US2014301725A1PendingUtilityA1

Hot water snow removal apparatus

Assignee: HEARD DARRELL EUGENEPriority: Apr 8, 2013Filed: Apr 8, 2013Published: Oct 9, 2014
Est. expiryApr 8, 2033(~6.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Darrell Heard
Y02B10/40F24H 1/0072E01H 10/005F24D 2200/12E01H 5/10
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Abstract

Apparatus utilizing a hot water supply for melting snow on any surface, while eliminating icy build up inside a sprinkler pipe line and sprinkler head comprising; a 2 way electronic computer controller plugged into a 220 volt electrical outlet; a hot water heater, electro mechanical principle assembly/reduced pressure zone backflow preventer, regulating the heat encompassing a heated underground recirculation manifold pipe lines and heated underground sprinkler pipe line assembly.

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1 . A hot water snow removal apparatus, comprising;
 (A) utilizing a 2 way electronic computer controller plugged into a 220 volt electrical outlet at a home or facility;   (B) utilizing the 220 volt electrical outlet at a home or facility and plugging in a hot water heater into the 220 volt electrical outlet to generate a minimum water temperature of 85 degree Fahrenheit;   (C) plugging in a electromechanical principle assembly comprising reduced pressure zone back flow preventer into the 220 volt electrical outlet at the home or facility;   (D) controlling volume of hot water flowing from a hot water heater spigot with a knob on the hot water spigot; and by connecting the electromechanical principle assembly comprising reduced pressure zone back flow preventer to the 2 way electronic computer controller and by activating the 2 way electronic computer controller;   (E) plugging in the electromechanical principle assembly comprising reduced pressure zone back flow preventer and connecting the electromechanical principle assembly comprising reduced pressure zone back flow preventer and connecting with hosepipe to a non electric hot water operated salt processor;   (F) making heated saline inside the non electric hot water salt processor using a mixture of iodized salt and hot water with a minimum temperature of 85 degrees.   (G) plugging the primary heat pump into the 220 volt electrical wall outlet at the home or facility and connecting the 2 way electronic computer controller;   (H) connecting a primary heat pump to the salt processor drain pipe outlet using hose pipe at water in of the heat pump;   (I) plugging in the electrical cord of a hot water storage tank to the home or facility 220 volt electrical wall outlet and connecting hosepipe to the water out of the primary heat pump to the hot water storage tank water in;   (J) installing a spigot, electronic timer and back flow splitter assembly on a hot out of the hot water storage tank for regulating the volume of hot saline solution to a heated above ground sprinkler pipe line;   (K) connecting a above ground sprinkler pipeline to the back flow splitter;   (L) regulating timed operating intervals of the sprinkler head by connecting the spigot, electronic timer, and back flow splitter to the 2 way electronic computer controller and manually setting the electronic timer at the back flow splitter;   (M) regulating directional control of saline solution flow in the above ground sprinkler pipe line by connecting the above ground sprinkler pipe line to a top rear coupler on a non electric hot saline operated thermal fluid collector;   (N) maintaining a minimum 85 degree Fahrenheit temperature of a heated underground sprinkler pipeline by connecting the heated underground sprinkler pipeline to the sprinkler pipeline exiting the non electric hot saline operated thermal fluid collector;   (O) Connecting a heated underground circulation manifold pipeline and heated underground sprinkler pipe line assembly to the heated underground sprinkler pipeline   (P) circulating saline fluid at 85 degree Fahrenheit thru a heated underground recirculation manifold pipeline and heated underground sprinkler pipe line assembly with the sprinkler head connected;   (Q) utilizing a hot saline solution for use in the heated underground circulation manifold pipeline and heated underground sprinkler pipe line assembly;   (R) encasing the heated underground circulation manifold pipe line and heated underground sprinkler pipe line assembly with an heated earthen conduit.   (S) installing the earthen conduit built at a 30 degree angle to 45 degree angle the entire length of the heated underground circulation manifold pipe line and heated underground sprinkler pipe line assembly to maintain temperatures of the heated underground circulation manifold pipe line and heated underground sprinkler pipeline;   (T) connecting a earthen port at ground level to the earthen conduit to house the sprinkler head, leaving the sprinkler head partially exposed to the above ground elements;   (U) connecting the heated underground recirculation manifold pipe line in coupler, with a hosepipe, to a circulation return coupler at the front of the bottom chamber of the non electric hot saline operated thermal fluid collector;   (V) connecting a hose pipe from the secondary heat pump water in to a rear coupler of the non electric hot water operated thermal fluid collector;   (W) circulating hot saline solution from the heated underground circulation manifold pipe line and heated underground sprinkler pipeline assembly by connecting a hose pipe from the secondary heat pump water out to a recirculation in coupler of the hot water storage tank.   (X) circulating hot saline solution from the heated underground circulation manifold pipe line and heated underground sprinkler pipeline assembly by connecting a hosepipe to a rear coupler of the non electric hot water operated thermal fluid collector from the recirculation out coupler of the hot water storage tank;   (Y) connecting the heated underground recirculation manifold pipe line and heated underground sprinkler pipe line assembly to the sprinkler head to regulate the heated sprinkler head; and   (Z) supplying heated saline solution flow to the inside of the heated underground recirculation manifold pipe line and heated underground sprinkler pipe line assembly thru to the port housing and forward into the heated sprinkler head.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the electro mechanical principle assemble pressure zone back flow preventer is connected with hosepipe disposed between the spigot on the hot water heater and connected to the 2 way electronic computer controller. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the electro mechanical principle assembly/pressure zone back flow preventer is connected with hosepipe disposed between the spigot on the hot water heater and the non electric hot water operated salt processor. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the non electric hot water operated salt processor is connected with hosepipe and disposed between the electro mechanical principle assembly comprising reduced pressure zone back flow preventer and the primary heat pump. 
     
     
         5 . Apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the non-electric hot water operated salt processor further comprising a sprayer, a filter in the top chamber, a filter in the bottom chamber, and a drain pipe, and drain pipe outlet is connected with hosepipe and disposed between the electromechanical principle assembly comprising reduced pressure zone back flow preventer and the primary heat pump. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the primary heat pump connected with hosepipe is disposed between the nonelectric hot water operated salt processor drain pipe and the hot water storage tank. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the spigot, electronic timer and backflow splitter is connected to the hot water storage tank and disposed between the hot water storage tank and the heated above ground sprinkler pipe line. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the heated underground recirculation manifold pipeline and heated underground sprinkler pipe line assembly is disposed between the heated above ground sprinkler pipeline exiting the non-electric hot saline operating thermal fluid collector and the sprinkler head. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the heated underground circulation manifold pipeline and heated underground sprinkler pipe line assembly is disposed between the sprinkler pipeline exiting the non-electric hot saline operating thermal fluid collector and the sprinkler head. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the earthen conduit is installed in the ground at a 30 degree to 45 degree angle. 
     
     
         11 . The Apparatus of  claim 1  wherein further comprising two lengthy horizontal pipes, a u shaped loop at one end connecting the two lengthy pipes making them whole a coupler on the other ends of each pipes, a y connector for connecting the heated underground sprinkler pipeline parts of the whole.

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