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Snowplow

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-06-07
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Granted: 1965-10-26
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Expires: 1983-06-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Vanvick Isak

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 22:39
CPC Classifications
E; E01; E01H; E01H5/00; E01H5/04; E01H5/08; E01H5/09; E01H5/098

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 163 words
A ROTARY SNOWPLOW ADAPTED TO MOVE OVER A SUPPORTING SURFACE COMPRISING AN OUTER HOUSING, SAID HOUSING BEING COMPRISED OF TWO HOUSING SECTIONS, EACH BEING OF FRUSTO-CONICAL SHAPE WITH THEIR MAJOR DIAMETER PORTIONS JOINED IN THE CENTER OF THE HOUSING AND THEIR MINOR DIAMETER PROTIONS AT THE OUTER ENDS THEREOF, SAID HOUSING HAVING A FORWARDLY DIRECTED OPENING, A SNOW FEEDING AUGER OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME SIZE AND SHAPE AS SAID HOUSING ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING, SAID SNOW FEEDING AUGER HAVING BLOWER PORTION IN THE CENTER THEREOF, A PAIR OF TRANSITION PLATES EACH TANGENT TO ONE OF THE FRUSTO-CONICAL SECTIONS OF SAID HOUSING, AND CUTTER BAR MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID TRANSITION PLATES AND EXTENDING TO BE IN CONTACT WITH THE SUPPORTING SURFACE FOR SAID SNOWPLOW AND DEFINING THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID FORWARDLY DIRECTED OPENING, SAID TRANSITION PLATES AND SAID CUTTER BARS FORMING A SUBSTANTIALLY V-SHAPED CONFIGURATION ADAPTED TO FACILITATE MOVEMENT OF SNOW INTO SAID BLOWER PORTION IN THE CENTER OF SAID SNOW AUGER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 163 words
A ROTARY SNOWPLOW ADAPTED TO MOVE OVER A SUPPORTING SURFACE COMPRISING AN OUTER HOUSING, SAID HOUSING BEING COMPRISED OF TWO HOUSING SECTIONS, EACH BEING OF FRUSTO-CONICAL SHAPE WITH THEIR MAJOR DIAMETER PORTIONS JOINED IN THE CENTER OF THE HOUSING AND THEIR MINOR DIAMETER PROTIONS AT THE OUTER ENDS THEREOF, SAID HOUSING HAVING A FORWARDLY DIRECTED OPENING, A SNOW FEEDING AUGER OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME SIZE AND SHAPE AS SAID HOUSING ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING, SAID SNOW FEEDING AUGER HAVING BLOWER PORTION IN THE CENTER THEREOF, A PAIR OF TRANSITION PLATES EACH TANGENT TO ONE OF THE FRUSTO-CONICAL SECTIONS OF SAID HOUSING, AND CUTTER BAR MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID TRANSITION PLATES AND EXTENDING TO BE IN CONTACT WITH THE SUPPORTING SURFACE FOR SAID SNOWPLOW AND DEFINING THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID FORWARDLY DIRECTED OPENING, SAID TRANSITION PLATES AND SAID CUTTER BARS FORMING A SUBSTANTIALLY V-SHAPED CONFIGURATION ADAPTED TO FACILITATE MOVEMENT OF SNOW INTO SAID BLOWER PORTION IN THE CENTER OF SAID SNOW AUGER.

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