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US 12,357,135 B2Granted
Dual function ice scraper and vehicle window releasing device
AssigneeMichael Allan Long
InventorMichael Allan Long
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Abstract
The currently described embodiments of the invention relate to an ice and snow scraper device that is designed to have dual functionality. One of the scraper blades is sized, shaped and dimensioned to scrape ice and snow from a vehicle windscreen of from vehicle windows. The other end is sized, shaped and dimensioned to fit between the glass of vehicle windows and the weather stripping so as to be able to free up frozen vehicle windows.
Claims10
A dual function ice scraper and vehicle window releasing device, said device consisting of:
- a handle having a first end removably secured to a second end, wherein the first end of the handle is separable from the second end of the handle along a lateral axis disposed on a middle point of the handle;
- a window seal releasing end fixedly secured to the first end of the handle, wherein the window seal releasing end comprises a triangular shape having a pair of rounded distal corners;
- wherein the window seal releasing end has a maximum thickness between 1.0 mm and 2.0 mm;
- wherein the window seal releasing end is configured to fit between a vehicle window and a window seal of the vehicle window;
- wherein the window seal releasing end is composed of rubber;
- an ice scraping end fixedly secured to the second end of the handle, wherein the ice scraping end comprises a thickness greater than a thickness of the window seal releasing end, the thickness measured between opposing faces of the ice scraping end and the window seal releasing end, respectively;
- wherein the ice scraping end forms a tapered, sharp distal edge;
- wherein the window seal releasing end and the ice scraping end are non-adjustable relative to the handle;
- wherein the lateral axis of the handle, the window seal releasing end, and the ice scraping end are disposed on a same longitudinal plane of the device.
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