Patent ID: 7430821

Claim:
A snowplow and mount assembly comprising: a mount frame adapted to be secured to a vehicle having a longitudinal axis; a snowplow frame including a lift frame and an A-frame pivotally connected to said lift frame on a rearward end of said A-frame; one of said mount frame and said lift frame having first and second arms and the other of said mount frame and said lift frame having first and second receivers, said first and second receivers receiving said first and second arms, respectively upon relative movement therebetween in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle; first and second latch pins normally biased toward a latched position, respective ones of which removably secure said first and second arms in said first and second receivers; and a latch lever operably associated with said first and second latch pins for permitting both said latch pins to move to the latched position and for moving both said latch pins to an unlatched position; a spring biasing each said latch pin into said latched position; a pin extractor associated with each said latch pin and actuatable by said latch lever to extract said latch pin from said arm and against the bias of said spring; said extractor including a cam which operably cams against said latch pin during extraction thereof; each said latch pin and respective extractor being mounted in brackets mounted to said snowplow frame, said brackets guiding movement of said latch pin and extractor; wherein said latch pins travel transversely relative to a longitudinal axis of said assembly and said extractors travel perpendicularly relative to the travel of said pins.