Patent ID: 6892482
Filing Date: 2005-05-17
Classification: E01H,E02F

Abstract:
1. A combination plow and claw assembly for attachment to a vehicle moving means for plowing a surface and clawing a surface wherein the function of the assembly can be easily changed by an operator of the vehicle during use of the assembly comprising: a first elongated horizontal pipe support member; a support flange having an inner surface and an outer surface fixedly secured to each end of the elongated horizontal pipe support member, the pipe having a longitudinal opening extending along the length of the pipe between the support flanges forming an upper edge and a lower edge; an angularly downward plow plate extending between the support flanges and fixedly secured to each support flange and/or the lower edge of the elongated horizontal pipe support member; a second rotatable elongated horizontal pipe support member axially disposed within the first elongated horizontal pipe support member and extending past at least one support flange outer surface; a plow and claw plate fixedly secured to the second rotatable elongated support means for attachment of the first elongated horizontal pipe support member and/or the support flanges to moving means; wherein, when the plow and claw assembly is used as a plow with the moving means moving forward, the plow and claw plate is rotated to an upward position and, when the plow and claw assembly is used as a claw with the moving means moving backward, the plow and claw plate is rotated to a downward position so that the unsecured end of the plate is proximate the surface being clawed.