Patent ID: 6865826

Claim:
A snowblower for use on a ground surface, said snowblower comprising: a housing including an open front portion defined by spaced apart side walls, and a rear wall connected to said side walls; a discharge chute connected to said housing; a handle connected to the housing; and an impeller movably coupled to the housing, said impeller including at least one blade having a body formed from a plurality of plies of flexible material, wherein (i) each of a plurality of said plies include an internal layer of reinforcement material, (ii) one layer of reinforcement material in one ply of flexible material is angled in a first direction, (iii) a second layer of reinforcement material in an adjacent ply of flexible material is angled in a second different direction, (iv) said plies define a working edge adapted to engage the ground surface, (v) said working edge defines a plurality of indentations to reduce the amount of surface area of the working edge of the blade that engages the ground surface, and (vi) wherein said indentations are formed by the engagement between said plies and said reinforcement material.