Snow plow and mount assembly
AssigneeDouglas Dynamics, L.L.C.
InventorsChad Thomas Barker, David N. Bloxdorf, Matthew Thoma Curran, Christopher A. Dominguez, Matthew Terran Kaminecki
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Abstract
A snow plow and mount assembly has a mount frame, an A-frame, a lift frame, a plow blade, an actuator, arms, receivers, recesses, hitch pins, a latch mechanism, and a latch lever. The elements are arranged such that the vehicle is driven toward the snow plow so that the arms are received in the receivers, the actuator is energized to pivot the lift frame relative to the A-frame so that the hitch pins are received in the recesses, and the lever is moved to move the latch mechanism to the latched position. The snow plow frame is thereby removably secured to the mount frame.
Claims15
1-30. (canceled)
A snow plow and mount assembly comprising:
- a mount frame adapted to be secured to a vehicle,
- a snow plow frame having an A-frame and a lift frame pivotally connected relative to one another for pivoting movement about a generally transverse horizontal axis,
- a plow blade pivotally connected relative to said A-frame for pivoting movement about a generally vertical axis and about a generally longitudinal horizontal axis,
- an actuator operably associated with said A-frame and said lift frame for imparting relative pivoting movement between said A-frame and said lift frame,
- one of said mount frame and said lift frame having first and second arms and the other of said mount frame and said lift frame having first and second receivers, said first and second arms received in respective ones of said first and second receivers upon relative movement therebetween toward one another, and
- a two part push beam having a forward portion and a rearward portion, said blade mounted to said forward push beam portion, said rearward push beam portion pivotally connected to said A-frame for pivoting movement about the generally vertical axis, said forward and rearward push beam portions pivotally connected to one another for pivoting movement about the generally longitudinal horizontal axis.
42-55. (canceled)
A snow plow and mount assembly comprising:
- a mount frame adapted to be secured to a vehicle,
- a snow plow frame having an A-frame and a lift frame pivotally connected relative to one another for pivoting movement about a generally transverse horizontal axis,
- a plow blade pivotally connected relative to said A-frame for pivoting movement about a generally vertical axis and about a generally longitudinal horizontal axis,
- an actuator operably associated with said A-frame and said lift frame for imparting relative pivoting movement between said A-frame and said lift frame,
- one of said mount frame and said lift frame having a least a first arm and the other of said mount frame and said lift frame having at least a first receiver, said arm received in said receiver upon relative movement therebetween toward one another, and
- a two part push beam having a forward portion and a rearward portion, said blade mounted to said forward push beam portion, said rearward push beam portion pivotally connected to said A-frame for pivoting movement about the generally vertical axis, said forward and rearward push beam portions pivotally connected to one another for pivoting movement about the generally longitudinal horizontal axis.
57-60. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.