Bumper, skid plate and attachment system for utility vehicle

Details Bumper, skid plate and attachment system for utility vehicle Bumper, skid plate and attachment system for utility vehicle

2005-08-09

2005-08-09

Gutman, H. (Department: 3612)

Excavating

Snow or ice removing or grooming by portable device

With specific means to facilitate connection to, or...

C293S115000, C172S811000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06925735

ABSTRACT:
A bumper assembly for a utility vehicle includes both front bumper structure for protecting the front of the vehicle, and skid plate structure to protect lower components of the vehicle from road or terrain hazards, as an integrated part. The bumper assembly includes a protective front structure extending substantially vertically in front of a front end of the vehicle hood, e.g., in front of the radiator of the utility vehicle. The bumper assembly also includes a protective bottom structure extending substantially horizontally beneath the chassis of the utility vehicle. The bumper assembly includes a front plate useful for locating attachments to the vehicle. An implement attachment arrangement includes an elongated structure pivotally connected at a rear of a chassis of the utility vehicle. The elongated structure is connected at a front end thereof to the bumper assembly via a hydraulic cylinder in order to make vertically adjustable the elevation of the front end of the elongated structure. The elongated structure provides an implement mounting bracket or coupling at a front end thereof. An implement having a compatible base is engageable to the implement mounting bracket.

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