Quick-attach mechanism for attaching a blade to an off-road vehicle
OwnerAlan D. Bailey, Randy J. Kempfinventors
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Abstract
A quick-attach system for attaching and detaching the rearward ends of the push tubes of a blade, a materials handling structure, or other devices to the underside of an off-road vehicle such as an ATV or UTV. The system includes a mounting plate secured to the underside of the vehicle and which has a pair of mounting pins positioned therebelow. A quick-attach mechanism is provided at the rearward end of each of the push tubes and a spring-loaded latching lever thereon automatically performing the attaching function to associated mounting pin. The latching lever may be manually moved to an unlatched position to permit the quick-attach mechanism to be disconnected from the mounting pin.
Claims18
In combination:
- an off-road vehicle having a forward end, a rearward end, a right side, a left side, and an underside;
- a mounting bracket secured to said underside of said vehicle between said rearward and forward ends thereof;
- said mounting bracket having horizontally disposed first and second mounting pin portions positioned thereon;
- a blade mounting frame having rearward and forward ends;
- said blade mounting frame including first and second elongated push tubes having rearward and forward ends;
- a first quick-attach mechanism secured to said rearward end of said first push tube;
- a second quick-attach mechanism secured to said rearward end of said second push tube;
- said first and second quick-attach mechanisms being adapted to be selectively pivotally secured to said first and second mounting pin portions, respectively;
- and a structure operatively secured to said forward ends of said first and second push tubes;
- said first and second quick-attach mechanisms permitting said mounting frame to be removed from said vehicle during times of other uses.
A mounting means for quickly attaching a structure to an off-road vehicle having a forward end, a rearward end, a right side, a left side and an underside, comprising:
- a mounting bracket adapted to be secured to the underside of the vehicle between the rearward and forward ends thereof;
- said mounting bracket having laterally spaced-apart and horizontally disposed first and second elongated mounting pin portions positioned thereon;
- a mounting frame having rearward and forward ends;
- said mounting frame including first and second elongated push tubes having rearward and forward ends;
- a first quick-attach mechanism secured to said rearward end of said first push tube;
- a second quick-attach mechanism secured to said rearward end of said second push tube;
- said first and second quick-attach mechanisms being adapted to be selectively pivotally secured to said first and second mounting pin portions, respectively;
- said forward ends of said first and second push tubes adapted to have the structure operatively secured thereto;
- said first and second quick-attach mechanisms permitting said mounting frame to be removed from the vehicle during times of other uses.
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