Gauge mount bracket with air vents
US8567545B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60H1/16
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gauge mounting bracket for a snowmobile that allows hot gas in the engine compartment to circulate and escape through a plurality of side vent openings formed thereon. The mounting bracket allows the user to adjust the angular position of a speedometer or tachometer gauge on the dashboard of a snowmobile to accommodate riders who sit or stand while driving. The mounting bracket includes lower dashboard mounting surface and an upper gauge mounting surface. The lower dashboard mounting surface is flush mounted on the existing dashboard of a snowmobile while the upper gauge mounting surface is tilted upward and aligned 5 to 50 degrees from the dashboard mounting surface. During assembly, the mounting bracket is mounted over an existing or newly created hole in the dashboard that leads to the engine compartment. Heated air created in the compartment travels upward and rearward and then escapes through the vent openings.
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