Truck terminal snow screed plow
a technology for truck terminals and snow shovels, which is applied in the direction of vehicle exterior cleaning apparatus, way cleaning, construction, etc., can solve the problems of large fleet operation delays, dangerous workers falling off the typically 13 foot high trailer roofs, and labor costs that cannot only be saved
Inactive Publication Date: 2007-04-05
REED MYRON S
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"The present invention is an apparatus for removing snow from the roofs of trucks and trailers. It is a portable screed steel structure that can be easily moved and set up using two fork lifts. The adjustable plow pushes off the snow accumulation from the sides of the truck or trailer as it passes through, reducing the effort required to clear the lane for the next rig. The elongated-V shape of the plow also allows the operator to communicate with the driver of the truck and direct its speed and stopping points. The apparatus is efficient, easy to use, and complies with department regulations for roof snow removal."
Problems solved by technology
Such effort not only costs money but requires significant time—so that the operation of the rigs of a large fleet can be delayed significantly after a snow storm.
Furthermore, since the snow removal has oftentimes been done manually by workers shoveling from atop the trailers, employers and insurance companies are very concerned about the danger of such workers slipping and falling from the typically 13 foot high trailer roofs.
As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, there are several inherent problems with this type of snow removal apparatus:
b. Secondly, the design of the plow whose blade contacts the snow on the roof is deficient.
In other words, the wedge-shaped configuration does an inadequate job of removal, especially for those areas of the country which experience large and heavy snow falls.
Moreover, the pushing of the snow off the back of the roof in this manner necessitates an entire snow plowing of the lane by a following vehicle before another rig can pass through.
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[0027] As with the snow remover of U.S. Pat. No. 5,802,654, the truck terminal snow screed 10 of the invention includes two vertical supports 12, 14 separated by a distance sufficient to move truck and tractor trailer vehicles between the supports. Also as in the construction of U.S. Pat. No. 5,802,654 the snow screed 10 includes a snow plow 16 attached to the vertical supports 12, 14 located at a height which permits the vehicles to be moved under the plow while snow on the roofs of the vehicles is pushed off the vehicles. Additionally, as with that patent, the snow plow 16 is attached to the vertical supports by moving means which permit the plow 16 to be adjusted vertically along the supports 12, 14. As will become clear from the following description, however, the differences which exist between the snow remover of the present invention as compared to that of U.S. Pat. No. 5,802,653 allow for less effort in the snow build-up removal, and a freeing of an additional truck terminal...
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A snow remover for the roofs of trucks and tractor trailers in which a structure of two vertical supports and a cross piece spanning them in supporting a plow rests upon a connected base plate provided with pairs of pockets on each side of the structure to allow for its lifting by a pair of forklifts operating in tandem and moving to a truck terminal access lane when snow build up removal is warranted, and thereafter moved into storage, in which the snow plow is in the configuration of an elongated-V from side-to-side angled forwardly toward the vehicles to meet substantially one-half way between the two vertical supports.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] None STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] Research and development of this invention and Application have not been federally sponsored, and no rights are given under any Federal program. REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX [0003] Not Applicable BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004] 1. Field of the Invention [0005] This invention relates to the removal of snow from vehicle roofs, in general, and to the removal of snow from the roofs of trucks and tractor-trailers, in particular. [0006] 2. Description of the Related Art [0007] As will be appreciated, there exist a number of design constructions proposed in the past for dealing with the build-up of snow on vehicle roofs. Typical of these are: [0008] 1. U.S. Pat. No. 6,654,978 describes a snow removing device anchored to the ground and includes a manually wound drum for operating winch. The invention is concerned with a substantially resilient skirt which does ...
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IPC IPC(8): E01H5/06
CPCB60S3/04
Inventor REED, MYRON S.
Owner REED MYRON S