Elastomeric plow edge
AssigneeWinter Equipment Company
InventorsKent Winter, William A. Sulesky
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Abstract
A plow edge having improved durability and performance is provided which can comprise an elastomeric material, for example, a styrene elastomeric material. The present disclosure provides a plow blade edge system for mounting to a mold board of a plow comprising an adapter blade, at least two elastomeric blade segments wherein each segment is selectively reversible to present first and second edges; a clamp bar wherein the clamp bar is mounted to the adapter blade with the at least two elastomeric blade segments secured therebetween; and, each of the at least two elastomeric blade segments secured selectively in a first orientation or a second orientation.
Claims20
A plow blade edge system for mounting to an associated mold board of a plow, the system comprising:
- at least one adapter blade segment including a carbide reinforced bottom edge along at least a portion of the at least one adapter blade segment for resisting wear on an associated plow blade;
- at least one elastomeric blade segment;
- a clamp bar providing a hardened surface;
- and,
- wherein the plow blade edge system is mountable to the associated mold board of the plow with the at least one elastomeric blade segment being securable adjacent to and supportable between the clamp bar and the at least one adapter blade segment.
A method for replacing an existing plow edge with an elastomeric plow edge, the method comprising:
- providing at least one adapter blade segment including a carbide reinforced bottom edge along at least a portion of the at least one adapter blade segment, the carbide reinforced bottom edge for resisting wear on an associated plow blade;
- providing at least one elastomeric blade segment;
- providing a clamp bar including a hardened surface;
- and,
- providing a mounting feature on the clamp bar for mounting the clamp bar to the at least one adapter blade segment with the at least one elastomeric blade segment and for securing the at least one elastomeric blade segment between the clamp bar and the at least one adapter blade segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.