Plow Systems For Non-Highway Vehicles
AssigneeMibar Products, Ltd.
InventorsMichael Dilworth, Brad Fromm
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Abstract
Non-highway vehicle plowing systems are described. The plowing system includes a mount assembly having a lower mount bracket, a plow mount bracket, an upper mount bracket, and an actuator bracket. The lower mount bracket is attached to the non-highway vehicle and the plow mount bracket is pivotably connected to the lower mounting bracket. The upper mount bracket is also secured to the non-highway vehicle and is constructed to engage the actuator bracket at a plurality of positions thereby allowing the plow mount assembly to be operable with a plurality of non-highway vehicles. The systems provide advantages in that the systems are not vehicle specific and are adaptable to different vehicle structures.
Claims20
A plow mounting system comprising:
- a frame bracket connectable to a vehicle body;
- an actuator having an actuator first end connected to the frame bracket and an actuator second end;
- an actuator bracket having a first end connected to the actuator second end so that only the actuator extends between the frame bracket and the actuator bracket for altering the position of the frame bracket;
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- a mount bracket for being secured to a vehicle body in one of a plurality of positions and for engaging the actuator bracket at a plurality of positions independent of the position of the mount bracket relative to the vehicle body.
A plow mount system adapted to attach a plow blade to an all terrain vehicle comprising:
- a first bracket attachable to an off-road all terrain vehicle;
- a second bracket that pivotably cooperates with the first bracket and extends in a forward direction relative to the first bracket and an all terrain vehicle, the second bracket configured to cooperate with an adjustable actuator having a variable length for altering a pitch of the second bracket relative to the first bracket during operation of the actuator;
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- a plow bracket constructed to cooperate with a plow blade and pivotably connectable to the second bracket so that a pitch of the plow bracket relative to the second bracket about a substantially vertical axis can be selectively adjusted to alter an elevation of a plow blade.
A plow mount system comprising:
- a lower mount bracket assembly that includes a first bracket and a second bracket for connecting to one another providing a variable association therebetween so that, when the first bracket is engaged with an off-road all terrain vehicle, the second bracket achieves one of various positions relative to an all terrain vehicle when the first bracket and second bracket are engaged with one another and the first bracket is engaged with the off-road all terrain vehicle;
- a third bracket pivotably connected to the second bracket at a position opposite the second bracket and constructed to support a plow blade at a position forward of the first, second, and third brackets;
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- an actuator having a first end for attaching the actuator to one of the first and second brackets and a ram for moving a second end of the actuator relative to the first end and attachable to structure other than the one of the first and second brackets at a position remote from the first end to alter an orientation of a plow blade attached to the third bracket relative to an underlying vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.