Snow plow having attachable biasing member
AssigneeAgri-Cover, Inc.
InventorCharles M. Schmeichel
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Abstract
A snow plow for attachment to a vehicle, the snow plow including a mounting apparatus having a mounting frame, the mounting frame including at least one mounting upright. The snow plow further including a plow blade including a retention apparatus constructed and arranged to slidlingly and disengageably secure the plow blade to the mounting upright(s) when the plow blade is in a working orientation. The plow blade includes a mold board, preferably, a two piece mold board being an aluminum extrusion. The preferred snow plow also includes an attachable biasing member secured between the plow blade and the mounting apparatus such that the biasing member resists upward movement of the plow blade when the plow blade is in a working orientation.
Claims26
A snow plow for attachment to a vehicle for removing snow from the ground, the snow plow comprising:
- a mounting apparatus having a mounting frame that includes at least one mounting upright;
- a plow blade;
- the plow blade including a retention apparatus having at least one retention member constructed and arranged to at least partially encircle the mounting upright and to disengageably secure the plow blade to the mounting upright;
- wherein the plow blade is slidingly retained on the mounting apparatus when the plow blade is in a working orientation;
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- a biasing member secured to both the plow blade and the mounting apparatus such that the biasing member resists upward movement of the plow blade when the plow blade is in the working orientation.
A snow plow for attachment to a vehicle for removing snow from the ground, the snow plow comprising:
- a mounting apparatus having a mounting frame that includes at least one mounting upright;
- a plow blade;
- the plow blade including a retention apparatus having at least one retention member constructed and arranged to at least partially encircle the mounting upright and to disengageably secure the plow blade to the mounting upright;
- wherein the plow blade is slidingly retained on the mounting apparatus when the plow blade is in a working orientation;
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- an elongated biasing member secured to both the plow blade and the mounting apparatus such that the elongated biasing member places a downward force upon the plow blade when the plow blade is in a working orientation.
A snow plow for attachment to a vehicle for removing snow from the ground, the snow plow comprising:
- a mounting apparatus having a mounting frame that includes at least one mounting upright;
- a plow blade;
- the plow blade including a retention apparatus having at least one retention member constructed and arranged to at least partially encircle the mounting upright and to disengageably secure the plow blade to the mounting upright;
- wherein the plow blade is slidingly retained on the mounting apparatus when the plow blade is in a working orientation;
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- an elongated biasing member secured to both the plow blade and the mounting apparatus such that the elongated biasing member places a downward force upon the plow blade when the plow blade is in a working orientation.
A snow plow for attachment to a vehicle for displacing snow on the ground, the snow plow comprising:
- a mounting apparatus including a mounting frame and a vehicle connecting member for attachment to the vehicle;
- a plow blade, the plow blade including a retention apparatus having at least one retention member constructed and arranged to disengageably secure the plow blade to the mounting apparatus when the plow blade is in a snow displacement position;
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- an elongated strap selectively connectable between the plow blade and the mounting apparatus in both a constrained orientation wherein the elongated strap resists upward movement of the plow blade when the plow blade is disengageably secured to the mounting apparatus and an elevated orientation wherein the elongated strap suspends the plow blade a desired distance from the ground to prevent the plow blade from contacting the ground.
A snow plow for attachment to a vehicle for displacing snow on the ground, the snow plow comprising:
- a mounting apparatus including a mounting frame and a vehicle connecting member for attachment to the vehicle;
- a plow blade, the plow blade including a retention apparatus having at least one retention member constructed and arranged to disengageably secure the plow blade to the mounting apparatus when the plow blade is in a snow displacement position, wherein the retention member can slide upwardly with respect to the mounting apparatus;
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- an elongated strap selectively connectable between the plow blade and the mounting apparatus in a transit position, wherein the elongated strap suspends the plow blade above the ground to prevent the plow blade from contacting the ground and snow on the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.