Apparatus for removing snow from motor vehicle roofs

apparatus An apparatus for removing snow accumulation from a motor vehicle roof comprising:

• a motor vehicle roof and including a scraping member;
• and
• a supporting assembly for adjustable positioning and holding the scraping assembly at a position such that the motor vehicle can pass beneath without contacting the scraping member;
• wherein the scraping member is positioned above the ground by a height h that is substantially the same as or slightly greater than that of the motor vehicle roof so that the motor vehicle can pass beneath the scraping assembly as the scraping member removes snow accumulation from the motor vehicle roof;
• and
• wherein the height adjustment assembly comprises at least one hydraulic controller and a hydraulic circuit, the hydraulic controller having a cylinder member mounted on one of the supporting assembly and the scraping assembly and a piston member mounted on the other, the hydraulic circuit controlling the piston member to move in and out of the cylinder member.

An apparatus for removing snow accumulation from a motor vehicle roof comprising:

• a scraping assembly adapted to remove snow accumulation from a motor vehicle roof and including a scraping member;
• and
• a supporting assembly for adjustable positioning and holding the scraping assembly at a position such that the motor vehicle can pass beneath without contacting the scraping member;
• wherein the scraping member is positioned above the ground by a height h that is substantially the same as or slightly greater than that of the motor vehicle roof so that the motor vehicle can pass beneath the scraping assembly as the scraping member removes snow accumulation from the motor vehicle roof;
• and wherein the supporting assembly comprises one upright frame member, the scraping assembly further comprising a horizontal arm member having one end movably mounted on the frame member through the height adjustment assembly and the other of its ends extending freely.