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US3155089A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Portable snow melting and snow disposal unit

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-02-08
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Granted: 1964-11-03
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Expires: 1982-02-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William H Hoyt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 01:33
CPC Classifications
E; E01; E01H; E01H5/00; E01H5/10; E01H5/102

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 176 words
A MOBILE SNOW MELTING UNIT COMPRISING A WHEEL SUPPORTED FRAME, A BOILER HOUSING ON SAID FRAME, INCLUDING A HOT-WATER BOILER, A SNOW-RECEIVING TANK SUPERPOSED OVER SAID BOILER HOUSING, THE BOTTOM OF SAID TANK CONSTITUTING THE TOP OF SAID BOILER HOUSING, A CONTINUOUS SNOW-RECEIVING TROUGH WITHIN SAID TANK EXTENDING AT LEAST THE ENTIRE PERIMETER THEREOF, THE BOTTOM OF SAID TROUGH BEING VERTICALLY SPACED ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF SAID TANK, A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL ANGLE BARS EACH OF INVERTED V-SHAPE SECURED BETWEEN A PAIR OF OPPOSED INSIDE WALLS OF SAID TROUGH, A WATER SPRAY PIPE POSITIONED WITHIN EACH ANGLE BAR, A HEATER PIPE WITHIN SAID TROUGH, A DRAIN PIPE CONNECTED TO SAID HEATER PIPE, OPENINGS IN SAID TANK BOTTOM FOR THE DISCHARGE OF WATER DIRECTLY INTO SAID BOILER, OVERFLOW OPENINGS IN THE INSIDE WALL OF SAID TROUGH, A PUMP, A CONDUIT CONNECTING THE BOTTOM OF SAID BOILER TO THE INLET OF SAID PUMP, A DISCHARGE CONDUIT ON SAID PUMP, AND SEPARATE CONDUIT MEANS EACH INCLUDING A CONTROL VALVE FOR CONNECTING THE DISCHARGE CONDUIT TO SAID SPRAY PIPES AND
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 176 words
A MOBILE SNOW MELTING UNIT COMPRISING A WHEEL SUPPORTED FRAME, A BOILER HOUSING ON SAID FRAME, INCLUDING A HOT-WATER BOILER, A SNOW-RECEIVING TANK SUPERPOSED OVER SAID BOILER HOUSING, THE BOTTOM OF SAID TANK CONSTITUTING THE TOP OF SAID BOILER HOUSING, A CONTINUOUS SNOW-RECEIVING TROUGH WITHIN SAID TANK EXTENDING AT LEAST THE ENTIRE PERIMETER THEREOF, THE BOTTOM OF SAID TROUGH BEING VERTICALLY SPACED ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF SAID TANK, A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL ANGLE BARS EACH OF INVERTED V-SHAPE SECURED BETWEEN A PAIR OF OPPOSED INSIDE WALLS OF SAID TROUGH, A WATER SPRAY PIPE POSITIONED WITHIN EACH ANGLE BAR, A HEATER PIPE WITHIN SAID TROUGH, A DRAIN PIPE CONNECTED TO SAID HEATER PIPE, OPENINGS IN SAID TANK BOTTOM FOR THE DISCHARGE OF WATER DIRECTLY INTO SAID BOILER, OVERFLOW OPENINGS IN THE INSIDE WALL OF SAID TROUGH, A PUMP, A CONDUIT CONNECTING THE BOTTOM OF SAID BOILER TO THE INLET OF SAID PUMP, A DISCHARGE CONDUIT ON SAID PUMP, AND SEPARATE CONDUIT MEANS EACH INCLUDING A CONTROL VALVE FOR CONNECTING THE DISCHARGE CONDUIT TO SAID SPRAY PIPES AND

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