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AssigneeFarmers' Factory Company
InventorsGerald T. Foster, Paul Burton, Robert W. Norton
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A snowplow attachment for mounting to the front end of a vehicle that includes both a push blade operable during forward movement of vehicle and a pull blade operable during reverse movement of the vehicle. The pull blade drops down in front of the push blade such that pushed snow can then be pulled back. The snowplow can get up close to permanent structures such as buildings and remove snow therefrom. During the push mode, the pull blade is raised to avoid interference with pushed snow. The snowplow can include side plates located on the ends of the blades for containing the snow and prevent snow from escaping out the sides, thereby increasing the volume of snow moved by the plow during one sweep. According to one embodiment, the snowplow includes a push blade assembly that is adapted to mount directly on the vehicle and a movable pull blade carried by the push blade assembly. According to another embodiment, separate push blades and pull blades are arranged at separate locations on the attachment such that the entire attachment pivots to alternatively locate one of the blades close to the ground for selecting between pushing or pulling modes.
A snowplow apparatus adapted to be mounted on the front of a vehicle, the vehicle adapted to move the snowplow apparatus forwardly and rearwardly to correspondingly push and pull snow during pushing and pulling modes, comprising:
A snowplow attachment for mounting on a vehicle, adapted to be mobilized forwardly and rearwardly for pushing and pulling snow along a ground surface, comprising:
A snowplow attachment for mounting on a vehicle, adapted to be mobilized along a ground surface forwardly in a push mode for pushing snow and rearwardly in a pull mode for pulling snow, comprising:
A snowplow apparatus for mounting on a vehicle, adapted to be mobilized along a ground surface forwardly in a push mode for pushing snow and rearwardly in a pull mode for pulling snow, comprising:
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