Gusset accessory mount

Abstract

An accessory mount is bolted to the upper ends of a pair of gussets secured to the rearward side of a blade of an off-road vehicle or the like.

1 . An accessory mount for a blade of an all-terrain vehicle with the blade having a right end, a left end, an upper end, a lower end, a forward side, a rearward side, a pair of gussets secured to the rearward side of the blade which have upper and lower ends, with each of the gussets having a laterally extending flange at the upper end thereof which have an opening formed therein, comprising:
 an elongated, horizontally extending bar means bolted to the flanges of the gussets so as to extend between the right and left ends of the blade.   
     
     
         2 . The accessory mount of  claim 1  wherein said right and left ends of said bar are selectively removably secured to the right and left ends of the blade respectively. 
     
     
         3 . The accessory mount of  claim 1  wherein said bar has a plurality of horizontally spaced-apart openings formed therein. 
     
     
         4 . The accessory mount of  claim 3  wherein at least some of said openings are slots. 
     
     
         5 . The accessory mount of  claim 1  wherein said bar comprises an elongated angular member. 
     
     
         6 . The accessory mount of  claim 5  wherein said angular member has an upper portion, with upper and lower ends, and a lower portion extending rearwardly from the lower end of said upper portion. 
     
     
         7 . The accessory mount of  claim 6  wherein said rearwardly extending lower portion of said angular member is bolted to said flanges. 
     
     
         8 . The accessory mount of  claim 1  wherein said bar is positioned closely adjacent the upper end of said blade. 
     
     
         9 . The accessory mount of  claim 8  wherein a blade accessory is secured to said bar. 
     
     
         10 . The accessory mount of  claim 7  wherein a blade accessory is secured to said upper portion of said angular member. 
     
     
         11 . The accessory mount of  claim 9  wherein said blade accessory is removably secured to said bar. 
     
     
         12 . The accessory mount of  claim 10  wherein said blade accessory is removably secured to said upper portion of said angular member. 
     
     
         13 . The accessory mount of  claim 11  wherein said blade accessory comprises a snow roller. 
     
     
         14 . The accessory mount of  claim 6  wherein a pair of spaced-apart tangs extend rearwardly from said lower portion of said angular member with each of said tangs having an opening formed therein to enable a spring to be operatively secured thereto.