Snow melter

Claim 1

IN A SNOW AND ICE MELTING MACHINE, A CHAMBER HAVING SIDE AND BOTTOM SURFACES, A PLURALITY OF MANIFOLD DUCTS SUPPORTED NEAR THE BOTTOM SURFACE OF THE CHAMBER SAID DUCTS BEING ARRANGED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER, MEANS POSITIONED WITHIN SAID CHAMBER FOR DISTRIBUTING GASES TO EACH OF SAID DUCTS, A PLURALITY OF GASEXPELLING PIPES COUPLED TO EACH OF SAID DUCTS, EACH OF SAID PIPES BEING CONSTRUCTED IN A T CONFIGURATION WITH THE VERTICAL PORTION OF THE T COUPLED TO RESPECTIVE DUC AND THE CROSS-BAR PORTION OF THE T HAVING OPEN ENDS, SAID CROSS-BAR PORTION FURTHER BEING BENT DOWNWARD AT REGIONS IN PROXIMITY TO THE RESPECTIVE OPEN ENDS TO POINT SAID OPEN ENDS TOWARD SAID BOTTOM SURFACE, AT LEAST ONE FLUID OUTLET IN SAID SURFACE, A PORTION OF THE OUTLET BEING LOCATED IN THE CHAMBER AT A LEVEL BETWEEN THE OPEN END OF THE LAST-MENTIONED PIPE AND THE BENT REGIONS THEREOF FOR INHIBITING ANY FLUID IN SAID CHAMBER FROM ENTERING THE CORRESPONDING DUCT, AND PRESSURE-RELIEF DUCTS COUPLED TO SAID MANIFOLD DUCTS, SAID RELIEF DUCTS EXTENDING AT LEAST PARTIALLY UP TO THE HEIGHT OF SAID SIDE SURFACE AND HAVING WEIGHTED COVERS HINGED TO PROVIDE FLAP VALVES.