| US 7,389,995 B2 | ||
| Skag having angled attachment studs | ||
| Rene Lemieux, Granby (Canada); Yvon Bedard, Orford (Canada); and Bertrand Mallette, Rock-Forest (Canada) | ||
| Assigned to Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., Valcourt (Canada) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 01, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/832,232. | ||
| Application 11/832232 is a continuation of application No. 11/609541, filed on Dec. 12, 2006. | ||
| Application 11/609541 is a continuation of application No. 11/349256, filed on Feb. 08, 2006. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/651144, filed on Feb. 08, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0257453 A1, Nov. 08, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B62B 13/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 280—28 [280/21.1; 280/609] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A skag for use on an underside of a ski for a snowmobile, the skag comprising:
a rod of material having a front and rear defined consistently with a forward direction of travel of the skag when the skag
is secured to the ski and the ski is connected to the snowmobile, the rod of material having a front end, a rear end and a
flat middle therebetween, the front end and the rear end being bent upward with respect to the middle;
a first stud immovably attached to the middle of the rod of material at a first distance from the front end and extending
away from the rod of material at a first angle opening away from the front of the rod of material, the first angle being between
45° and 75° inclusive, the first stud having threads for securing the skag to the ski; and
a second stud immovably attached to the middle of the rod of material at a second distance from the rear end and extending
away from the rod of material, spaced-apart from the first stud, at a second angle opening away from the front of the rod
of material, the second angle being between 45° and 75° inclusive, the second stud having threads for securing the skag to
the ski,
the second distance being greater than the first distance.
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