# US 5,706,592 A · Snow removal device

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- Number: US 5,706,592 A
- Document ID: US5706592A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/708,714
- Filed: 1996-09-05
- Granted: 1998-01-13
- Earliest claimed: 1996-09-05
- Inventors: Sylvester Sinclair, Jr.
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5706592A

## CPC

- B62B 1/147: {the load support being in the form of a scoop}
- E01C 19/2025: {Throwers with substantially horizontal axis, e.g. drums or brushes rotated to fling the material at the surface}
- E01H 5/02: Hand implements (E01H5/04, E01H5/10, E01H5/12 take precedence {shovels or spades in general A01B1/02; brooms, brushes A46B})
- B62B: HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES (characterised by animal propulsion B62C; propulsion of sledges by driver or engine B62M)
- E01C: CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR (forming roads or like surfaces by compacting or grading snow or ice E01H)
- E01H: STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING {OR PREVENTING} FOG IN GENERAL {CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS}(cleaning in general B08B)

## Abstract

A snow removal push board and snow barrow. More specifically, the invention is a snow push board made up of a generally rectangular board with handles on one side and a scraping edge directly opposite the handles. The push board is operated by grasping the handles in front of the waist and allowing the board to be on an approximately forty-five degree incline from the user's waist to the ground while pushing the scraping edge along the ground. The snow barrow includes a board having a scraping edge and generally triangular sides. The snow barrow has handles for the user to grasp and push the barrow with two large wheels in the rear and two smaller wheels in the front of the barrow for maneuvering. The snow barrow also has structure for dispensing salt using either a vertical pinwheel or track dispersement axles in between the rear wheels of the barrow. The amount of salt dispensed can be controlled by adjusting a gauge.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A snow removal device comprising:
a barrow of substantially uniform construction having a rear wall and a pair of upwardly sloping sides defining a pair of rear wheel wells, said barrow including:
a front snow scooping compartment including a bottom with a leading edge;
a rear salt storage and dispensing compartment including a bottom having a fixed portion and a spring-actuated door swingably mounted to said fixed portion which allows for the dispensing of salt; and
a partition separating said snow scooping compartment and said salt storage and dispensing compartment;
a pair of rear wheels housed within said pair of rear wheel wells, said pair of wheels joined together by a rear dispersment axle.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The snow removal device of claim 1, further comprising a pair of front wheels located under said snow scooping compartment.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The snow removal device of claim 1, wherein said dispersement axle is a track dispersement axle for receiving and dispensing salt.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The snow removal device of claim 1, further comprising a gauge which is mechanically attached to said door for adjusting the opening of said door and the amount of salt dispensed.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The snow removal device of claim 1, further comprising a wall sloping from said partition to said bottom of said salt storage dispensing compartments, such that salt will be funneled to said door.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The snow removal device of claim 1, wherein said rear wall of said barrow includes handles.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The snow removal device of claim 1, in combination with a receptacle for receiving said snow removal device, said receptacle having a pair of nose holders and defining a triangular-shaped opening.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The snow removal device of claim 1, wherein said dispersement axle is a pinwheel dispersement axle.