Patent ID: 6240660
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: E01H,Y10S

Abstract:
An attachment for mounting on an end of a transversely elongate implement that is useful for pushing loose friable material across a ground surface, said attachment being deployable to increase the material-handling capacity of said implement and comprising:a mounting bracket adapted to be fixed on one end of said implement to define a horizontal pivot axis that is generally parallel to the length of said implement;a plate pivotally carried on said mounting bracket and being constructed and arranged for selectively positioning in a deployed, operative position for use and in a retracted, inoperative position for non-use, in said deployed, operative position said plate being freely pivotable about said horizontal pivot axis through a predetermined range of angular movement from said deployed, operative position in the direction of said retracted, inoperative position, in said retracted, inoperative position said plate being secured so as to prevent angular movement of said plate, said plate in use being positioned outboard of and with a major face thereof closely adjacent said one end of the implement; andabutment means operatively associated with said plate and said mounting bracket and positioned to delimit said range of angular movement.