Patent ID: 6840028

Claim:
An impeller assembly for a yard vacuum unit configured to be operatively connected to an associated engine of the yard vacuum unit, the impeller assembly comprising: an impeller plate that is generally planar with a generally circular cross-section, said impeller plate having an outer periphery and a first debris-engaging surface and a second motor-facing surface; a hub fixedly connected to said impeller plate, said hub being generally cylindrical in shape with an outer surface, said hub including connecting means for use in connecting said impeller assembly to an associated drive means; and, a plurality of fan blades for use in vacuuming associated debris, each fan blade having first and second ends and first and second sides, each first end being fixedly connected to said outer surface of said hub all along said first end, each first side being fixedly connected to said first debris-engaging surface of said impeller plate all along said first side, each second end extending to said outer periphery of said impeller plate.