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US 2002/0152648 A1Published application
Vehicle hitch mount assembly for a snow plow
AssigneeCurtis International, Inc.
InventorMarc D. Curtis
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Abstract
Hitch mount for hydraulically driven snow blades or other accessories that includes a receiver plate for mounting to the vehicle chassis and a one piece plow assembly and lift frame readily removably coupled to the receiver plate, the plow assembly preferably including a blade trip frame and a snow blade removably coupled to the trip frame. A optional power operated jack can be used to raise or lower the lift frame relative to the vehicle chassis.
Claims9
A mounting assembly for attachment and removal from a vehicle chassis, comprising:
- a lift assembly and a frame, said lift assembly being pivotally coupled to a frame for relative movement with respect to said frame, said lift assembly comprising at least one extension extending toward a vehicle chassis when said lift assembly is positioned to mount to the vehicle chassis;
- a mount adapted to be coupled to a vehicle chassis, said mount comprising at least one receiver for receiving said at least one extension, said at least one receiver defining a trapezoidal wedge;
- whereby said at least one receiver is configured to align said lift assembly with respect to said vehicle chassis upon receiving said at least one extension in said trapezoidal wedge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.