Patent ID: 9725861
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: E01H

Claim:
1. A snow-to-slurry conversion apparatus comprising: a first chassis extending along a first longitudinal axis between a first front end and a first rear end; a collection device mounted on said first chassis and extending between a collection inlet to a collection outlet; a first holding tank mounted on said first chassis and spaced from said collection device, said first holding tank including a first tank inlet and a first tank outlet; a conveying system extending between a conveying inlet communicating with said collection outlet and a conveying outlet communicating with said first tank inlet; a first spraying system extending along said conveying system between said conveying inlet and said conveying outlet; wherein said conveying system extends along a tortured path and includes a plurality of sections extending in opposite directions and wherein said first spraying system includes spray jets disposed along said plurality of sections extending in opposite directions; and wherein said plurality of sections of said conveying system further comprises a first section and a second section, wherein said first section and said second section extend in opposite vertical directions.