Snow melting attachment for a snow blower
US6353212B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE01H5/104
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A snow melting attachment for a snow blower for preventing the building up of large snow piles includes a housing having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall. The peripheral wall has an upper edge defining an opening extending into the housing. The housing is mountable on the snow blower. A drainage pipe is fluidly coupled to the housing. A valve is in communication with the drainage pipe for selectively opening and closing the drainage pipe. A plurality of plates is mounted in the housing. Each of the plates has an upper side and a lower side. A plurality of heating elements is mounted in the housing. Each of the heating elements is positioned adjacent to one of the lower sides of the plates such that a plurality of heating elements is adjacent to each of the plates. The heating elements are each operationally coupled to a power supply.
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