US 12,385,201 B2
Power unit with salt spreader and salt spreader for use therewith
Roscoe J. Lehman, Dalton, OH (US); Christopher A. Nolt, Dundee, OH (US); and Chad R. Badger, Fredericksburg, OH (US)
Assigned to Venture Products, Inc., Orrville, OH (US)
Filed by VENTURE PRODUCTS, INC., Orville, OH (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/537,817.
Application 17/537,817 is a division of application No. 16/150,784, filed on Oct. 3, 2018, granted, now 11,214,936.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/696,161, filed on Jul. 10, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0090338 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. A01B 59/06 (2006.01); A01B 61/02 (2006.01); B60K 17/28 (2006.01); B60K 25/02 (2006.01); E01C 19/20 (2006.01); E01H 3/02 (2006.01); E01H 5/04 (2006.01); E01H 5/09 (2006.01); E01H 10/00 (2006.01); E02F 3/36 (2006.01)
CPC E01H 5/045 (2013.01) [A01B 59/062 (2013.01); A01B 61/02 (2013.01); B60K 17/28 (2013.01); B60K 25/02 (2013.01); E01C 19/20 (2013.01); E01H 3/02 (2013.01); E01H 5/092 (2013.01); E01H 10/007 (2013.01); E02F 3/3663 (2013.01); E02F 3/3672 (2013.01); B60K 2025/022 (2013.01); E01H 5/098 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A powered vehicle comprising:
a powered vehicle having differential steering composed of left and right drive control levers;
a frame having a front end and a rear end;
a pair of front wheels mounted proximate the front end of the frame;
a pair of rear wheels mounted proximate the rear end of the frame, wherein the left drive control lever controls wheels on a left side of the powered vehicle and the right drive control lever controls wheels on a right side of the powered vehicle;
a weight transfer system provided on the powered vehicle;
a hitch assembly provided as a part of the weight transfer system;
wherein the hitch assembly is located proximate the front end of the frame and is adapted to engage an attachment to the powered vehicle and to position the attachment forwardly of the pair of front wheels, and wherein said engaged attachment has a weight;
wherein the weight transfer system is operable to selectively transfer at least some of the weight from the attachment and in a direction moving rearwardly towards the rear end of the frame; and
wherein the at least some of the weight of the attachment is moved onto the pair of front wheels.