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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1990
Dennis P Zulawski, St. Hilaire, MN (US);
Arctco, Inc., Thief River Falls, MN (US);
Abstract
A steering post for a snowmobile is positionable in more than one position and includes a bearing which has a two part bearing block and a two part bearing. The bearing includes a generally spherical body with axially aligned oppositely extending cylindrical extensions and a bore substantially the same diameter as the steering post axially aligned with and extending through the spherical body and extensions. The bearing body includes openings axially aligned and communicating with a cavity adapted to receive the spherical body therein. The openings include an encircling chamfered area engagable by the extensions on the spherical body such that when the steering post is out of alignment that it does not engage the bearing body and bind.