630, issued on Nov. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0262435 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. B62D 55/07 (2006.01); B62K 13/08 (2006.01); B62M 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 55/07 (2013.01) [B62K 13/08 (2013.01); B62M 27/02 (2013.01); B62M 2027/021 (2013.01); B62M 2027/022 (2013.01); B62M 2027/025 (2013.01); B62M 2027/026 (2013.01); B62M 2027/027 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rear suspension for a snow vehicle having a vehicle frame, comprising:
a rear suspension frame;
a drive belt coupled to the rear suspension frame;
a propulsion drive member operably coupled with the drive belt;
a propulsion driven member drivingly coupled to the propulsion drive member;
a linear element coupling the propulsion drive member and propulsion driven member; and
a guide positioned below a lower run of the linear element and moving the lower run of the linear element closer to the upper run of the linear element at the guide, and the guide is positioned at a forward extent of the rear suspension frame.