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Snowmobile power steering system

CA 1309440 C · Owner: Kuehmichel, Randall J. · Inventors: Kuehmichel, Randall J.; Kuehmichel, Blaine G.

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Abstract of the Disclosure A snowmobile power steering system on a snowmobile having a body with a chassis and a pair of laterally spaced steerable skis includes a source a hydraulic pressure including a reservoir for storing hydraulic fluid, a hydraulic cylinder which is mounted to the snowmobile body and has two chambers and at least one end rod, a steering column, and a linkage arrangement including interconnected connecting rods and pivotal members which together transmit force from the steering column to the skis. The linkage arrangement is operably connected to the hydraulic cylinder end rod so that movement of the end rod rotates the skis. A selected connecting rod includes a valve …

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  • Granted October 27, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 27, 2009.
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FiledMarch 30, 1988
GrantedOctober 27, 1992
Term endedOctober 27, 2009
Patent numberCA 1309440 C
Classification (IPC)B62B17/00 +1 more

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1989199219951998200120042007Application filedMarch 30, 1988Patent grantedOct 27, 1992Term endedOct 27, 2009

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