Sno-Cat and other over-snow vehicles

Just to set the record straight Tucker Sno-Cat Corporation of Medford, Oregon owns the trade mark for Sno-Cat, which was done in 1944. Other over-snow vehicle manufactures correctly refer to their vehicles as groomers, people carriers, ATVs, over-snow vehicles, ect., however most individuals incorrectly refer to all over-snow vehicles as snowcats (or snocats). Other examples of a using brand names as generic are Kleenex, Crescent Wrench, and Cat (as in anything with tracks and a blade that pushes dirt). While we are complimented that our name is used to describe any over-snow vehicle we also want to be differentiated from the other manufactures. As a side note we had to struggle with Caterpillar Corporation in establishing that 1944 copyright.
I will make an effort to post pictures of our different machines in different settings. Today's pic is a model 2000 Sno-Cat pulling an Idaho Special, it is grooming a snowmobile trail.

Dan Dressler
Tucker Sno-Cat Corp.