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US 2012/0222334 A1Published application
Snowplow blade
AssigneeMeyer Products, LLC
InventorsJim Ropog, Marty Warchola
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Abstract
By controlling the dimensions of a snowplow blade, improved snowplow performance may be achieved. In one embodiment, the snow that is being plowed moves both upward and outward from the mid-section of the snowplow blade toward and beyond each end of the snowplow blade.
Claims20
A snowplow comprising:
- a snowplow blade that is suitable to be attached to an associated vehicle and that has a snowplow surface for use in contacting and plowing associated snow as the associated vehicle moves;
- wherein the snowplow surface has:
- a bottom portion with a width W1;
- and, a top portion with a width W2 that is significantly greater than width W1;
- wherein the snowplow surface has:
- a first end with a height H1;
- a second end with a height H2;
- and, a mid-section with a height H3 that is significantly less than height H1 and height H2;
- and,
- wherein a horizontal line extending from the first end to the second end between the bottom portion and the top portion continuously contacts the snowplow surface.
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A snowplow comprising:
- a snowplow blade that is suitable to be attached to an associated vehicle and that has a snowplow surface for use in contacting and plowing associated snow as the associated vehicle moves;
- wherein the snowplow surface has:
- a bottom portion;
- a top portion;
- and, a C-shaped cross-section;
- wherein the snowplow surface has:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- and, a mid-section;
- wherein:
- the top portion of the first end has at least a first segment that extends forwardly a first amount E1;
- the top portion of the second end has at least a first segment that extends forwardly a second amount E2;
- and, the top portion of the mid-section extends forwardly a maximum third amount E3 that is significantly less than the first and second amounts E1 and E2.
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The snowplow of claim AAA wherein wherein a horizontal line extending from the first end to the second end between the bottom portion and the top portion continuously contacts the snowplow surface.
A snowplow comprising:
- a snowplow support frame that is suitable to be attached an associated vehicle;
- a snowplow blade that is suitable to be attached to the snowplow support frame and that has a snowplow surface for use in contacting and plowing associated snow as the associated vehicle moves;
- wherein the snowplow surface has:
- a bottom portion with a width W1;
- a top portion with a width W2 that is significantly greater than width W1;
- and, a C-shaped cross-section;
- wherein the snowplow surface has:
- a first end with a height H1;
- a second end with a height H2;
- and, a mid-section with a height H3 that is significantly less than height H1 and height H2;
- wherein a horizontal line extending from the first end to the second end between the bottom portion and the top portion continuously contacts the snowplow surface;
- and,
- wherein:
- the top portion of the first end has at least a first segment that extends forwardly a first amount E1;
- the top portion of the second end has at least a first segment that extends forwardly a second amount E2;
- and, the top portion of the mid-section extends forwardly a maximum third amount E3 that is significantly less than the first and second amounts E1 and E2.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.