Patent ID: 7231140

Claim:
A system for melting snow and ice comprising: a housing defined by a top section, a bottom section, a rear section, two side sections, and a substantially hollow cavity; a first fan means, rotatably mounted within the substantially hollow cavity of said housing, for blowing air toward an open front end of said housing; a heating means, mounted within the substantially hollow cavity of said housing between said fan means and the open front end of said housing, for heating air blown by said fan means; a heat reclamation means for recapturing at least some of the heated air blown out of said housing by said fan means and directing the recaptured air back into said housing, wherein said heat reclamation means comprises a substantially hollow duct, an open front end of which is positioned substantially above the open front end of said housing, and an open back end of which leads into a hole disposed within said housing, and wherein said heat reclamation means comprises: a second fan means, rotatably mounted within the substantially hollow duct of said heat reclamation means, for blowing air toward the hole disposed within said housing; and a power source means for powering said first and second fan means and said heating means.