Patent ID: 6948569

Claim:
A device for removing material from a surface comprising, in combination: a blade having a front side; an auger positioned in close proximity to the front side of the blade and operably mounted on an axle for rotary motion relative to the blade whereby material accumulating at the front side of the blade during movement of the blade over the surface is transversely moved from the front side of the blade to a side of the device by the rotary motion of the auger; a handle operably connected to the blade for directing the blade and the auger over the surface; wherein the auger has a passage receiving the axle; wherein the auger is molded of plastic and the passage is free of a molding draft; wherein the auger is formed by bypass molding; and wherein the auger includes first and second pluralities of openings located on different sides of the passage, wherein the openings of each of the first and second plurality of openings are spaced-apart along the length of the passage, and wherein the openings of the first plurality of openings overlap the openings of the second plurality of openings along the length of the passage.