Patent ID: 6508018
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
In combination with a snow removal apparatus having a rotating auger wheel for gathering snow from a ground surface and a housing for covering a top, rear and sides of said auger wheel, at least one laterally positioned roller, said roller being mounted for rotation ahead of a center of said auger wheel and extending in parallel relationship across a length of said auger wheel for raising said auger wheel above a ground surface and debris on said ground surface along a path of said snow removal apparatus, a ground shield below said auger wheel, said ground shield comprised of a plate for preventing said debris from striking said auger wheel and damaging property, operators, bystanders and said snow removal apparatus by enclosing an open lower portion of said housing, said ground shield being in bordering relationship with said ground surface except for sufficient clearance to clear said ground surface and said debris, and a means for attaching said ground plate to said housing.