Arctic Cat Inc.

Benjamin Taylor Langaas

Brian W Dick

David L Vigen

Marcus Charles Moldaschel

Andrew Beavis

Nathan Lee Blomker

Jacob Tyler Crosby

Guy L Sibilleau

Ken Fredrickson

Todd MacDonald

Steven Janzow

Samuel James Sandoz

Embodiments include a recoil housing for an engine in a vehicle. The recoil housing includes a housing portion having one or more engine fastening features, an arm integrated with the housing portion, and a mounting portion integrated with the arm. The mounting portion includes one or more mounting portion features.

Recoil housing, engine assembly, and method of assembling engine assembly

A fuel injection system for an engine of a vehicle includes a throttle body and an elastomeric injection manifold coupled to the downstream end of the throttle body. The injection manifold defines a fuel injector socket. The fuel injection system also includes a fuel injector receivable by the fuel injector socket of the injection manifold and a fuel rail fluidly coupled to the fuel injector. The fuel rail supplies fuel to the fuel injector.

Fuel injection systems for snowmobiles

This disclosure is directed to devices and techniques for improved handlebar risers. According to various aspects of this disclosure, a handlebar riser includes a first component and a second component. The first component includes a first steering column mounting channel, and a first handlebar mounting channel. The second component includes a second steering column mounting channel, and a second handlebar mounting channel. The first component and second component are sized, shaped, and arranged such that when respective abutment surfaces of the first and second components are placed together, the first and second steering column mounting channel form a first channel that substantially surrounds at least part of a vehicle steering column, and the first and second handlebar mounting channel forms a second channel that substantially surrounds at least part of a vehicle handlebar. The first and second components are mechanically coupleable to one another.

Handlebar risers

A method of assembling two snowmobiles with a common frame includes providing a common forward frame. A first common component is provided and positioned at a first orientation or at a second orientation with respect to the common forward frame. The first common component is secured at the first orientation or at the second orientation. The method includes selecting between a first set of first model components and a second set of second model components and securing the first set of first model components or the second set of second model components.

Snowmobile frame

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a spindle for a recreational vehicle, such as a snowmobile, an all-terrain vehicle (ATV), or a side-by-side vehicle. The spindle includes a spine, optionally a front fin that extends from a front surface of the spine, and optionally a rear fin that extends from a back surface of the spine.

Recreational vehicle spindle

A snowmobile includes a chassis, at least one ski, and a skid frame that includes one or more slide rails extending longitudinally, rear idler wheels, upper idler wheels, and a rear suspension. The rear suspension may further include a flexible, composite member, a rear shock connected between the one or more slide rails and the upper cross member, a rear shock link, a rear cross member connected between the one or more slide rails and a lower shock pivot member pivotally connected to the rear cross member. The rear shock is connected to a rear portion of the lower shock pivot member and the rear shock link is connected via a spherical pivot joint to a forward end of the lower shock pivot member. The flexible, composite member is coupled at a first end to the one or more slide rails and at a second end to the chassis.

Rear suspension system for a snowmobile

A snowmobile includes a chassis, at least one ski steerably secured to a front of the chassis, and a skid frame having a rear suspension and one or more slide rails. The rear suspension includes a flexible, composite member affixed on a first end to the one or more slide rails and on a second end to the chassis, wherein the flexible, composite member includes a main body and a secondary body.

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Thief River Falls, MN, United States of America

Benjamin Taylor Langaas