James C Ciula, 939630 Lismore Ln, Concord Township, OH 44060

4803790, Feb 14, 1989

Mar 28, 1988

7/174142

James C. Ciula - Mentor OH

The Louis Berkman Company - Cleveland OH

E01H 506

37266

An improved blade for a snow plow is provided. The blade includes an inwardly curved, polyethylene moldboard which is secured in a prestressed and arcuate relationship to a structural frame. The frame includes inwardly curved, vertically extending, transversely spaced brace members and a defined space of predetermined shape exists between the moldboard and the braces for improved snow removal by the blade.

5361519, Nov 8, 1994

Feb 9, 1993

8/015431

James C. Ciula - Mentor OH
Charles J. Smick - North Ridgeville OH

The Louis Berkman Company - Cleveland OH

E01H 504

37234

A control device for controlling the position of a snowplow mounted on the front of a vehicle is disposed in the cab of the vehicle and is selectively mountable in any one of a plurality of locations in the cab to facilitate access to the control device in accordance with the preference of the vehicle and snowplow operator. The control device includes a housing supporting manually operable pushbutton switches which control the selectable plow positions. The housing is provided with one component of a two component separable fastening arrangement, the second component of which is mounted in the cab in one or more of a plurality of selectable positions, such as on the dashboard, armrest, console, gearshift lever or clothing worn by the vehicle operator, whereby the control device can be positioned in a location most convenient to the operator. The control device includes switches controlling solenoid actuated valves by which the position of the snowplow blade is adjusted and includes circuitry operable when the blade is lowered to contact ground to bypass the corresponding switch such that the blade is maintained in a floating mode.

5036608, Aug 6, 1991

Feb 26, 1990

7/484870

James C. Ciula - Mentor OH

The Louis Berkman Company - Cleveland OH

E01H 504

37236

A lift mount assembly is provided for a plow blade unit mounted on the frame of a vehicle. The assembly includes a housing unit which is permanently attached to the vehicle frame beneath and behind the bumper including two tube members extending away from the vehicle and similarly recessed. A support unit is designed to be quickly removed from or attached to the housing unit by two tube ends insertable into the housing unit tube members and held in place releasably. The support unit includes a specially configured tube extending forwardly then upwardly away from the vehicle where each end is attached, and meeting at a bight portion. A tubular brace member is spaced apart from and parallel to the bight portion. The support unit further includes a pair of bight portion clevis mounting members on the bight portion and another pair of brace member clevis mounting members on the brace member pivotally attached to the lift arm and the lift arm actuator, respectively.

4845866, Jul 11, 1989

Dec 5, 1988

7/279875

James C. Ciula - Mentor OH

The Louis Berkman Company - Cleveland OH

E01H 506

37266

An improved blade for a snow plow is provided. The blade includes an inwardly curved, polyethylene moldboard which is secured in a prestressed and arcuate relationship to a structural frame. The frame includes inwardly curved, vertically extending, transversely spaced brace members and a defined space of predetermined shape exists between the moldboard and the braces for improved snow removal by the blade.

5088215, Feb 18, 1992

Dec 3, 1990

7/620564

James C. Ciula - Mentor OH

The Lewis Berkman Company - Cleveland OH

E01H 506

37197

A plow is constructed of a curved high density polyethylene moldboard and frame assembly. The moldboard can be constructed with a mounting collar that slides over and grips the frame or with the frame molded into and encapsulated by the polyethylene. A scraper blade is attached to the bottom of the frame for increasing the moldboard's ridigity and/or securing the moldboard to the frame.

5075988, Dec 31, 1991

Mar 25, 1991

7/674447

James C. Ciula - Mentor OH

The Louis Berkman Company - Cleveland OH

E01H 504

37231

A lift mount assembly is provided for a plow blade unit mounted on the frame of a vehicle. The assembly includes a housing unit which is permanently attached to the vehicle frame beneath and behind the bumper including two tube members extending away from the vehicle and similarly recessed. A support unit is designed to be quickly removed from or attached to the housing unit by two tube ends insertable into the housing unit tube members and held in place releasably. The support unit includes a specially configured tube extending forwardly then upwardly away from the vehicle where each end is attached, and meeting at a bight portion. A tubular brace member is spaced apart from and parallel to the bight portion. The support unit further includes a pair of bight portion clevis mounting members on the bight portion and another pair of brace member clevis mounting members on the brace member pivotally attached to the lift arm and the lift arm actuator, respectively.