Patent ID: 11926978
Assignee: THE TORO COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC B  E

Claim 12:
13. A modular boom for attaching to a prime mover and dispensing a solution to remove snow and deice a surface, the modular boom comprising:
a central bracket having an interior cavity and a wedge shaped portion;
a boom shroud comprising
first and second boom shroud portions each having a first boom shroud end and a second boom shroud end wherein the first boom shroud ends of the first and second boom shroud portions are positioned within the interior cavity of the central bracket and configured to be secured therein;
each of the first and second boom shroud portions further including a main body extending from the first boom shroud end to the second boom shroud end, the main body comprising
a substantially wedge shaped portion with an edge configured to engage a snow pile and/or windrow of snow and cause snow to flow about the wedge shaped portion; and
an opening in a bottom of the main body providing access to an interior cavity of the boom shroud portion;

a boom pipe positioned within the interior cavities of the boom shroud portions and of the central bracket, the boom pipe having ends that extend beyond the boom shroud, the boom pipe having spaced apart apertures along a length thereof configured to dispense brine onto the surface;
first and second end caps each configured to support the respective ends of the boom pipe and to connect to the second ends of the boom shroud portions to provide structural rigidity to the modular boom; and
a plurality of nozzles retained to each of the first and second end caps, wherein each nozzle of the plurality of nozzles in each end cap has a different spray profile, and
wherein each nozzle of the plurality of nozzles includes an annular groove configured to accept a camming mechanism of a connector to secure the connector to the nozzle.