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Unitary frame and engine support for snowmobile

CA 1045659 A · Owner: Scorpion · Inventors: Irvine, Gerald O.

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A frame construction for snowmobiles which utilizes perimeter frame members for carrying the front cross axle for the front ski spindles. The perimeter frame members are attached to and reinforced with respect to the tunnel that houses the drive track to provide a rigid structure that permits a wide spacing at the front of the tunnel for placing an engine and torque converter in a low position to aid in lowering the, center of gravity of the snowmobile without complex mounting, and frame members.

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  • Granted January 2, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 2, 1996.
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GrantedJanuary 2, 1979
Term endedJanuary 2, 1996
Patent numberCA 1045659 A
Classification (IPC)B62D55/00 +1 more

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198019821984198619881990199219941996Patent grantedJan 2, 1979Term endedJan 2, 1996

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