US 12,276,073 B2
Method and apparatus for safely and quickly removing snow from narrow pedestrian and vehicular paths
Brian Dale Becwar, Robins, IA (US)
Filed by Brian Dale Becwar, Robins, IA (US)
Filed on May 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/326,571.
Application 17/326,571 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/804,074, filed on Feb. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,015,312.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/812,727, filed on Mar. 1, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0301488 A1, Sep. 30, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E01H 5/09 (2006.01); E01H 5/02 (2006.01); E01H 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC E01H 5/098 (2013.01) [E01H 5/02 (2013.01); E01H 5/045 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stand-on snow blower comprising:
a frame;
a motor supported by said frame;
a snow blower head, pivotally coupled to said frame and powered by said motor;
a winch coupled to said frame and configured to selectively pivot said snow blower head with respect to said frame and to maintain said snow blower head at a constant angular orientation with respect to said frame;
a plurality of wheels including:
an unpowered right front caster, a right rear powered wheel, an unpowered left front caster and a left rear powered wheel;
where said right rear powered wheel and said left rear powered wheel are the only powered wheels in said plurality of wheels;
means for maintaining said snow blower head at a constant angular orientation with respect to said frame, without any use of said winch;
wherein said means for maintaining said snow blower head at a constant angular orientation comprises a first snow blower head load bearing pin;
wherein said means for maintaining said snow blower head at a constant angular orientation further comprises a support portion of said snow blower head configured to engage said first snow blower head load bearing pin;
wherein said means for maintaining said snow blower head at a constant angular orientation further comprises a front portion of said frame configured to engage said first snow blower head load bearing pin; and
wherein each of said plurality of wheels are in combination, sized and configured to couple to said frame in a way that said stand-on snow blower can be driven by said motor to turn 360 degrees while each of said plurality of wheels is constantly remaining in a circle having a maximum diameter of 50 inches.