A snowplow blade assembly comprising:
- a blade mounting frame with a first attachment end operably configured to selectively couple to a vehicle and a second attachment end directly coupled to a snowplow blade having:
- a first side-blade end, a second side-blade end opposing the first side-blade end, and a blade length separating the first and second side-blade ends;
- an upper end, a lower end opposite the upper end, and a blade height separating the upper and lower ends of the snowplow blade, the upper end of the snowplow blade having an upper edge with a first portion spanning linearly and longitudinally along the snowplow blade and a second portion and the lower end of the snowplow blade having a lower edge with a first portion spanning linearly and longitudinally along the snowplow blade and a second portion;
- an inner concave surface disposed along the blade height and spanning the blade length;
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- a break-away section:
- defining the first side-blade end of the snowplow blade;
- having a section side edge separating the upper and lower ends and having an inner side edge;
- operably configured to selectively pivot with respect to a remainder of the snowplow blade about a hinge to have a first position along a rotation path with the section side edge aligned with and juxtaposed to the inner side edge of the snowplow blade and a second position along the rotation path with the section side edge removed from and angled with respect to the inner side edge of the snowplow blade;
- having the second portion of the upper edge located thereon that includes the upper edge spanning downwardly toward the lower end of the snowplow blade, inwardly toward the inner concave surface, and terminating at the first side-blade end to define an outer edge recess;
- having the second portion of the lower edge located thereon that includes the lower edge spanning upwardly toward the upper end of the snowplow blade, inwardly toward the inner concave surface, and terminating at the first side-blade end to define an outer edge recess;
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- having a spring coupled thereto and a remainder of the snowplow blade and operably configured to bias the break-away section in the first position along the rotation path;
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- a wheel roller projecting outwardly from the first side-blade end, interposed between the outer edge recess defined by the second portion of the upper edge and the lower end of the snowplow blade, angled downwardly toward the lower edge of the snowplow blade, and operably configured to rotate 360 degrees about a roller axis.