Utility vehicle mounting accessory for landscaping blower
A landscaping blower mounting accessory for use with a utility vehicle includes a blade connecter mounted to the utility vehicle. A receiving coupler is attached to the landscaping blower and shaped to receive the blade. A landscaping blower is oriented so that a housing covering a blower impeller is positioned between the utility vehicle and the blower motor. The mounting assembly allows the blade to frictionally engage within the coupler for holding the landscaping blower in a fixed position above the ground on the front of the utility vehicle.
1. A landscaping blower mounting assembly comprising:
a landscaping blower having a motor and an impeller housing for use with a utility vehicle;
a blade for attachment to the front end of the utility vehicle and mounted substantially centered between its front wheels;
a receiver attached to the landscaping blower for receiving the blade so to support the landscaping blower; and
wherein the landscaping blower is configured so the impeller housing is positioned between the blade and the blower motor.
2. A landscaping blower mounting accessory as in claim 1 , wherein the landscaping blower is configured so a blower exhaust is positioned substantially near a front wheel of the utility vehicle.
3. A landscaping blower mounting accessory as in claim 1 , wherein the blade is mounted on the front of the utility vehicle so it is substantially centered between the vehicle's front wheels.
4. A landscaping blower mounting accessory as in claim 1 , wherein the landscaping blower is configured so landscaping blower air exits from a rotational nozzle.
5. A landscaping blower mounting accessory as in claim 1 , wherein the receiver includes at least one bracket for mounting the receiver to the utility vehicle blower.
6. A landscaping blower mounting accessory as in claim 1 , wherein the receiver includes a void configured substantially in the shape of the blade.
7. A landscaping blower mounting assembly for use with a utility vehicle comprising:
a blade mounted to the utility vehicle and configured to be substantially centered between the front wheels of the utility vehicle;
a receiver attached to the landscaping blower and shaped to receive the blade;
a landscaping blower oriented so that a housing covering a blower impeller is positioned between the utility vehicle and a blower motor; and
wherein the blade frictionally engages within the receiver for holding the landscaping blower in a fixed position above the ground on the front of the utility vehicle.
8. A landscaping blower mounting assembly as in claim 7 , wherein the orientation of the blower allows a blower nozzle to be positioned close to a front wheel of the utility vehicle.
9. A landscaping blower mounting assembly as in claim 7 , wherein the landscaping blower is configured so landscaping blower air exits from a moveable nozzle assembly.
10. A landscaping blower mounting assembly as in claim 9 , wherein the nozzle assembly is rotatable.
11. A landscaping blower mounting assembly as in claim 7 , wherein the receiver includes at least one bracket for mounting the blade to the landscaping blower.
12. A method for mounting a landscaping blower comprising the steps of:
providing the landscaping blower having a motor and an impeller housing;
mounting a blade so it is substantially centered between the front wheels of a utility vehicle;
attaching a receiver to the landscaping blower for receiving the blade;
orienting the landscaping blower so the impeller housing is positioned between the blade and the blower motor; and
supporting the landscaping blower from the ground using the blade and receiver.
13. A method for mounting a landscaping blower as in claim 12 , further comprising the step of:
configuring the landscaping blower so a blower nozzle is substantially close to a front wheel of the utility vehicle.
14. A method for mounting a landscaping blower as in claim 12 , further comprising the step of:
configuring the landscaping blower so its exhaust is remotely moveable by an operator.
15. A method for mounting a landscaping blower as in claim 12 , further comprising the step of:
providing at least one bracket for mounting the blade to the utility vehicle blower.
16. A method for mounting a landscaping blower as in claim 12 , further comprising the step of:
configuring the receiver in substantially the shape of the blade.