A snow removal system. The snow removal system includes a housing having an inlet disposed on a front side thereof, wherein the inlet is in fluid communication with a first chamber. An auger is disposed transversely across the first chamber, wherein the auger is operably connected to a motor within the housing. The auger rotates about a longitudinal axis thereof to mash snow and transport the mashed snow into a second chamber when the motor is actuated. The second chamber includes a primary heating element therein, the heating element designed to heat snow within the second chamber to produce steam. An outlet is disposed through a sidewall of the second chamber, wherein the outlet can emit steam from the second chamber.

The Heat Wand is designed to speed up and ease the process and method for snow and ice removal. The Heat Wand couples a heating plate to a shaft that extends the heating plate from your hand to the ground. Powered by your household outlet through the Heat Wands' power supply cord. The innovative aspect of the Heat Wand is that the user does not have to exert any force to remove snow or ice as the Heat Wands' heating plate does all the work by melting them. The user also does not have to wait until the rock salt takes effect. This is achieved by connecting the power supply cord to the heating plates' terminals, conducting electricity through the heating plate creating heat dissipation in turn melting the snow and ice.

A snow melting system and method for operating a snow sensor is provided. The snow melting system includes a controller, a heating system, and a snow sensor. The snow sensor comprises a support structure and a cap. The support structure includes a proximal end and a distal end, where a first plane defined by the distal end is angled with respect to a second plane defined by the proximal end. The cap is disposed at the distal end of the support structure and comprises a top surface, a side surface arranged orthogonal to the top surface, and a chamfer that extends between the side surface and the top surface.

A snow removal assembly includes a truck that has a cab and a box that is positioned behind the cab. A chute is coupled to the cab of the truck to receive snow on a road upon which the truck is driving. An auger is rotatably disposed in the chute to urge the snow outwardly through the chute when the auger is turned on. A snow pipe is coupled to the chute for delivering the snow into the box and a pump is integrated into the snow pipe for urging the snow through the snow pipe. A heating unit is integrated into the box and the heating unit is in thermal communication with the box. Furthermore, the heating unit heats the box when the heating unit is turned on for melting the snow into water thereby facilitating the water to drain outwardly through the drain in the box for disposal.

A snowbank deconstructing system includes a dulled motorized instrument configured to make repetitive, low-impact contact with accumulated snow. The dulled motorized instrument is configured to be safe to human touch during the repetitive, low-impact contact with the accumulated snow.

A compact heat recovery unit which includes separate and distinct thermal cores housed in their own channels. Each thermal core and its respective channel is moved at intervals. When a thermal core and its channel is inserted into a high temperature fluid flow, the thermal core absorbs the heat. When this heated thermal core and its channel is then later inserted into a low temperature fluid flow, the low temperature fluid is preheated by the heated thermal core. This operation is repeated with at least two independent thermal cores and their respective channels to maintain substantially continual pre-heating of received low temperature fluid. Similarly, the compact heat recovery unit can be used in a cooling application where pre-cooling of received higher temperature fluid is executed.

A portable snow and ice melting apparatus including a hopper with opposite side walls and opposite end walls, the side and end walls extending vertically from a base as to define an internal cavity, a first melting panel and a second melting panel positioned within the internal cavity, the second melting panel rotating between an open position and the closed position, a first heating element heating the first melting panel to an operating temperature and a second heating element heating the second melting panel to the operating temperature, the operating temperature sufficient to melt snow and ice deposited within the hopper.

The vacuum heating snow melting blower (VHSMB) is the only product of its kind that provides an improved and novel device for snow management. The VHSMB is uniquely designed to be safe and easy to use catering to professionals and laymen, alike. The disclosure includes a vacuum component configured to suck snow from an adjacent floor surface, a heat component configured to heat the adjacent floor surface in arrears of the vacuum component and a blow component configured to blow the sucked snow from the snow removal apparatus, wherein a mechanism of the vacuum component configured to suck snow is also a mechanism of the blow component configured to blow the snow.

The vacuum heating snow melting blower (VHSMB) is the only product of its kind that provides an improved and novel device for snow management. The VHSMB is uniquely designed to be safe and easy to use catering to professionals and laymen, alike. The disclosure includes a vacuum component configured to suck snow from an adjacent floor surface, a heat component configured to heat the adjacent floor surface in arrears of the vacuum component and a blow component configured to blow the sucked snow from the snow removal apparatus, wherein a mechanism of the vacuum component configured to suck snow is also a mechanism of the blow component configured to blow the snow.

A portable snow and ice melting apparatus including a hopper with opposite side walls and opposite end walls, the side and end walls extending vertically from a base as to define an internal cavity, a first melting panel and a second melting panel positioned within the internal cavity, the second melting panel rotating between an open position and the closed position, a first heating element heating the first melting panel to an operating temperature and a second heating element heating the second melting panel to the operating temperature, the operating temperature sufficient to melt snow and ice deposited within the hopper.