Roller attachment for a plow blade

• US 9,624,633 B1
• Filed: 10/26/2015
• Issued: 04/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: John S. Judin
• Original Assignee: John S. Judin
• Inventors: Judin, John S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pezzuto, Robert
• Application Number:
  US14/922,284
• Publication Number:
  US 20170114510A1
• Time in Patent Office: 540 Days
• Field of Search: 371425, 37266, 37403-410, 404122, 404128, 404129, 404117, 404121, 404124, 404127
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 19/266 fitted to vehicles, road-construction or earth-moving machinery, e.g. auxiliary roll readily movable to operative position E01C19/268, E01C19/4806, E01C19/488, E01C19/52, E01C21/00, E01C23/065 take precedence; provided with means for facilitating transport; Means for transporting rollers; Arrangements or attachments for converting vehicles into rollers, e.g. rolling sleeves for wheels
• CPC Class Codes: E01H 5/061 by scraper blades
• CPC Class Codes: E01H 5/066 Snow-plough blade accessories, e.g. deflector plates, skid shoes
• CPC Class Codes: E02D 3/032 Trench rollers

Abstract

A detachable roller attachment for use on standard truck mounted plow blades that afford the positioning and use of a portable compaction roller assembly thereon. The roller attachment fittings are adjustable to correspond with the mounting fittings on a variety of plow blade size configurations. Hydraulic piston and cylinder plow blade activation and movement controls the roller attachment deployment and surface engagement for compaction rolling on any chosen surface.

Claims

1. A longitudinally adjustable roller attachment for a plow blade mounted on a vehicle for compacting and smoothing a surface comprises in combination,

an elongated cylindrical roller,

a pair of oppositely disposed roller axles of a known length extending integrally from said roller,

a pair of bearing assemblies adjustably secured along said respective axles,

each of said bearing assemblies comprises,

an axle bearing and mounting block of a known transverse dimension less than that of said roller axles known length,

an attachment pin upstanding from and secured to said respective mounting blocks, said attachment pin having a pair of vertically spaced right angular aligned transverse apertures therein, a pair of longitudinally spaced tubular pin receiving guide on said plow blade,

a spring on a portion of said attachment pin registerable between said mounting block and said pin receiving guides,

a retainment in registerable through one of said respective attachment sin transverse apertures therein, engageable on said tubular guides.

2. The roller attachment for a plow blade set forth in claim 1 wherein said attachment pins are in vertical alignment with said respective roller axles.

3. The roller attachment for a plow blade set forth in claim 1 wherein said spring is of a coil configuration.

4. The roller attachment for a plow blade set forth in claim 1 wherein said axles of said roller attachment are in spaced vertical relation to said plow blade.

5. The roller attachment for a plow blade set forth in claim 1 wherein said roller attachment is movable from a first non-engagement position to a second surface engagement position by said plow blade.

6. The roller attachment for a plow blade set forth in claim 1 wherein said roller and said axles extending integrally from said roller are made of metal.