Patent ID: 8393094

Claim:
A method of removing snow, said method comprising the steps of: positioning a covering on a ground surface, said covering including a plurality of panels, said panels being slidably coupled together to allow a combined length of said panels to be selectively lengthened or retracted, each of said panels having; a top side, a bottom side, a first end edge, a second end edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, a raised apex being positioned in said top side and being located between said first and second lateral edges and extending from said first end edge to said second end edge, an elongated indent being positioned in said bottom side between said first and second lateral edges and extending from said first end edge to said second end edge; a pair of elongated slots being positioned in said bottom side, each of said slots being elongated along a line orientated parallel to said first lateral edge, one of said slots being positioned adjacent to said first lateral edge and one of said slots being positioned adjacent to said second lateral edge; a pair of posts being attached to said top side, said posts being positioned adjacent to said first end edge and being spaced from each other, each of said posts being positioned in and slidable along said slots in another one of said panels; said plurality of panels including a first panel and a last panel wherein remaining ones of said plurality of panels are positioned between said first and last panels, said first panel having a handle coupled thereto, said last panel having a strap coupled thereto, said first panel being free of any of said posts; lengthening said covering to a selected length; allowing snow to fall on said covering; and picking up said covering to remove snow from the ground surface covered by said covering.