Snow removal units

Claim 1

A MOBILE SNOW REMOVAL UNIT INCLUDING IN COMBINATION: A CHASSIS COMPRISING WHEELS INCLUDING A WHEEL WHICH CAN BE STEERED. THE BOTTOMS OF SAID WHEELS SUBSTANTIALLY DEFINING A PLANE; SNOW GATHERING AND CONVEYING MEANS MOUNTED ON THE FORWARD PORTION OF SAID CHASSIS; A CAB CONTAINING CONTROLS FOR SAID STEERABLE WHEEL AND SAID MEANS; SAID CAB COMPRISING: ROOM FOR AN OPERATOR, AND A WINDOW REGION ADAPTED TO PROVIDE SAID OPERATOR WITH A VIEW REQUIRED FOR THE FORWARD PROGRESS OF SAID UNIT; A CANTILEVER CONSTRUCTION RIGIDLY MOUNTED ON SAID CHASSIS AND SUPPORTING SAID CAB IN A MANNER TO PROJECT SAID CAB ABOVE AND SUBSTANTIALLY FORWARD OF SAID MEANS FOR GATHERING AND CONVEYING SAID SNOW, WITH THE FLOOR OF SAID CAB BEING SUBSTANTIALLY FIXEDLY DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID PLANE; A SNOW MELTER MOUNTED ON SAID CHASSIS; SAID SNOW GATHERING AND CONVEYING MEANS COMPRISING: POWER DRIVEN INTAKE AND IMPELLER MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID CHASSIS FOR VERTICALLY SWINGING MOVEMENT ABOUT AN AXIS LOCATED REARWARDLY OF SAID INTAKE AND IMPELLER MEANS; MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID CHASSIS FOR RAISING AND LOWERING SAID INTAKE AND IMPELLER MEANS WITH RESPECT TO SAID CAB; AND A CHUTE MOUNTED BEHIND SAID CAB IN SUBSTANTIALLY FIXED RELATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID CHASSIS, AND LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE SAID IMPELLER MEANS, AND ADAPTED TO CONVEY SNOW TO SAID SNOW MELTER.