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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Inventors:
Richard J. Gilpatrick, Whitewater, WI (US);
John E. Gulke, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Peter Jerger, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Christopher M. Fisher, Island Lake, IL (US);
Assignee:
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01H 5/04 (2006.01); E01H 5/09 (2006.01); E01H 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01H 5/045 (2013.01); E01H 5/098 (2013.01); E01H 5/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An impeller assembly for a snowthrower includes a flexible impeller configured to rotate about an axis, wherein the flexible impeller extends radially from the axis to an impeller radial distance, and a cutting implement extending radially from the axis to a cutting implement radial distance less than the impeller radial distance, wherein the cutting implement is spaced apart from and does not contact the flexible impeller.