Patent ID: 8695238

Claim:
A snowplow assembly comprising: a plow blade assembly including a plow blade with a snow engaging surface for plowing snow; a first plow blade positioning cylinder that operates to pivot the plow blade from side to side, the first plow blade positioning cylinder comprising a first resilient member that automatically pivots the plow blade from side to side without use of a power source; a plow blade positioning actuator that operates to raise and lower the plow blade between a lowered plowing positioned and a raised non-plowing position; a power source operatively connected to the plow blade positioning actuator; and, a control system comprising: a controller comprising an operating mechanism; a transmitter; a receiver that is operatively connected to the power source; and, wherein the operating mechanism is operable to cause the transmitter to transmit a wireless control signal that is received by the receiver and, in response, the receiver causes the power source to operate the plow blade positioning actuator to move the plow blade between the lowered plowing positioned and the raised non-plowing position.