Mounting Device

An attachment mounting system comprising:

• a vehicle having a front bumper;
• a vehicle mount being coupled to the vehicle adjacent to the front bumper, the vehicle mount including:
• a vehicle mount rail having a vehicle mount rail first end and a vehicle mount rail second end;
• a pair of vehicle mount plates being coupled to and extending outwardly from the vehicle mount rail, the pair of vehicle mount plates being spaced from each other wherein a first vehicle mount plate of the pair of vehicle mount plates is positioned proximate to the vehicle mount rail first end and wherein a second vehicle mount plate of the pair of vehicle mount plates is positioned proximate to the vehicle mount rail second end, each vehicle mount plate of the pair of vehicle mount plates having a vehicle mount plate forward edge being spaced from the vehicle mount rail;
• a vehicle mount aperture extending through each vehicle mount plate of the pair of vehicle mount plates, the vehicle mount aperture being positioned adjacent to the vehicle mount plate forward edge of each vehicle mount plate of the pair of vehicle mount plates wherein the vehicle mount aperture is spaced from the vehicle mount rail, the vehicle mount aperture extending through the first vehicle mount plate being aligned with the vehicle mount aperture extending through the second vehicle mount plate;
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• a vehicle mount slot extending into the vehicle mount plate forward edge of each vehicle mount plate of the pair of vehicle mount plates, the vehicle mount slot being positioned proximate to the vehicle mount aperture, the vehicle mount slot extending into the first vehicle mount plate being aligned with the vehicle mount slot extending into the second vehicle mount plate;
• an attachment adaptor being releasably couplable to the vehicle mount, the attachment adaptor including:
• an attachment adaptor rail having an attachment adaptor rail first end and an attachment adaptor rail second end;
• a pair of attachment adaptor plates being coupled to and extending outwardly from the attachment adaptor rail, the pair of attachment adaptor plates being spaced from each other by a distance being complementary to a distance between the pair of vehicle mount plates wherein each attachment adaptor plate of the pair of attachment adaptor plates is positionable in contact with a respective vehicle mount plate of the pair of vehicle mount plates while the attachment adaptor is coupled to the vehicle mount;
• an attachment adaptor aperture extending through each attachment adaptor plate of the pair of attachment adaptor plates, the attachment adaptor aperture being aligned with a respective vehicle mount aperture of the respective vehicle mount plate of the pair of vehicle mount plates while the attachment adaptor is coupled to the vehicle mount;
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• an attachment adaptor peg being coupled to and extending outwardly from each attachment adaptor plate of the pair of attachment adaptor plates, the attachment adaptor peg being perpendicular to each attachment adaptor plate of the pair of attachment adaptor plates, the attachment adaptor peg having a size being complementary to a size of the vehicle mount slot wherein the attachment adaptor peg is positionable within the vehicle mount slot to releasably couple the attachment adaptor to the vehicle mount;
• a fastener being positionable to extend through the attachment adaptor aperture and the vehicle mount aperture to releasably secure the attachment adaptor to the vehicle mount;
• an attachment being coupled to the attachment adaptor wherein the attachment is positionable forwardly from the front bumper of the vehicle when the attachment adaptor is coupled to the vehicle mount;
• a cart releasably retaining the attachment wherein the cart facilitates positioning the attachment adjacent to the vehicle for coupling the attachment adaptor to the vehicle mount, the cart including:
• a base frame first rail being spaced from a base frame second rail, the base frame first rail being parallel to the base frame second rail;
• a base frame plate being coupled to and extending between the base frame first rail and the base frame second rail, the base frame plate being perpendicular to each of the base frame first rail and the base frame second rail;
• a first column being coupled to and extending upwardly from the base frame first rail, the first column being perpendicular to the base frame first rail, the first column being spaced from the base frame plate;
• a second column being coupled to and extending upwardly from the base frame second rail, the second column being perpendicular to the base frame second rail, the second column being aligned with the first column;
• a first arm being coupled to the first column, the first arm extending outwardly from the first column, the first arm being spaced from the base frame first rail, the first arm including:
• a first arm primary member being perpendicular to the first column;
• a first arm secondary member being coupled to the first arm primary member distally to the first column, the first arm secondary member being angled to extend outwardly from the first arm primary member and downwardly toward the base frame first rail;
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• a first arm tertiary member being coupled to the first arm secondary member distally to the first arm primary member, the first arm tertiary member being angled to extend outwardly from the first arm secondary member and upwardly from the base frame first rail;
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• a second arm being coupled to the second column, the second arm extending outwardly from the second column, the second arm being aligned with the first arm, the second arm including:
• a second arm primary member being perpendicular to the second column, the second arm primary member being coplanar with the first arm primary member;
• a second arm secondary member being coupled to the second arm primary member distally to the second column, the second arm secondary member being angled to extend outwardly from the second arm primary member and downwardly toward the base frame second rail wherein the second arm secondary member is coplanar with the first arm secondary member;
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• a second arm tertiary member being coupled to the second arm secondary member distally to the second arm primary member, the second arm tertiary member being angled to extend outwardly from the second arm secondary member and upwardly from the base frame second rail wherein the second arm tertiary member is coplanar with the first arm tertiary member;
• a plurality of wheels being operably coupled to the base frame first rail and the base frame second rail of the cart to facilitate movement of the cart, each wheel of the plurality of wheels comprising a castor wheel wherein the plurality of wheels are pivotable to facilitate multi-directional movement of the cart;
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• a padding being coupled to the cart, the padding comprising a resiliently compressible material wherein the padding is configured to inhibit impact damage between the cart and the attachment, the padding including:
• a padding first member being positioned on the first column, the padding first member being aligned with the first arm, the first arm being positioned between the base frame first rail and the padding first member;
• a padding second member being positioned on the second column, the padding second member being aligned with the padding first member;
• a padding third member being positioned on the first arm, the padding third member covering an upper surface of the first arm, the padding third member extending over a first arm free edge of the first arm tertiary member to a lower surface of the first arm;
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• a padding fourth member being positioned on the second arm, the padding fourth member covering a top surface of the second arm, the padding fourth member extending over a second arm free edge of the second arm tertiary member to a bottom surface of the second arm.