Patent ID: 11957079
Assignee: METALCRAFT OF MAYVILLE, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 15:
16. A stand-on blower, comprising:
a chassis that includes a frame;
an engine mounted to the frame;
a pair of drive wheels supported by the frame and selectively receiving power from the engine for moving the stand-on blower;
a pair of casters pivotally attached to the frame, each caster defining a pivot axis at a respective attachment location;
a riding platform mounted to the frame and upon which an operator stands during use of the stand-on blower;
a blower system, including:
an impeller housing that surrounds an impeller to direct a volume of air that is accelerated by the impeller in a downstream direction through the blower system;
a housing outlet duct that extends between the impeller housing and an outlet nozzle, the housing outlet duct defining a duct body that extends in a scroll fashion angularly forward from the impeller housing with:
a housing outlet duct inlet end extending tangentially from the impeller housing;
a housing outlet duct outlet end arranged forward of the housing outlet duct inlet end and the impeller housing; and
the outlet nozzle movably connected to the housing outlet duct outlet end and rotatable about a vertical axis that is positioned forward of each of the pivot axes of the pair of casters.