Electrically powered hand spreader
OwnerFred Marconiinventor
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Abstract
A handheld spreader having a fillable container for dispensing particulate from an electrically powered blower assembly in a detachable base. The spreader includes a feed slide leading from the container to the air stream channel of the base that has a vibrating eccentric plate for guiding and improving the flow of particulate from container into the air stream. The container and base are frictionally engaged together, thereby allowing for easy assembly of spreader, including assembly after container has been filled with particulate, as well as easy reassembly if container is removed and refilled. The spreader includes a rotating slide that may be operated by a user to open and partially close the feed slide of the container to control the feed rate.
Claims15
A powered hand spreader, comprising:
- a base having a passageway having a blower positioned at one end and that extends to a second end in communication with an opening formed in said base;
- a cover positioned over said base and enclosing at least a portion of said passageway;
- a slide plate positioned over said cover and including a channel that extends along an axis from a first open end to a second partially closed end having a control aperture formed therein, wherein said control aperture is in fluid communication with an intermediate portion of said passageway;
- a slide positioned in said channel for rotation between a first position wherein said control aperture is not covered by said slide and a second position where said slide at least partially covers said control aperture;
- a hook plate having a hole formed therethrough;
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- a container defining a cavity therein and including a chute that engages with said hole of said hook plate and that is in fluid communication with said cavity and said channel of said slide plate.
The spreader of claim 14, further comprising a motor electrically interconnected to said battery compartment and operatively interconnected to said blower.
The spreader of claim 15, wherein said pull electrically disconnects said battery compartment from said motor when said pull is in said retracted position and electrically connects said batter compartment to said motor when said pull is in said extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.