Front equipment mount for a wheeled vehicle
OwnerLuc Belzileinventor
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Abstract
A front equipment mount for attaching a piece of equipment to a front end of a wheeled vehicle having an independent front suspension includes a longitudinal frame and a transverse frame member connected to the longitudinal frame. The longitudinal frame has a forward and end which is positionable proximate the front end of the vehicle and a rearward end which is attachable to the vehicle rearward of the front suspension. The transverse frame member has opposed left and right ends connectable to respective left and right suspension members of the vehicle. The piece of equipment is attachable to the forward end of the longitudinal frame such that the weight of the piece of equipment is supported by the left and right suspension members as unsprung weight.
Claims18
A front equipment mount for attaching a piece of equipment to a front end of a wheeled vehicle having a chassis and an independent front suspension with left and right suspension members pivotally attached to the chassis, said mount comprising:
- (a) a longitudinal frame having forward and rearward ends;
- said forward end being positionable proximate the front end of the vehicle and said rearward end being attachable to the vehicle rearward of the front suspension;
- (b) a transverse frame member connected to said longitudinal frame and having opposed left and right ends, said left end being connectable to the left suspension member of the vehicle said right end being connectable to the right suspension member of the vehicle;
- (c) said transverse member being formed by a left portion and a right portion which are joined in such a manner as to be selectively extendable to one another in a transverse direction;
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- (d) said piece of equipment being attachable to said forward end of said longitudinal frame such that the weight of the piece of equipment is supported by the left and right suspension members as unsprung weight.
A front equipment mount for attaching a piece of equipment to a front end of a wheeled vehicle having a trailer hitch and having a chassis and an independent front suspension with left and right suspension members pivotally attached to the chassis, said mount comprising:
- (a) a longitudinal frame member having forward and rearward ends;
- said forward end being positionable proximate the front end of the vehicle and said rearward end being attachable to the vehicle rearward of the front suspension;
- (b) said longitudinal frame member including front and rear sections telescopically extendable relative to one another;
- (c) said rearward end of said longitudinal frame being connected to a trailer hitch of the vehicle;
- (d) a transverse frame member connected to said longitudinal frame member and having opposed left and right ends, said left end being connectable to the left suspension member of the vehicle and said right end being connectable to the right suspension member of the vehicle, said transverse frame member including left and right sections connected in such a manner as to be selectively extendable relative to one another;
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- (e) the piece of equipment being attachable to said forward end of said longitudinal frame member such that the weight of the piece of equipment is supported by the left and right suspension members as unsprung weight.
A front equipment mount for attaching a piece of equipment to a front end of a wheeled vehicle having a trailer hitch and having a chassis and an independent front suspension with left and right suspension members pivotally attached to the chassis, said mount comprising:
- (a) a longitudinal frame member having forward and rearward ends;
- said forward end being positionable proximate the front end of the vehicle and said rearward end being attachable to the vehicle rearward of the front suspension;
- (b) said longitudinal frame member including front and rear sections telescopically extendable relative to one another;
- (c) said rearward end of said longitudinal frame being connected to a trailer hitch of the vehicle;
- (d) a transverse frame member connected to said longitudinal frame member and having opposed left and right ends, said left end being connectable to the left suspension member of the vehicle and said right end being connectable to the right suspension member of the vehicle, said transverse frame member including left and right sections connected in such a manner as to be selectively extendable relative to one another;
- (e) the piece of equipment being attachable to said forward end of said longitudinal frame member such that the weight of the piece of equipment is supported by the left and right suspension members as unsprung weight;
- (f) each of said left and right ends of said transverse frame member being connectable to the respective suspension member by a respective bracket assembly;
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- (g) each of said bracket assemblies including a pair of plates and a threaded fastener interconnecting said pair of plates, said plates being adapted to sandwich the respective suspension member therebetween such that tightening said threaded fastener causes said plates to clamp down on the respective suspension member, said threaded fastener further being connectable to the transverse frame member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.