Patent ID: 7735245
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
1. A snow plow attachment to a vehicle; the snow plow comprising: a mounting apparatus having a mounting upright including an upper end; and a plow blade having a retention apparatus including a retention member that at least partially encircles the mounting upright when the plow blade is in a working orientation; wherein the mounting upright further includes a limiting member secured to the upper end that limits upward movement of the retention member when the plow blade is in a working orientation and the retention member slides upward with respect to the mounting upright; wherein the limiting member is a catch structure; the catch structure extending beyond a side of the mounting upright at the upper end to limit upward movement of the retention member when the retention member slides upward with respect to the side of mounting upright and the plow blade is in a working orientation; and wherein the catch structure is sized and configured to receive and retain the retention member when the plow blade is in a non-working orientation.