Patent ID: 7963052

Claim:
A snow plow including a quick connect/disconnect hitch, the snow plow comprising: a hitch frame nose assembly configured to couple to a vehicle, the hitch frame nose assembly comprising a pair of U-shaped chassis couplers mechanically coupled together in a spaced-apart manner, each chassis coupler comprising a pair of spaced-apart sides and having an open front end and an opposite rear end, with each chassis coupler including a secured traverse pin extending laterally between the spaced-apart sides of the chassis coupler; wherein the secured traverse pin in each chassis coupler extends outwardly through the side of each chassis coupler opposite the side of such chassis coupler facing the other chassis coupler; and wherein each of the sides in each chassis coupler includes a notch located in the open front ends of the sides in each chassis coupler; a plow frame having a front portion and a rear portion, the plow frame having a plow blade coupled to the front portion; a hitch assembly coupled to the rear portion of the plow frame, the hitch assembly comprising a spaced-apart pair of notched members, each notched member having a pair of spaced-apart side members and having a front end and an opposite rear end; wherein the notched members are configured to be respectively received in the front ends of the chassis couplers between the sides of the chassis couplers; and wherein each of the side members in each of the notched members includes a notch opening at the rear end of the notched members configured to receive the secured traverse pin extending laterally between the spaced-apart sides of the chassis coupler therein; a secured pivot pin extending laterally between the spaced-apart side members of each notched member, the secured pivot pin in each notched member extending outwardly through both side members of each notched member, wherein the notch located in the front ends of the sides in each chassis coupler are configured to receive the secured pivot pin extending laterally between the spaced-apart side members of the notched member therein; and a locking hook operatively coupled on one side of each notched member and coupled to a hitch locking lever operatively coupled to drive the locking hooks, with the locking hook configured to selectively engage the portion of the secured traverse pin extending from one side of each chassis coupler.