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US 11,702,808 B1Granted
Snow-removing vehicle
OwnerMarton Forbesinventor
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Abstract
The snow-removing vehicle may comprise a snow collector, a vacuum, a tank, a steam chamber, and a vehicle. As the vehicle drives through snow, the snow collector may remove the snow from a roadway and may direct the snow towards a vacuum hose. The vacuum may draw the snow from the snow collector, through the vacuum hose, and into the tank. The snow may be heated while in the tank and may melt into water. The heating may turn the water into steam. The steam may collect in the steam chamber before being expelled from the vehicle via one or more exhaust fans.
Claims17
A snow-removing vehicle comprising:
- a snow collector, a vacuum, a tank, a steam chamber, and a vehicle;
- wherein as the vehicle drives through snow, the snow collector removes the snow from a roadway and directs the snow towards a vacuum hose;
- wherein the vacuum draws the snow from the snow collector, through the vacuum hose, and into the tank;
- wherein the snow is heated while in the tank and melts into water;
- wherein the heating turns the water into steam;
- wherein the steam collects in the steam chamber and is expelled from the vehicle via one or more exhaust fans;
- wherein the snow collector comprises a shovel and a shovel outlet;
- wherein the shovel is a concave plow suspended on the front of the vehicle such that the bottom of the shovel touches the roadway;
- wherein the shovel pushes the snow off of the roadway and upwards as the vehicle moves forward;
- wherein a second shovel is configured for use in cleaning off a sidewalk;
- wherein the second shovel has a brush that spins about a horizontal axis;
- wherein the second shovel includes a second vacuum hose, which connects over to the vacuum.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.