A portable, hand-held snow thrower comprising a power unit and an attachment removably securable to the power unit. The attachment includes an impeller having a first pulley and a flexible drive shaft. A first end of the drive shaft is connected to the power unit, and a second end of the drive shaft is drivably connected to a second pulley lying substantially in a plane with the first pulley. A lower portion of the drive shaft is curved and extends through an impeller housing. The second pulley ...

The vehicular windshield cover of the invention includes a first tubular housing arranged to have extensible or retracted therefrom a fluid impermeable flexible web that extends to a second housing having a cylindrical concave surface arranged to accommodate the first cylindrical housing during a nested configuration when the web is wound within the first cylindrical housing. The web securedg about an axle within the first cylindrical housing is arranged such that the axle is fixedly secured to ...

A luge (30) for tobogganing on snow comprises an integrally moulded body member (32) having a front end and a rear end. The body member (32) comprises a pair of spaced runners (34) extending from the front to the rear ends thereof. A single bridge portion (36) extends between the runners (34) and is moulded integrally with the runners (34). A seat portion (38) extends rearwardly of the bridge portion (36) and is moulded integrally with the body member (32). A pair of handles 40 which are spaced ...

This invention relates to a snow handling equipment comprising a handle grip, a tubular handle, a blade slightly curved in cross section and rectangular in plan and a supporting device securing the blade to the handle. The supporting device allows the pivoting movement of the blade in a plane perpendicular with respect to the plane of the handle to allow the user to adjust the angle of the blade or turn the blade upside down in order to use either edge of the blade to scrape the snow.

A slide rail structure for a snow vehicle includes a main slide rail disposed at the middle of a crawler belt with respect to the width of the crawler belt. A pair of side slide rails are disposed near the opposite side ends, respectively, of the crawler belt. The guide wheels are disposed between the main slide rail and the side slide rails. An appropriate contact load is maintained between the snow vehicle and the snow to thereby enhance the turning ability of the snow vehicle. One or more edg...

A sled (24) traversing a surface is provided. The sled includes a shell (22) having an upper surface, a lower surface, and spaced first and second ends. The sled also includes a steering assembly (24) coupled to at least the shell, elongate first and second runners (26a) and (26b), and a pivot assembly (60) extending between the shell and at least one of the first and second runners. The pivot assembly permits pivoting motion of the first or second runner relative to the shell. The sled also inc...

A motor driven or pedal powered snow vehicle designed to emulate the steering and balancing characteristics of motorcycles and bicycles. The snow vehicle includes a frame, a swing arm, a track carriage, an endless loop track, a snow compacting ramp, an elongated steering member and a ski. The swing arm pivots upon the frame and angles downward behind the frame. The track circulates a fixed path around the track carriage. The track carriage extends forward from a pivot connection with the rear of...

A snow gun (40) having outlet (43), for cold compressed air (42) and outlet (44) for water (49) discharged under pressure. The snow gun (40) has a tubular housing (41), and said outlet for water consists of nozzles (44) disposed along a ring-shaped cross-sectional area of the housing and wherein each nozzle forms an angle relative to the internal wall (41b) of the housing, that the water jets from the nozzles (44), where they meet upstream in relation to the outlet aperture (45) of the housing, ...

A snow shovel is disclosed which is adapted to remove snow from various surfaces by pushing the shovel along the surface. Additionally, the shovel is adapted so that it may be used in a conventional manner, i.e. for use in lifting snow from one location to another. The shovel includes a handle assembly which is connected to a base which is set at a small angle to the snow-laden surface. The base is semi-circular in shape and has connected to it a vertically displaced member which is adapted to a...

A snow cycle including a frame, a ski assembly mounted on the front of the frame and a handle operatively connected to the ski assembly, a wheel mounted for rotary motion on the back of the frame, a number of drive blocks mounted around the perimeter of the wheel, an idler roller assembly mounted on the frame in a spaced relation to the wheel, a drive belt wrapped around the drive wheel and the idler roller assembly, the belt having a plurality of drive plugs mounted in a spaced relation to enga...