Patent ID: 7114270

Claim:
A plow mounting assembly for removably attaching a plow blade to the front end of a vehicle, the plow mounting assembly comprising: a frame assembly semi-permanently connected to a front end of an associated vehicle, the frame assembly including a lower portion and an upper portion spaced from the lower portion; and a blade assembly including: a plow blade, and a grasping assembly in a closed position removably connected to the frame assembly, the grasping assembly includes at least one lower hook and at least one upper hook that together grasp the frame assembly when the grasping assembly is in the closed position; wherein the lower portion is engaged by the at least one lower hook and the upper portion includes: a first angled section engaged by a first hook of the at least one upper hook; a second angled section engaged by a second hook of the at least one upper hook; and wherein the first and second angled sections together form a V-shape that generally centers the blade assembly relative to the frame assembly.