Patent ID: 8656615

Claim:
A motorized vehicle and implement assembly combination comprising: a frame; an engine supported by the frame; at least one ground engaging member operatively connected to the engine; and a vehicle implement pivotally connected to a bottom of one of a front portion and a rear portion of the frame by at least one arm, the vehicle implement having a contact face, the at least one arm being pivotable about a horizontal axis between a first position and a second position, the implement being vertically higher in the second position of the at least one arm than in the first position of the at least one arm, when the one of the front portion and the rear portion of the frame is the front portion of the frame: in the first position of the at least one arm, the vehicle implement is disposed forward of a front portion of the vehicle, in the second position of the at least one arm, the vehicle implement is disposed at least partially vertically above the front portion of the vehicle, and overlaps at least partially longitudinally with the front portion of the vehicle, and the contact face of the vehicle implement is at least partially in contact with a top of the front portion the vehicle, and in the second position of the at least one arm, the at least one arm extends upwardly and forwardly from the horizontal axis and then extends generally vertically, and the at least one arm is at least partially generally congruent with a portion of the front portion of the vehicle, and when the one of the front portion and the rear portion of the frame is the rear portion of the frame: in the first position of the at least one arm, the vehicle implement is disposed rearward of a rear portion of the vehicle, in the second position of the at least one arm, the vehicle implement is disposed at least partially vertically above the rear portion of the vehicle and overlaps at least partially longitudinally with the rear portion of the vehicle, and the contact face of the vehicle implement is at least partially in contact with a top of the rear portion the vehicle, and in the second position of the at least one arm, the at least one arm extends upwardly and rearwardly from the horizontal axis and then extends generally vertically, the at least one arm is at least partially generally congruent with a portion of the rear portion of the vehicle.