US Patent Issued to Arctic Cat on Sept. 1 for "Bumper systems for snowmobiles" (Minnesota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,743, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Arctic Cat Inc. (Thief River Falls, Minn.).

"Bumper systems for snowmobiles" was invented by Bradley Hoppe (Thief River Falls, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A snowmobile bumper system includes a lift bumper and a tow bumper. The lift bumper includes first and second side lift members with a lift handle extending therebetween. The first side lift member is coupled to a first side panel of a drive tunnel. The second side lift member is coupled to a second side panel of the drive tunnel. The lift handle is disposed aft of and above the drive tunnel. The tow bumper includes first and second ...