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

Claim 8:
9. 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 along the surface; and
first and second end caps configured to support the 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.