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US 8,428,446 B1Granted
Snow and ice melting device
OwnerMike Pimentelinventor
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Abstract
The snow and ice melting device consists of a power generator contained within a housing, which includes wheels and a handle to make mobile. A heater deck is suspended above the ground in front of the housing, and includes a heating element and a blower, which directs heated air towards the ground in order to melt snow or ice. The heater deck is connected to the housing by a pivoting arm and a winch cable that enables the heater deck to hover above the ground or to fold vertically next to the housing when not in use.
Claims17
A snow and ice melting device comprising:
- a portable electric generator that has a plurality of wheels for mobility, a heater deck extends from the portable electric generator and further includes a heating element and blower to direct heated air towards the ground;
- wherein a plurality of metal plates attach along an outer perimeter of the heater deck near a bottom edge via a plurality of bolts, which enable the metal plates to be raised or lowered with respect to said heater deck in order to minimize the clearance between the heater deck and the ground for preventing heat from escaping along said bottom edge.
A snow and ice melting device comprising:
- a portable electric generator that is contained within a housing;
- wherein said housing has a plurality of wheels for mobility;
- wherein a heater deck extends from said housing and further includes a heating element and blower to direct heated air towards the ground;
- wherein a plurality of metal plates attach along an outer perimeter of the heater deck near a bottom edge via a plurality of bolts, which enable the metal plates to be raised or lowered with respect to said heater deck in order to minimize the clearance between the heater deck and the ground for preventing heat from escaping along said bottom edge.
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