Patent ID: 8286374
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
1. A plow mounting system comprising: a frame bracket connectable to a vehicle body; an actuator having an actuator first end connected to the frame bracket and an actuator second end; an actuator bracket having a first end connected to the actuator second end so that the actuator extends between the frame bracket and the actuator bracket for altering the position of the frame bracket; a mount bracket for being secured to a vehicle body in one of a plurality of positions and for engaging the actuator bracket at a plurality of positions independent of the position of the mount bracket relative to the vehicle body; an offset bracket connected between the actuator first end and the frame bracket; and a shock arrestor connected to a plow bracket that is connected to the frame bracket and constructed to engage a plow blade, the shock arrester allowing the plow bracket to move independent of the actuator, the shock arrestor further comprising a support pin that defines a maximum distance between the offset bracket and the frame bracket and a spring that defines a minimum distance between the offset bracket and the frame bracket, the support pin extending between the frame bracket and the offset bracket and the spring being concentrically positioned on the pin.