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US 2012/0074662 A1Published application
Snowblower skid shoe
OwnerRobert J. Sayreinventor
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Abstract
A skid shoe for a snowthrower is provided that includes a selected dual-faced, dual-angled approach surface, and an elongate footprint as compared to prior skid shoe devices. The skid shoe includes a runner element and a mounting flange element, each of which has dimensions and contours configured to maximize utility when mounted to a snowthrower. In particular, the skid shoe provides for smoothened operation of a snowthrower moving across uneven surfaces and/or abrupt transitions.
Claims20
A snowthrower skid shoe configured for use with a snowthrower, the skid shoe comprising:
- an elongate runner plate with an upper surface and a lower surface, where the lower surface includes:
- at least five contiguous lower faces configured as a first leading face, a second leading face, and intermediate face, a first trailing face, and a second trailing face;
- where each of the first leading face and the second trailing face is offset by a first angle, less than 45° from a plane continuous with the intermediate face;
- where each of the second leading face and the first trailing face is vertically offset by a second angle, less than about 30° from the plane continuous with the intermediate face;
- where a longitudinal end terminus of the first leading face is vertically perpendicularly offset from the plane continuous with the intermediate face by at least about two inches;
- a first lateral edge defining a longitudinal side of the runner plate, where the first lateral edge is disposed opposite and generally parallel with a second lateral edge;
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- a mounting flange extending substantially vertically from the upper surface, the mounting flange disposed immediately adjacent one of the first lateral edge or the second lateral edge;
- where a transition between the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge, including the end terminus includes an asymmetrical filleted radius such that a generally rounded portion of the transition including the end terminus is nearer the mounting flange than a generally straight portion of the transition.
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