Patent ID: 6909074

Claim:
A portable device for providing a heated surface to melt snow and ice therefrom, said device comprising: a reservoir having a top surface provided with a top opening for receiving a predetermine quantity of fluid therethrough, said reservoir further having a plurality of apertures for directing fluid with a first temperature outwardly therefrom and for receiving fluid with a second temperature; means for heating fluid disposed within said reservoir, said heating means being operably connected to said reservoir and including a first section disposed therein and a second section disposed exterior thereof; a plurality of mats removably attachable to each other along a selected path, said plurality of mats being formed from heat-retaining material; a plurality of elongated and flexible conduits in fluid communication with said reservoir and said plurality of mats, said plurality of conduits for channeling the first temperature fluid towards and through said plurality of mats and for directing the second temperature fluid away from said plurality of mats wherein the second temperature is lower than the first temperature; and a power supply source electrically coupled to said heating means.