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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2004
Powered sand grooming vehicle with yieldable front bulldozer blade attached to steerable front wheel
Benjamin A. Street, Northfield, MN (US);
Benjamin A. Street, Northfield, MN (US);
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle for grooming sand or the like includes a quick attachment for connecting a front bulldozer blade or other implement to a steerable front wheel of the vehicle. When the front wheel pivots while steering, the front blade pivots with the front wheel to minimize catching the front blade on the lip or edge of a golf course bunker. The front blade is pivotal relative to the quick attachment against the bias of springs to minimize the tendency of the blade to dig into the sand. The pivotal motion of the front blade can be locked out if desired. The quick attachment is connected by a four bar linkage to the vehicle.