Plow blade and method
AssigneeIronhawk Industrial Distribution LLC
InventorsEric Fox, Ron Abramczyk
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Abstract
The present application discloses a plow blade that may be mounted to a plow moldboard. In one exemplary embodiment, the plow blade comprises one or more blade segments, an elastomeric portion that at least partially surrounds the one or more blade segments and permits the one or more blade segments to move relative to the moldboard, and one or more bushings disposed in the elastomeric portion for attaching the plow blade to the moldboard. The one or more blade segments are generally shaped and positioned within the elastomeric portion such that a portion of each blade segment is disposed between at least one bushing and a top edge of the plow blade.
Claims30
A plow blade for mounting to a plow moldboard, comprising:
- one or more blade segments;
- an elastomeric portion that at least partially surrounds the one or more blade segments and permits the one or more blade segments to move relative to the moldboard when the plow blade is mounted to the moldboard;
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- one or more bushings disposed in the elastomeric portion for mounting the plow blade to the moldboard;
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- wherein the one or more blade segments are shaped and positioned within the elastomeric portion such that at least one vertical side of each blade segment comprises a recessed portion that at least partially surrounds at least one bushing of the plow blade.
A plow, comprising:
- a moldboard;
- a plow blade removably attached to the moldboard, the plow blade comprising:
- one or more blade segments;
- an elastomeric portion that at least partially surrounds the one or more blade segments and permits the one or more blade segments to move relative to the moldboard when the plow blade is attached to the moldboard;
- and one or more bushings disposed in the elastomeric portion for attaching the plow blade to the adapter blade, wherein the one or more blade segments are shaped and positioned within the elastomeric portion such that at least one vertical side of each blade segment comprises a recessed portion that at least partially surrounds at least one bushing of the plow blade;
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- at least one fastener extending through the one or more bushings of the plow blade and the at least one opening in the adapter blade to mount the plow blade to the moldboard.
A method of installing a plow blade to a plow moldboard, comprising the steps of:
- utilizing a plow blade comprising:
- one or more blade segments;
- an elastomeric portion that at least partially surrounds the one or more blade segments and permits the one or more blade segments to move relative to the moldboard when the plow blade is attached to the moldboard;
- and one or more bushings disposed in the elastomeric portion for attaching the plow blade to the moldboard, wherein the one or more blade segments are shaped and positioned within the elastomeric portion such that at least one vertical side of each blade segment comprises a recessed portion that at least partially surrounds at least one bushing of the plow blade;
- aligning the one or more bushings of the plow blade with the one or more openings of the moldboard;
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- inserting one or more fasteners through the one or more bushings of the plow blade and the one or more openings of the moldboard to attach the plow blade to the moldboard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.