# US 9,038,232 B1 · Wheeled suction and blower apparatus

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- Number: US 9,038,232 B1
- Document ID: US9038232B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 13/864,489
- Filed: 2013-04-17
- Granted: 2015-05-26
- Earliest claimed: 2012-09-21
- Applicants: Myron L. Morrow
- Inventors: Myron L. Morrow
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9038232B1

## CPC

- A01G 20/47: Vacuum or blower devices
- A01G: HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING (picking of fruits, vegetables, hops or the like A01D46/00; propagating unicellular algae C12N1/12)

## Abstract

A wheeled suction and blower apparatus for either sucking up debris or blowing debris. The wheeled suction and blower apparatus includes a base member supported upon wheels and being towed behind a prime mover; a motor supported upon the base member; a housing with an impeller being in communication with the motor; a chute fastenable to the housing; a hood being pivotally attached to the chute; and an actuating assembly for adjusting the positioning of the hood.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A wheeled suction and blower apparatus comprising:
a trailer assembly including a base member mounted upon wheels;
a blower and suction assembly supported upon said trailer assembly for generating forced air, wherein said blower and suction assembly includes a housing securely mounted upon said trailer assembly and having a front wall with an opening extending therethrough into said housing and also having a top wall with a flue extending therethrough into and from said housing, wherein said blower and suction apparatus also includes a screen hingedly attached to an outside of said front wall of said housing and closeable over said opening through said front wall to prevent unwanted debris from being sucked into said housing and to allow air to be sucked into said housing and through said duct assembly;
a duct assembly in fluid communication with said blower and suction assembly for transporting air and debris; and
a duct adjustable assembly in communication with said duct assembly.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The wheeled suction and blower apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein said screen is removable over said opening through said front wall to allow debris to be sucked into said housing and through said duct assembly.

### Claim 3

A wheeled suction and blower apparatus comprising:
a trailer assembly including a base member mounted upon wheels;
a blower and suction assembly supported upon said trailer assembly for generating forced air;
a duct assembly in fluid communication with said blower and suction assembly for transporting air and debris, wherein said blower and suction assembly includes a housing securely mounted upon said trailer assembly and having a front wall with an opening extending therethrough into said housing, wherein said duct assembly includes a first chute with open inlet and outlet ends, and also includes a second chute with open inlet and outlet ends, said second chute at said open inlet end of said second chute removably coupled to said first chute at said open outlet end of said first chute to form a continuous passageway through said first and second chutes, wherein said duct assembly further includes a hood hingedly attached to said second chute at said open outlet end thereof; and
a duct adjustable assembly in communication with said duct assembly. wherein said duct adjustable assembly includes an elongate lever support mounted upon said base member, and further includes a sleeve connected to a top end of said elongate lever support, and also includes a lever extending through said sleeve, said lever being pivotable at said sleeve and adapted to be accessible by a user riding on a prime mover.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The wheeled suction and blower apparatus as described in claim 3, wherein said duct adjustable assembly further includes a pivot support mounted to said base member, and also includes a pivot pivotally attached to said pivot support.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The wheeled suction and blower apparatus as described in claim 4, wherein said duct adjustable assembly further includes a first linkage with a first end coupled to said hood and with a second end coupled to said pivot to move said hood up or down relative to a ground to direct the forced air exiting said open outlet end of said second chute.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The wheeled suction and blower apparatus as described in claim 3, wherein said duct adjustable assembly also includes a second linkage with a first end coupled to said pivot and with a second end coupled to said lever.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The wheeled suction and blower apparatus as described in claim 6, wherein said pivot includes wing portions with one said wing portion coupled to said second end of said first linkage and another said wing portion couple to said first end of said second linkage, said wing portions being angled relative to one another.