US 12,715,382 B2 · Removable brush guard apparatus and methods

Abstract

A brush guard system for mounting on the front of a vehicle. The brush guard system includes a removable brush guard construct having a brush guard shield roughly the size of the front of a vehicle. The brush guard shield is mounted to a floor assembly. The floor assembly comprises a left pivot assembly spaced from a right pivot assembly that releasably engages a hooking bar that is secured to the frame of the vehicle. The hooking bar utilizes a pair of spaced hook plates to receive and support the brush guard construct. Pivot pins are utilized to pivotably mount the brush guard construct to the hooking bar and retractable locking pins are utilized to lock the brush guard construct to the hooking bar. A deployable pivot wheel transport assembly provides a convenient method for easy donning and doffing the brush guard from the vehicle.

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Dependent claims

A brush guard construct for the front of a vehicle in an operable configuration comprising:

a left pivot assembly spaced from a right pivot assembly;
at least one pivot pin extending along a pivot axis between said left pivot assembly and said right pivot assembly;
said left and right pivot assembly comprising a lock assembly;
said lock assembly comprising a retractable lock pin;
a left brush guard post spaced from a right brush guard post;
said left pivot assembly coupled to said left brush guard post;
said right pivot assembly coupled to said right brush guard post;
a brush guard shield extending from said left brush guard post and said right brush guard post;
and,
wherein said entire brush guard construct is operable to pivot forward about said pivot pin from the front of the vehicle when said lock pins are retracted.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Removable brush guard apparatus and methods

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Removable brush guard apparatus and methods

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Abstract

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