Patent · US Expired

Snow vehicle equipped with wide, low-pressure tires

US4570738A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 3, 1985
Grant dateFeb 18, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 3, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62M27/02
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a vehicle which is constructed to include a pair of steerable right and left front skis suspended from a front portion of a frame. Further included are a pair of right drive wheels and a pair of left drive wheels which are suspended from a rear portion of said frame and adapted to be driven by said engine. Each of the drive wheels has a wide, low-pressure tire. The front ski and rearwardly located driving wheels on each side of the frame are aligned longitudinally to achieve a base having substantially uniform width from front to back.

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