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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01H 5/09 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01H 5/09 ;
Abstract
A snow shoveling machine comprising an engine and an auger housing accommodating therein an auger paddle. The engine is actuated to thereby rotate the auger paddle. The auger housing includes an upper half and a lower half. The upper half is made from resin. The lower half is formed of a sheet of steel. The upper and lower halves are connected to each other through a connecting member. The connecting member serves a function of reinforcing the auger housing. As snow collected by the auger paddle is thrown upwardly into a snow throwing aperture formed in the upper half, some snow fails to enter the aperture. The connecting member serves to allow such snow to fall to the auger paddle.