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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7194827 | Snow thrower discharge chute A snow thrower having a discharge chute rotation and locking device. The snow thrower includes a discharge chute rotatable about a chute axis with respect to the snow thrower housing to discharge in a selected direction snow under the influence of the auger. The sno... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7165345 | Automated control mechanism for a snow blower discharge chute The automation mechanism has of three rubber discs, two of which are connected to two swiveling brackets. The brackets are directed by two cables and two cable levers, each one connected to each handlebar. The swivelling brackets consist of two rubber discs that mak... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7155847 | Snow removing machine A snow removing machine including a control unit for controlling lifting and lowering of an auger housing by an electrohydraulic cylinder. The control unit has the functions of presetting per-unit-time lifting and lowering distances as constants; setting the lowest ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134227 | Adjustable wing plow A plow assembly includes a pair of plow wings which are pivotally mounted at opposite ends of a center plow. Each of the plow wings may pivot between a forwardly angled position and an aligned position. The plow assembly may pivot a trailing plow wing in response to... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7032333 | Snowthrower chute and deflector control A single joystick type control handle controls the chute and deflector of a snowthrower. The control handle can be moved laterally from side to side and a second linkage including a gear connection laterally rotates the chute from side to side in the same direction,... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6952893 | Chute retention device A discharge chute locking assembly for use on a discharge chute assembly of a snow throwing machine includes an outward extending receiving flange on a first component of the chute assembly and an outward extending chute mounting flange on a second component of the ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6939222 | Crop discharge spout arrangement of an agricultural harvesting machine A discharge spout arrangement of an agricultural harvesting machine through which harvested crop processed by the harvesting machine can be transported to a transport vehicle. The discharge spout arrangement includes a first spout element connected with the harvesti... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931771 | Fold-down chute for snow blower A snow blower attachment for a skid steer loader has a tall discharge chute used for loading high vehicles such as trucks. The discharge chute is folded in the center, and has a strut to support it in its working position. The strut is releasable for folding the chu... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6756750 | Electric vehicle An electric vehicle driven by a pair of left and right electric motors is provided. The vehicle includes a controller for controlling the start of the vehicle. The controller performs such control as avoiding brake drag caused by the operation of the electric motors... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6718746 | Drive arrangement for ensilage harvester discharge spout A drive arrangement for selectively repositioning a discharge spout of an agricultural harvesting machine by rotating it about a substantially vertical axis includes a drive motor coupled to a driveline incorporating a slip clutch operable for interrupting power flo... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6499238 | Snow thrower with electric chute rotation and deflector control A snow thrower comprised of a snow chute and chute deflector includes a joystick controller that may be adjusted between first, second, third and fourth positions. Adjustment of the joystick into one of the four positions causes rotation of the chute in c... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6058629 | Snowblower chute assembly drive A snow chute assembly for use with a snowblower. The chute assembly includes a snow chute having a rotatable base to be attached to the snowblower and presenting a circumference with spaced apart notches formed therein. An arc of notches extends around th... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5444927 | Motorized mechanism for adjusting snow blowing discharge chute An electrically powered snow blower discharge chute adjustment mechanism generally comprised of a meshingly engaging gearing arrangement wherein one of the gears is operably connected to a conventional electric motor (the drive gear), and the other gear i... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5052135 | Convertible grass cutting and snow blowing machine having a cylindrical rotor A convertible grass cutting and snow blowing machine which is supported on wheels and displaced on a surface where grass is to be cut or snow removed by a user controlling the machine from a handlebar. An engine is connected to the rotor housing which ser... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4409748 | Snowblower hydraulic chute rotation assembly The rotation assembly is comprised of a frame structure having a top surface. A longitudinal slot is formed along the top surface extending therethrough. A first pulley and second pulley are rotatably mounted to the top surface of the frame such that the ... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4391052 | Snow blower A horizontally elongated and laterally opening shroud is provided having one open longitudinal front side and one closed longitudinal rear side as well as opposite end mounting structures at least substantially closing the opposite ends of the shroud. A p... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4312143 | Chute structure of snow plough A snow-blowing chute apparatus of a snow-plough vehicle includes an arcuate stationary duct and at least one arcuate movable duct. These ducts have axial curvatures equal with each other. The movable duct is vertically movable to extend from said stationa... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4184274 | Ejection tube assembly for a snowblower An ejection tube assembly for a snowblower, wherein the assembly comprises a bottom tube section and an upper tube section which are telescopically extendible and retractable one in the other to form an ejection tube of sufficient height to load the prese... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4158923 | Roadway snow excavator An apparatus, carried by a vehicle, for excavating packed snow or ice from a roadway in a swath equivalent to the width of the apparatus. A strong and unitary frame carries a transmission actuated by a vehicle PTO to power an axle shaft. The frame houses ... | 06/26/1979 |
