Snow and ice removing assembly

A snow and ice removing assembly includes a housing that has a front wall, a back wall and a peripheral wall that extends between the front wall and the back wall. A hot air conduit is fluidly coupled to the housing and extends away from the front wall. An air warming unit is mounted in the housing and draws air into the housing through an air intake that extends through the housing. The air warming unit warms the air then forces the air outwardly of the housing through the hot air conduit when turned on. A container is positioned remote of the housing and holds a snow melting compound therein. A dispensing unit is mounted on the housing and is fluidly coupled to the container. The dispensing unit is actuated to extract the snow melting compound from the container and dispense the snow melting compound outwardly from the housing.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure and prior art relates to snow and ice removing devices and more particularly pertains to a new snow and ice removing device for removing snow and ice.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a housing that has a front wall, a back wall and a peripheral wall that extends between the front wall and the back wall. A hot air conduit is fluidly coupled to the housing and extends away from the front wall. An air warming unit is mounted in the housing. The air warming unit draws air into the housing through an air intake that extends through the housing and warms the air when the air warming unit is turned on. The air warming unit forces the air outwardly of the housing through the hot air conduit. A container is positioned remote of the housing and is configured to hold snow melting compound therein. A dispensing unit is mounted on the housing and is fluidly coupled to the container. The dispensing unit is actuated to extract the snow melting compound from the container and dispense the snow melting compound outwardly from the housing such that the snow melting compound melts the snow and the ice positioned on the ground surface. A power supply is mounted on the housing and is electrically coupled to the air warming unit and the dispensing unit.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As best illustrated inFIGS. 1 through 4, the snow and ice removing assembly10generally comprises a housing12that has a front wall14, a back wall16and a peripheral wall18that extends between the front wall14and the back wall16. A handle20is attached to a top side22of the housing20. The handle20may be formed by the housing12or may be separate from the housing12.

A hot air conduit24is fluidly coupled to the housing12. The hot air conduit24extends away from the front wall14. The hot air conduit24comprises an elongated tube26wherein the elongated tube26has an open distal end28relative to the housing12. Moreover, the elongated tube26is rigid to direct the flow of air outwardly through the elongated tube26.

An air warming unit30is mounted in the housing12. The air warming unit30draws air into the housing12through an air intake32that extends through the housing12. The air warming unit30warms the air and forces the air outwardly of the housing12through the hot air conduit24when the air warming unit30is turned on.

The air warming unit30comprises a control circuit34that is mounted in the housing12. A heating element36is mounted in the housing12and is electrically coupled to the control circuit34. The heating element36is in thermal communication with the air positioned within the housing12and is actuated to heat the air within the housing12to a preselected temperature.

A blower38is mounted in the housing12and is electrically coupled to the control circuit34. The blower38is in fluid communication with the air heated by the heating element36and with the hot air conduit24. Moreover, the blower38is actuated to take in the air from outside of the housing12through the air intake32wherein the heating element36warms the air and the blower38forces the air outwardly of the hot air conduit24.

An input40is electrically coupled to the control circuit34and is actuated to turn on each of the heating element36and the blower38. The input40includes a temperature selector42to selectively choose a one of a plurality of temperature levels at which the air is to be heated. The temperature levels are typically between 65° F. and 95° F. The temperature selectors42include a plurality of buttons44each of the buttons44turns on the heating element36and the blower38. Moreover, each of the buttons44is associated with one of the heat levels. A selected one of the buttons44is actuated to warm the heating element36to the associated one of the heat levels. The buttons44may include a low heat button46, a medium heat button48and a high heat button50for approximate temperature settings. The low heat button46may be associated with the 70° F. heat level, the medium heat button48is associated with the 80° F. heat level, and the high heat button50is associated with the 90° F. heat level. The heating element36is heated to the associated heat level when the button44is actuated.

A container52is positioned remote of the housing12and holds snow melting compound therein54. The container52has a filling aperture56for receiving the container52with the snow melting compound54. A cap58is removably positioned over the filling aperture56. A hose60is attached to and extends outwardly from the container52wherein the hose60is fluidly coupled with an interior62of the container52. The container52may comprise a backpack but may be any other container52suitable to hold the snow melting compound54within.

A dispensing unit64is mounted on the housing12and is fluidly coupled to the container52. The dispensing unit64is actuated to extract the snow melting compound54from the container52and dispense the snow melting compound54outwardly from the housing12such that the snow melting compound54melts the snow and the ice positioned on the ground surface. The snow melting compound54may be comprised of salt or sand, but may be any other compound suitable to melt snow and ice.

The dispensing unit64comprises a chamber66that is mounted within the housing12. The chamber66has a first lateral wall68, a second lateral wall70and a perimeter wall72is attached to and extends between the first lateral wall68and the second lateral wall70. An inlet pipe74is fluidly coupled to an interior76the chamber66and extends outwardly of the housing12. The hose60is fluidly coupled to the inlet pipe74to fluidly couple the chamber66to the container52. An outlet pipe78is also included and is fluidly coupled to the interior76of the chamber66and extends outwardly of the housing12. The outlet pipe78extends downwardly from the housing12. A motor80is mounted in the chamber66. A spreader82is mounted in said chamber66and is mechanically coupled to the motor80. The motor80is actuated to rotate the spreader82and move the melting compound54from said inlet pipe74and to the outlet pipe78. The container66is coupled to the inlet pipe74at an angle that gravity pulls the snow melting compound64downwardly into the chamber66. Rotation of the spreader82dispenses the snow melting compound54and creates space for more of the snow melting compound54within the chamber66. A power switch84is mounted on the housing12and is electrically coupled to the motor80. The power switch84is actuated to turn on the motor80.

A power supply86is mounted on the housing12and is electrically coupled to the air warming unit30and the dispensing unit64. The power supply86may comprises a rechargeable battery. In the rechargeable battery embodiment, the rechargeable battery is removable from the housing12to be placed in a recharging dock. However, the power supply86may comprise of any other power supply86and may alternatively be powered by a gas fueled engine mounted on the housing.

In use, the container52is filled with the snow melting compound54. The input40is actuated and a selected one of the buttons44is actuated to turn on the blower38and the heating element36. The air is blown outwardly of the hot air conduit24to melt and blow the snow away. The power switch84is actuated to turn on the motor80and rotate the spreader82. The snow melting compound54is released outwardly through the outlet pipe78. The snow melting compound54falls downwardly onto and melts the snow and the ice.