Patent ID: 7591086

Claim:
A shooter for a snow remover, comprising: a shooter main body, designed to be rotatably mounted on an auger housing of a snow remover, for ejecting to a significant distance snow collected by an auger of the snow remover; and a shooter guide, swingably mounted on a top end of the shooter main body by means of a hinge, for varying an angle of snow projection, wherein the hinge comprises: a hinge half disposed on a side of the shooter main body and mounted on the top end of the shooter main body; a hinge half disposed on a side of the shooter guide and formed on a bottom end of the shooter guide; a pin member inserted through the hinge half on the side of the shooter main body and the hinge half on the side of the shooter guide and rotatably linking the two hinge halves; and an interlocking member for preventing the pin member from falling out from the hinge half on the side of the shooter main body and the hinge half on the side of the shooter guide, and wherein the interlocking member is formed from a wire material, possesses spring properties, and comprises: a rectilinear part positioned on the side of the shooter main body or the side of the shooter guide; coiled parts formed at ends of the rectilinear part; and pressure parts each formed into a U-shape so as to protrude towards a center of the rectilinear part, wherein the interlocking member is mounted to the hinge by each pressure part extending into a respective end of the hinge to press against an end of the pin member.