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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2003
Nick Schrapp, Roseau, MN (US);
Bob Aronson, Roseau, MN (US);
Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US);
Abstract
A snowmobile having an accessory attachment system and a cargo rack storage compartment. The snowmobile includes a chassis having a front portion, a central portion, and a rear portion. The front chassis portion mounts a pair of steerable skis and includes an engine cradle for mounting an engine that powers a drive track. The central chassis portion includes a drive tunnel having the drive track disposed therein, an operator seat being mounted to the top portion of the drive tunnel, a top portion of the tunnel supporting an operator seat. The rear chassis portion includes a rear close-off that reinforces the drive tunnel and defines a cargo rack storage compartment co-extensive with a portion of the drive tunnel. An optional passenger seat may be removably mounted above a portion of the storage compartment. The rear close-off also includes plurality of mounting points, such as hooks or bracket holes.