Patent ID: 8191289

Claim:
A skid for use on a snow blower, where the snow blower includes an auger housing through which snow removed from an area is channeled, said skid comprising: a body adapted to be secured to a vertical side wall of the auger housing; said body including: a first side wall adapted to abut the side wall of the auger housing; a second side wall spaced from the first side wall; a first end wall and a second end wall spaced from each other and extending between the first and second side walls; and wherein the body has a longitudinal axis that extends between the first and second end walls; a sliding surface extending between a bottom end of the first side wall and a bottom end of the second side wall; said sliding surface being adapted to assist the auger housing to slide over snow-covered regions of the area to be cleared; and wherein each of the first and second side walls extends upwardly from the sliding surface and a top end of the first side wall is spaced a vertical distance beyond a top end of the second side wall; and a rolling surface adapted to assist the auger housing to travel over snow-free regions of the area to be cleared, and wherein at least a portion of the rolling surface extends for a distance below the sliding surface.