External endplate gusseting for material pushing attachment

• Main Author: LIEBL, JOHN G
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 09.04.2008
• Subjects: CLEANING BEACHES; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES; DISPERSING; DREDGING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FOG IN GENERAL; FOUNDATIONS; HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; SOIL SHIFTING; STREET CLEANING

An attachment (100) configured to be attached to a power machine (10) is disclosed. The attachment (100) includes a blade (102) having opposing first (108) and second (110) major surfaces and first (104) and second (106) ends. The attachment (100) has first (118) and second (118) end plates each having opposing inner (124) and outer (126) surfaces. The end plates (118) are fixedly attached to the first (104) and second (106) ends of the blade (102). The inner surfaces (124) of the first and second end plates (118) are positioned adjacent to and extend from the first major surface (108) of the blade (102). The attachment (100) further includes a support structure (136) coupled to the blade (102). The support structure (136) includes a first reinforcement member (150) fixedly attached to and extending from both the second major surface (110) of the blade (102) and the outer surface (126) of the first end plate (118).