Snow removal apparatus

• US 9,587,359 B1
• Filed: 06/07/2016
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lilun Plastics Enterprise Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Lilun Plastics Enterprise Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yu, Ching-Chih
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Stephen
• Application Number:
  US15/175,979
• Time in Patent Office: 273 Days
• Field of Search: 294/49, 294/54.5, 294 57- 59, 294/178
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E01H 5/02 Hand implements E01H5/04, E01H5/10, E01H5/12 take precedence shovels or spades in general A01B1/02; brooms, brushes A46B

Abstract

A snow removal apparatus may include a main body, an engaging base, a shaft and two brackets and be applied to different situations to achieve the effect of removing snow by pulling or pushing the shaft thereof such that a user has no need to repetitively shovel and lift snow to a trolley thus saving time and labors. Also, the snow removal apparatus can remove larger amounts of snow to a great distance without the trolley thus improving applicability. Moreover, since the snow removal apparatus has multi-function, the user can only buy one tool to achieve the effect of removing snow which lowers the cost and is easier for storage.

Claims

1. A snow removal apparatus comprising:

a main body having a curved blade which comprises a concave surface and a convex surface, and an opening of the main body formed at an opposing side of the convex surface, a connecting base protruding from an upper edge of the concave surface, and an engaging base mounted on a central portion of the convex surface, and a connecting hole and an engaging hole respectively formed on the connecting base and the engaging base; and

a shaft comprising a connecting end and a holding end, and the connecting end configured to selectively insert and secure in the connecting hole or the engaging hole thereby connecting the shaft to the main body and allowing a user to use the snow removal apparatus to shave or push snow in different situations, two lateral sides of the shaft respectively connected to two first ends of two brackets while two second ends thereof respectively connected to the main body thereby enhancing the structural strength and allowing the main body and the shaft to endure a greater pushing or pulling force, wherein the connections between the two brackets and the main body and between the two brackets and the shaft are detachable,

wherein a bottom portion of the connecting base located on the concave surface is formed in a taper shape, and a tip end of the bottom portion is located at a long edge of the concave surface while an expanded end thereof is located on the concave surface.

2. The snow removal apparatus of claim 1, wherein the connecting base and the main body are formed integrally.

3. The snow removal apparatus of claim 1, wherein the engaging base is mounted on the convex surface of the main body by using screws.

4. The snow removal apparatus of claim 1, wherein the two second ends of the two brackets are secured on the main body by using screw-nut pairs, and the two first ends of the two brackets are secured on the shaft by using a quick release skewer.

5. The snow removal apparatus of claim 4, wherein the nuts of the screw-nut pairs are configured to be tightened by hand.

6. The snow removal apparatus of claim 1, wherein a plurality of ribs are formed on the concave surface of the main body.