Patent ID: 6260293
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
Apparatus for removing snow or other debris from ground surfaces, said apparatus being attached to a prime mover and comprising:a) a pick-up assembly containing a plurality of finger modules wherein each of said finger modules has one or more fingers and each one of said fingers is a flat, blade-like strip of stiffly flexible material;b) an impeller assembly; andc) a discharge tube;wherein said pick-up assembly has a length and a longitudinal axis that extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to a travel direction of said prime mover and substantially parallel to a ground surface to be cleaned, wherein said impeller assembly is mounted immediately adjacent said picks assembly and extends parallel to and co-extensive with said length of said pick-up assembly, and wherein said discharge tube is mounted immediately adjacent and parallel to said impeller assembly for a length substantially equivalent to said length of said pick-up assembly.