Patent ID: 7617561

Claim:
An apparatus for clearing snow from the roof of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: at least one upright member having a longitudinal axis; a lifting carriage assembly coupled to the at least one upright member for movement along the longitudinal axis thereof; a snow clearing assembly carried by the lifting carriage assembly and positionable on the roof of the vehicle, the snow clearing assembly including: a housing; blower means disposed at least partially within the housing for casting snow from the roof of the vehicle; a pair of first and second, spaced apart, auger members rotatably mounted within the housing for directing snow on the roof of the vehicle toward the blower means; the first auger member being disposed frontward of the second auger member; the lowest extremity of the first auger member being spaced away from the roof, when the snow clearing assembly is positioned onto the roof of the vehicle; and at least one portion of the second auger member being constructed of a resilient material so as to allow the at least one portion of the second auger member to flex when borne against the roof during actuation of the snow clearing assembly.