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Snow removal apparatus

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-05-28
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Granted: 1964-09-22
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Expires: 1982-05-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Marlin E Hukill

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 15:01
CPC Classifications
E; E01; E01H; E01H5/00; E01H5/04; E01H5/08; E01H5/09; E01H5/098

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 301 words
A SNOW COMPACTING MACHINE COMPRISING A VEHICLE, A PAIR OF EXTRUDERS MOUNTED ON SAID VEHICLE WITH THEIR EXTRUSION ORFICES FACING REARWARDLY OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVING A RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION, A LIQUID CARRYING JACKET INTEGRAL WITH AND SURROUNDING SAID EXTRUDERS, A PAIR OF HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING CONDUITS MOUNTED ON SAID VEHICLE, EACH OF SAID CONDUITS LEADING INTO A RESPECTIVE EXTRUDER, A PAIR OF SLOPING CONDUITS FIXED TO SAID VEHICLE, SAID SLOPING CONDUITS HAVING UPPER ENDS WHICH OPEN UPWARDLY AND ARE CONTIGUOUS, SAID SLOPING CONDUITS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY TO OPEN INTO RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING CONDUITS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT SAID EXTRUDERS, A PAIR OF VERTICALLY RECIPROCAL PISTONS MOUNTED ON SAID VEHICLE, EACH OF SAID PISTONS BEING PROJECTIBLE INTO A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID SLOPING CONDUITS TO A POSITION FLUSH WITH AND CLOSING OFF THE OPENING OF THE RESPECTIVE SLOPING CONDUIT INTO THE RESPECTIVE HORIZONTAL CONDUIT, A PAIR OF HORIZONTALLY RECIPROCAL PISTONS MOUNTED ON SAID VEHICLE AND EACH RECEIVED IN A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID HORIZONTAL CONDUITS FOR PROJECTION TOWARD THE EXTRUDERS AND ACROSS THE VERTICAL RECIPROCAL PISTON ASSOCIATED WITH THE RESPECTIVE CONDUIT TO FORCE THE SNOW OUT OF THE RESPECTIVE EXTRUDER, A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR PROJECTING AND RETRACTING SAID PISTONS, SAID HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LEADING THROUGH SAID LIQUID CARRYING JACKET FOR COOLING THE HYDRAULIC FLUID AND HEATING THE EXTRUDED MATERIAL, MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID VEHICLE FOR PICKING UP SNOW AS THE VEHICLE MOVES AND FOR DEPOSITING IT INTO THE UPPER ENDS OF SAID SLOPING CONDUITS, AND CONTROL MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TO PROJECT ONE OF SAID VERTICALLY RECIPROCAL PISTONS, THEN THE HORIZONTALLY RECIPROCAL PISTON ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, THEN THE OTHER VERTICALLY RECIPROCAL PISTON, THEN THE HORIZONTAL PISTON ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, SAID CONTROL MEANS ALSO OPERATING TO ACTUATE SAID DEPOSITING MEANS TO ALTERNATELY DEPOSIT SNOW IN EACH OF THE TWO UPWARDLY OPENING CONDUITS.

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