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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1976
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edgar Rose, Glencoe, IL (US);
Assignee:
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180 / ; 305 30 ;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a snowmobile including a track drive sprocket mounted on a frame, a track suspension carrier including, adjacent to forward end thereof, an upwardly and forwardly extending lower surface, and a suspension link pivotally connected to the carrier rearwardly of the surface and pivotally connected to the frame rearwardly of the sprocket, the suspension link constituting the sole rigid connection between the carrier and the frame. In addition, there is also disclosed means urging the forward end of the carrier away from said frame, and means for damping movement of the carrier relative to the frame.