Patent · US Expired

Snowblower

US4619061A · kind A · utility

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17References
1Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 22, 1985
Grant dateOct 28, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 22, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE01H5/098
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A snowblower includes an auger having individual flat spring steel blades mounted on plates carried by a shaft. The blades are connected to the plates by a pivot pin and a shear pin so that on encountering a solid object the shear pin allows the blade to pivot while remaining attached to the shaft.

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