US 12,168,469 B2
Recreational vehicle spindle
Marcus Charles Moldaschel, Thief River Falls, MN (US); Benjamin Taylor Langaas, Thief River Falls, MN (US); Nathan Lee Blomker, Thief River Falls, MN (US); Steven Janzow, Thief River Falls, MN (US); and Guy L. Sibilleau, Roseau, MN (US)
Assigned to Arctic Cat Inc., Thief River Falls, MN (US)
Filed by Arctic Cat Inc., Thief River Falls, MN (US)
Filed on Nov. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/982,748.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/423,288, filed on Nov. 7, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/404,856, filed on Sep. 8, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/310,254, filed on Feb. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0257014 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. B62B 13/10 (2006.01); B62B 17/04 (2006.01)
CPC B62B 13/10 (2013.01) [B62B 17/04 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spindle, comprising:
an upper control arm mount;
a lower control arm mount, wherein a steering axis is defined through the upper control arm mount and the lower control arm mount;
a base, the base including a ski mount, the ski mount including a hole defining an axis X; and
a spindle body including a spine, a front fin extending from a front surface of the spine, and a rear fin extending from a back surface of the spine,
wherein the steering axis is disposed forward of the axis X of the ski mount,
wherein between 80% to 90% of the spindle body is positioned behind the steering axis.