Patent ID: 7707753

Claim:
A snow plow for attachment to a vehicle for displacing snow on the ground, the snow plow comprising: a mounting apparatus including a mounting frame and a vehicle connecting member for attachment to the vehicle; a plow blade including a mold board having a top, a bottom, a front, a back and at least one support structure extending between the front and the back, the plow blade including a retention apparatus having at least one retention member constructed and arranged to disengageably secure the plow blade to the mounting apparatus when the plow blade is in a snow displacement position; and an elongated strap selectively connectable between the plow blade and the mounting apparatus in both a constrained orientation wherein the elongated strap resists upward movement of the plow blade when the plow blade is disengageably secured to the mounting apparatus and an elevated orientation wherein the elongated strap suspends the plow blade a desired distance from the ground to prevent the plow blade from contacting the ground.