Apparatus for snow removal

A snow removal apparatus comprising:

• a snow container having an open front with a bottom for scooping up snow, a back, a top and two side walls all connected together;
• an inwardly tapering substantially vertical first spiral upwardly tapered conical conveyor rotatably mounted to said bottom of said container and disposed in said container for conveying snow upwardly out of said container;
• first drive means for rotating said first conveyor;
• a conical discharge sheath extending around said first conveyor and tapering upwardly, said sheath ending at a small diameter choke at a top thereof near said top of said container;
• a curved discharge pipe having a larger diameter than said choke and connected to said top of said container above said choke for receiving snow from said sheath which is conveyed by said first conveyor out of said container;
• a second substantially horizontal spiral conveyor in said container near said bottom;
• second drive means connected to said second spiral conveyor, said first and second drive means connected to said first and second spiral conveyors for rotating said spiral conveyors in opposite direction for uging snow toward the back of said container, said second spiral conveyor having one end connected to one of said side walls in an opposite end adjacent said vertical spiral conveyor;
• a support in said container rotably mounting said second end of said second spiral conveyor;
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• said discharge pipe being made of two pieces, a first piece being rotatably mounted to said top of said container for rotation in a horizontal plane, and said discharge part having a second part pivotally mounted to said first part with third drive means connected between said first first and second parts for pivoting said second part into a storage position with respect to said first part, said discharge pipe having a constant radius of curvature.