Attachment mounting structure
First Claim
1. In a vehicle adapted to carry a removable cargo bed, said vehicle havinga frame including laterally spaced apart fore-and-aft extending first and second members;
- ground engaging wheels carried at the front and rear of the frame;
an operator station carried at the forward end of the frame;
drive components carried by the frame between the members and rearwardly of the operator station;
and an attachment assembly removably mountable on the frame when the bed has been removed, said assembly extending rearwardly from the operator station and including mounting means adapted to removably mount the assembly to said first and second members and pivotally tilt said assembly upwardly to provide access to said drive components, said mounting means includingfirst and second laterally spaced apart pivot structures carried between said first and second frame members and said assembly,an extensible and retractable power means carried by the frame, rearwardly of the operator station and between said first and second members;
and means for removably connecting the power means to said assembly and vehicle to permit the assembly to be moved between a first working position adjacent the first and second members and a second upwardly tilted position.
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Abstract
An attachment mounting structure is provided for cargo bed and sprayer assembly attachments usable on a utility vehicle adapted for use in turf related applications. The structure includes pivotable supports between each attachment and the vehicle frame that permit them to be interchangeably mounted on the vehicle. The structure further includes a connection on each attachment that permits it to be secured to a hydraulic cylinder carried by the vehicle, thereby allowing the attachment to be tilted upward and rearwardly so as to provide access to the engine and/or related drive components carried beneath the attachment. The mounting structure also permits the two attachments to be quickly and easily interchanged so that the vehicle could be better utilized.
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9 Claims
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1. In a vehicle adapted to carry a removable cargo bed, said vehicle having
a frame including laterally spaced apart fore-and-aft extending first and second members; -
ground engaging wheels carried at the front and rear of the frame; an operator station carried at the forward end of the frame; drive components carried by the frame between the members and rearwardly of the operator station; and an attachment assembly removably mountable on the frame when the bed has been removed, said assembly extending rearwardly from the operator station and including mounting means adapted to removably mount the assembly to said first and second members and pivotally tilt said assembly upwardly to provide access to said drive components, said mounting means including first and second laterally spaced apart pivot structures carried between said first and second frame members and said assembly, an extensible and retractable power means carried by the frame, rearwardly of the operator station and between said first and second members; and means for removably connecting the power means to said assembly and vehicle to permit the assembly to be moved between a first working position adjacent the first and second members and a second upwardly tilted position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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