US 11,772,747 B2
Snowmobile ski bumper and methods for using same
Scott Bergstrom, Roscoe, IL (US)
Assigned to 2726971 ONTARIO INC., Little Britain (CA)
Filed by Scott Bergstrom, Roscoe, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/860,849.
Application 16/860,849 is a continuation of application No. 15/793,816, filed on Oct. 25, 2017, granted, now 10,668,986.
Prior Publication US 2020/0255093 A1, Aug. 13, 2020
Int. Cl. B62M 27/02 (2006.01); B62M 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62M 27/02 (2013.01) [B62M 29/00 (2013.01); B62M 2027/025 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bumper for use between a snowmobile ski pivotably mounted to a spindle at a pivot axis, the snowmobile ski having a front end and a rear end, the bumper comprising:
a body having:
a bottom surface being stepped having a central region and a pair of side regions that straddle the central region, the side regions are offset from the central region such that the central region of the bottom surface is formed by a longitudinally extending rib extending parallel to a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis extending between a front end wall of the body and a rear end wall of the body;
a top surface that includes:
a front surface portion extending at a first angle relative to the bottom surface, the front surface being proximate the front end wall; and
a rear surface portion extending at a second angle relative to the bottom surface, the second angle being greater than the first angle, the rear surface portion proximate the rear end wall;
wherein the side regions are offset from the central region toward the top surface; and
wherein the side regions are laterally outermost portions of the bottom surface, with the central region being located laterally between the side regions.