Patent ID: 7407016

Claim:
A grader moldboard boot attachment adapted for mounting onto to a grading end of a grader moldboard carried by a motor grader and operational use in a controlled flow of graded material along a grading end of a the grader moldboard, said grader moldboard boot attachment consisting essentially of a mounting plate equipped to mount the attachment onto the grading end of the grader moldboard, a fixed winged section for moving graded material along a grading plane in substantial alignment with a grading edge of the grader moldboard with said fixed winged section extending outwardly at an obtuse angular disposition from the mounting plate so as to outwardly extend the grading end of the moldboard, an adjustable grading and leveling gate pivotally mounted to the fixed winged section, an adjustable gate retaining member for adjusting the adjustable gate to a desired open gate position while also allowing the gate to move towards a closed position and a gate restraining member operationally connected to said adjustable gate so as to apply an outwardly biasing force against said gate and maintain the adjustable gate at a desired operational grading and leveling position.