Portable snow blower
OwnerKent Rolsteninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for removal of at least one of snow and ice from a surface includes a housing having a predetermined shape, at least one intake port and a discharge port and a handle engageable with the housing for carrying and operating the apparatus. A heating member is mounted adjacent the discharge port and a powered blower is disposed within the housing for drawing air through the at least one intake port and exhausting the air through at least a portion of the heating means and through the discharge port, whereby the exhausted air is heated by the heating means. A nozzle is engageable with the housing adjacent the discharge port for applying the exhausted heated air under pressure onto the at least one of snow and ice and a control switch is provided for selectively activating and deactivating the powered blower.
Claims20
An apparatus for removal of at least one of snow and ice from a surface, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a housing having a predetermined shape, at least one intake port and a discharge port;
- (b) a handle means engageable with said housing for carrying and operating said apparatus for removal of said at least one of snow and ice;
- (c) a heating means mounted adjacent said discharge port;
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- (d) a powered blower means disposed within said housing for drawing air through said at least one intake port and exhausting said air through at least a portion of said heating means and through said discharge port, whereby said exhausted air is heated by said heating means.
A method for removal of at least one of snow and ice from a surface, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a portable apparatus capable of generating heated air flow;
- (b) activating said apparatus to generate said heated air flow;
- (c) positioning a discharge end of said apparatus towards a predetermined portion of said surface containing said at least one of snow and ice;
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- (d) applying said heated air flow generated in step (b) and exhausted from said discharge end of said housing onto said predetermined portion of said surface containing said at least one of snow and ice.
An apparatus for removal of at least one of snow and ice from a surface, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a housing having a predetermined shape, at least one intake port and a discharge port;
- (b) a handle means engageable with said housing for carrying and operating said apparatus for removal of said at least one of snow and ice;
- (c) an electrically operable heating coil operably mounted adjacent said discharge port;
- (d) an electrically operable powered blower means disposed within said housing for drawing air through said at least one intake port and exhausting said air through at least a portion of said heating means and through said discharge port, whereby said exhausted air is heated by said heating means;
- (e) a nozzle having each of a predetermined size and a predetermined shape, said nozzle operably engageable with said housing adjacent said discharge port for applying said exhausted heated air under pressure onto said at least one of snow and ice for removal of said at least one of snow and ice from said surface;
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- (f) a control switch disposed in a predetermined location within one of said housing and said handle means for selectively activating and deactivating said powered blower means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.