Accessory mount assembly for a vehicle
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorPaul L. Mattson
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Abstract
A plow mount assembly shown herein is positioned on a side-by-side vehicle configured to selectively attach and detach. The plow system may selectively engage mounting bars located on a vehicle subframe through the movement of a lever arm and may further be locked into place through a plurality of pins and apertures. Further, the plow system may be vertically positionable through a series of vertically spaced mounting holes allowing for the vehicle herein to be a variety of different heights due to frame configuration and/or varying heights of ground engaging members.
Claims20
A plow system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a main frame;
- a blade operably coupled to the main frame;
- the main frame comprising a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion configured to couple with the vehicle;
- a lever operably coupled with the main frame and being configured to move from a first position to a second position, the lever including a main lever portion, a first arm portion, and second arm portion, the lever rotatable about a single rotational axis;
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- when the lever is in the first position, the first arm portion of the lever covers the first mounting portion and the second arm portion of the lever covers the second mounting portion, and when the lever is in the second position, the lever allows access to both the first mounting portion and the second portion.
An implement mounting system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a main frame configured to receive an implement at a forward end of the main frame;
- a vehicle subframe configured to receive the main frame;
- at least one adjustment bracket coupled to the main frame, the at least one adjustment bracket comprising a plurality of mounting apertures;
- a lever comprising a handle and a lever arm, the lever rotatably coupled to the adjustment bracket about a single rotational axis, a portion of the lever being configured to engage the vehicle subframe;
- at least one pin configured to couple the lever with the at least one adjustment bracket;
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- wherein the handle and the lever arm are configured to rotate about the single rotational axis.
A frame assembly for coupling an accessory to a vehicle, comprising:
- a main frame comprising a front portion and a rear portion, the accessory being configured to be coupled to the main frame adjacent to the front portion, and the accessory having an adjustable height relative to the ground when coupled to the main frame, the main frame defining a plurality of main frame apertures;
- at least one adjustment bracket coupled to the rear portion, wherein the adjustment bracket comprises a plurality of adjustment bracket apertures;
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- at least a first portion of the adjustment bracket apertures are configured to align with at least a first portion of the main frame apertures in a first position giving the accessory a first height relative to the ground, wherein the at least one adjustment bracket is coupled to the main frame at the first portion of adjustment bracket apertures that correspond to the first portion of main frame apertures, the first portion of main frame apertures comprising at least a pair of longitudinally offset apertures, and at least a second portion of the adjustment bracket apertures are configured to align with at least a second portion of the main frame apertures in a second position giving the accessory a second height relative to the ground, the first height is distinct from the second height.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.