Excavating – Snow or ice removing or grooming by portable device – Manually powered
Patent
1994-10-04
1996-06-11
Melius, Terry Lee
Excavating
Snow or ice removing or grooming by portable device
Manually powered
37266, 294 545, E01H 502
Patent
active
055243690
ABSTRACT:
A snow removal device permits a user to subdivide and then pull down sections of snow accumulated on a roof or other surface. An elongated handle supports an oppositely disposed blade and cutter, the cutter preferably having a taut wire between side struts attached to a top edge of the blade. The user draws the cutter through a section of snow, subdividing a rectangular slab of snow from the accumulated snow, then flips the device over and removes the slab with the blade. The cutter is generally perpendicular to the handle and the blade is inclined to lift the snow in the pulling direction. The cutter can be height adjustable and wheeled at the side struts, with the side struts shaped and coated for minimal friction. The handle can be length adjustable, e.g., by telescoping, and angularly adjustable or compactly collapsible via an articulation having complementary splines and groove for setting an articulation angle.
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Batson Victor
Melius Terry Lee
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