Snowplow quick mount lift assembly
US5075988A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE01H5/066
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A lift mount assembly is provided for a plow blade unit mounted on the frame of a vehicle. The assembly includes a housing unit which is permanently attached to the vehicle frame beneath and behind the bumper including two tube members extending away from the vehicle and similarly recessed. A support unit is designed to be quickly removed from or attached to the housing unit by two tube ends insertable into the housing unit tube members and held in place releasably. The support unit includes a specially configured tube extending forwardly then upwardly away from the vehicle where each end is attached, and meeting at a bight portion. A tubular brace member is spaced apart from and parallel to the bight portion. The support unit further includes a pair of bight portion clevis mounting members on the bight portion and another pair of brace member clevis mounting members on the brace member pivotally attached to the lift arm and the lift arm actuator, respectively.
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