Snowplow and mount assembly
First Claim
1. A snowplow and mount assembly comprising:
- a mount frame adapted to be secured to a vehicle;
a snowplow frame;
one of said mount frame and said snowplow frame having first and second arms and the other of said mount frame and said snowplow frame having first and second receivers, said first and second receivers receiving said first and second arms, respectively;
first and second latch pins, respective ones of which removably secure said first and second arms in said first and second receivers; and
a latch lever operably associated with said first and second latch pins for simultaneously actuating said latch pins to latched and unlatched positions.
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Abstract
A snowplow and mount assembly comprising a mount frame adapted to be secured to a vehicle, and a snowplow frame. One of the mount frame and the snowplow frame has first and second arms and the other of the mount frame and snowplow frame has first and second receivers, the first and second receivers receiving the first and second arms, respectively. Respective ones of first and second latch pins removably secure the first and second arms in the first and second receivers. A latch lever is operably associated with the first and second latch pins and simultaneously actuates the latch pins to latched and unlatched positions. The snowplow frame includes a jack stand movable to and between an extended ground contacting and snowplow frame supporting position and a retracted ground noncontacting and snowplow frame nonsupporting position. The latch lever operably frees the jack stand for movement into the extended position when the latch pins are in the unlatched position and operably prevents jack stand movement maintaining the jack stand in the retracted position when the latch pins are in the latched position.
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44 Claims
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1. A snowplow and mount assembly comprising:
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a mount frame adapted to be secured to a vehicle;
a snowplow frame;
one of said mount frame and said snowplow frame having first and second arms and the other of said mount frame and said snowplow frame having first and second receivers, said first and second receivers receiving said first and second arms, respectively;
first and second latch pins, respective ones of which removably secure said first and second arms in said first and second receivers; and
a latch lever operably associated with said first and second latch pins for simultaneously actuating said latch pins to latched and unlatched positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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14. A snowplow and mount assembly comprising:
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a mount frame adapted to be secured to a vehicle;
a snowplow frame including a jack stand moveable to and between an extended ground contacting and snowplow frame supporting position and a retracted ground noncontacting and snowplow frame nonsupporting position;
a latch mechanism which removably secures said snowplow frame to said mount frame; and
a latch lever which actuates said latch mechanism to latched and unlatched positions, said latch lever operably freeing said jack stand for movement into the extended position when said latch mechanism is in the unlatched position and operably preventing jack stand movement maintaining said jack stand in the retracted position when said latch mechanism is in the latched position.
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35. A method of attaching a snowplow frame to a mount frame comprising:
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providing a mount frame secured to a vehicle and a snowplow frame;
one of the mount frame and the snowplow frame having first and second arms and the other of the mount frame and the snowplow frame having first and second receivers, the first and second receivers receiving the first and second arms, respectively;
one of the mount frame and the snowplow frame having first and second latch pins, respective ones of which removably secure the first and second arms in the first and second receivers, and a lever operably associated with the first and second latch pins to simultaneously actuate the latch pins to a latched position;
effecting relative movement between the mount frame and the snowplow frame so that the receivers receive the arms therein; and
actuating the lever to simultaneously actuate the latch pins to the latched position.
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36. A method of detaching a snowplow frame from a mount frame comprising:
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providing a mount frame secured to a vehicle and a snowplow frame removably attached to the mount frame;
one of the mount frame and the snowplow frame having first and second arms and the other of the mount frame and the snowplow frame having first and second receivers, the first and second receivers receiving the first and second arms, respectively;
one of the mount frame and the snowplow frame having first and second latch pins, respective ones of which removably secure the first and second arms in the first and second receivers, and a lever operably associated with the first and second latch pins to simultaneously actuate the latch pins to an unlatched position;
actuating the lever to simultaneously actuate the latch pins to the unlatched position; and
effecting relative movement between the mount frame and the snowplow frame so that the arms move out of the receivers.
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37. A method of detaching a snowplow frame from a mount frame comprising:
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providing a mount frame secured to a vehicle and a snowplow frame removably attached to the mount frame;
the snowplow frame including a jack stand movable to and between an extended ground contacting and snowplow frame supporting position and a retracted ground noncontacting and snowplow frame nonsupporting position;
one of the mount frame and the snowplow frame having a latch mechanism which removably secures the snowplow frame to the mount frame and a lever which actuates the latch mechanism to an unlatched position and which frees the jack stand for movement into the extended position;
actuating the lever to actuate the latch mechanism to the unlatched position and to free the jack stand to drop by gravity to the extended position; and
effecting relative movement between the mount frame and the snowplow frame to separate the mount frame from the snowplow frame.
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Specification