Calvin Anderson

US Patent:

20120258411, Oct 11, 2012

Filed:

Aug 18, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/212412

Inventors:

Calvin Anderson - Bloomfield NJ, US

International Classification:

F23D 17/00

US Classification:

431202

Abstract:

A snow melting apparatus in which a heating assembly is attached to a motion enabling apparatus such as the chassis and engine of a fork lift truck or a ride lawn-mower, or the chassis of a push lawn-mower. The heating assembly is an array of fuel burning nozzles oriented vertically downward, and vertically adjustable in height with respect to the snow surface. The fuel may be propane or fuel oil, stored in a pressure resistant cylinder. The snow melting apparatus may include an air blowing apparatus, such as an electric fan, so as to provide increased oxygen and to direct heat down from the nozzles toward the surface the heater is melting. A de-icing mixture dispenser may also be attached to the unit. The snow melter may be made in a ride version, a push version and a detachable version designed to fit onto commonly available devices such as lawn-mowers.