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US 2004/0104032 A1Published application
Materials moving blade
OwnerRobert G. Vennard, Justin L. Tremblay +1inventors
InventorsRobert G. Vennard, Justin L. Tremblay, Miles M.E. Evans
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Abstract
A materials pushing or moving blade for use with heavy equipment vehicles, for example, a bulldozer or loader, and more specifically to a method and apparatus for moving snow, specifically a snow moving blade having a reinforcing gusset for strengthening the extended sidewalls of the snow moving blade.
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A materials moving blade for attachment to a vehicle comprising:
- a main blade defined by a first and second ends, a top edge, a bottom edge and a front and back surfaces;
- a first sidewall and a second sidewall attached to and extending substantially perpendicular from the respective first and second ends of the main blade;
- a first support gusset extending from a larger base portion connected to the front surface of the main blade to a smaller apex portion connected to the first sidewall;
- a second support gusset extending from a larger base portion connected to the front surface of the main blade to a smaller apex portion connected to the second sidewall.
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A materials moving box blade comprising:
- a main blade defined by a first and second ends, a top edge, a bottom edge and a front and back surfaces;
- a first sidewall and a second sidewall attached to and extending substantially perpendicular from the respective first and second ends of the main blade;
- a first support gusset extending from a larger base portion connected to the front surface of the main blade to a smaller apex portion connected to the first sidewall;
- a second support gusset extending from a larger base portion connected to the front surface of the main blade to a smaller apex portion connected to the second sidewall.
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A method of strengthening a materials moving box blade, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a main blade defined by a first and second ends, a top edge, a bottom edge and a front and back surfaces;
- attaching a first sidewall and a second sidewall to and extending substantially perpendicular from the respective first and second ends of the main blade;
- attaching a first support gusset extending from a larger base portion connected to the front surface of the main blade to a smaller apex portion connected to the first sidewall;
- attaching a second support gusset extending from a larger base portion connected to the front surface of the main blade to a smaller apex portion connected to the second sidewall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.