Patent ID: 7805863
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: E01H,E02F

Abstract:
1. A materials moving vehicle carrying a materials moving blade comprising a main blade and at least a sidewall joined by a metal reinforcement, the metal reinforcement comprising: a multi-planar support wall having at least a first and second planar wall sections defining a volume decreasing from a larger base portion to a smaller end portion of the support wall; the base portion is attached to a surface of main blade and the end portion is attached to a surface of the adjacent sidewall and the base portion of the reinforcement extends between a top corner and a bottom corner affixed at an intersection of the main blade and the sidewall and the top corner and the bottom corner of the reinforcement are each spaced from the top edge and bottom edge of the main blade; the multi-planar support wall is formed from a contiguous piece of steel provided with at least a bend between the first and second planar wall sections and defines an entirely enclosed volume between the multi-planar support wall, the main blade and the sidewall; and wherein the end portion of the support wall is attached to the sidewall substantially horizontally spaced from and vertically lower than the attachment of the base portion of the support wall to the main blade.