Universal off road vehicle snow plow
OwnerMichael J. Segorski, Arnold R. Sirtolainventors
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Abstract
A hinged snow plow for an off-road vehicle is provided wherein a cowling is pivotally secured to the free end of an adapter. The adapter attaches to a tubular mounting means of a universal nature. The tubular mounting means which is modified, depending upon the off-road vehicle to which the snow plow is to be mounted. The combination of the adapter and tubular frame make the snow plow mountable to almost any off-road vehicle.
Claims16
A snow plow attachment for an off-road vehicle, said attachment including, in combination:
- (a) a pair of plow blades hingedly mounted to a,
- (b) cowling, said cowling pivotally mounted for substantially 360.degree. rotation in a vertical plane when unattached to said blades, said cowling mounted to a,
- (c) pivot means, said pivot means connected to an
- (d) adapter, said adapter connected to a,
- (e) frame member, said frame member, including mounting means.
An off-road vehicle snow plow including:
- (a) a frame member mounted to an off-road vehicle,
- (b) an adapter fixedly connected to said frame member,
- (c) pivot means provided on said adapter,
- (d) a cowling pivotally mounted to said pivot means for rotation through substantially 360.degree. in a vertical plane when unattached to snow plow blades, said cowling including a portion of a hinge means for the attachment of snow plow blades.
A snow plow attachment for an off road vehicle, said attachment including, in combination:
- (a) a pair of plow blades hingedly mounted to a,
- (b) cowling pivotably mounted to an,
- (c) adaptor connected to a,
- (d) tubular frame member, said frame member including mounting means,
- (e) manual adjustment means connected between said snow blades and said cowling for retaining said snow plow blades in a preset predetermined position, wherein said adjustment means include:
- (i) a pair of radius rods, each of which is mounted at one end to one of said snow plow blades, and is restrained at the other end by a spring loaded pin, movably mounted to said cowling,
- (f) a pair of restraining springs mounted between said cowling and said adapter,
- (g) a bracket mounted to said adapter,
- (h) a control rod connected at one end to said bracket, and
- (i) an operating lever mounted to an off road vehicle and connected to the other end of said control rod through said bell crank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.