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US 11,598,061 B2Granted
Ice-clearing shovel
OwnerJoel Reed Rasor, Logan Thomas Throesch +4inventors
InventorsJoel Reed Rasor, Logan Thomas Throesch, Noah Payton Hendershot, Bradley James Marcum, Bo Sun, Noah Ali Warfield
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Abstract
A snow shovel that has a shaft, a handle, and a scoop to allow the user to remove unwanted snow and ice from a surface. This shovel includes a heated bottom edge with a vibrating motor to melt and dislodge ice or snow from a surface. The shovel also includes a vibration-reducing mechanism to dampen the vibrations that a user might feel during the use of this shovel, along with sensors that detect when the heated edge and motor should be turned on or off.
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A snow shovel device comprising:
- a handle;
- a scoop adapted to lift and clear snow and ice from a surface, having a bottom edge;
- a shaft, wherein the handle is attached to one end of the shaft, and the scoop is attached to an opposing end of the shaft;
- a heating element configured to heat the bottom edge of the scoop for melting ice;
- a motor configured to vibrate the scoop to assist in dislodging and clearing ice from the surface;
- a plurality of sensors configured to provide signals commensurate with temperature data of the scoop and acceleration of the scoop;
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- a controller adapted to receive the signals from the plurality of sensors and determine when the heating element and the motor should be turned on or off in response to predetermined thresholds for the associated signals.
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