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US 2023/0219538 A1Published application
Collapsible snow paddle and method of use
OwnerStephen Patrick Wood, Lorraine Lee Woodinventors
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Abstract
A collapsible snow paddle. The paddle includes an elongated handle, a rotatable coupling affixed to one end of the handle, and a generally planar snow remover, the rotatable coupling affixed to a rear surface of the remover so that he remover may be collapsed against the handle for storage and extended transverse to the handle for use. The snow remover may have a scraper edge inclined at an angle relative to the surface of the snow remover for scraping ice and a relatively soft capped edge for removing snow.
Claims17
A collapsible snow paddle comprising:
- an elongated collapsible handle;
- a rotatable coupling affixed to a proximal extremity of the handle;
- and
- a rigid, substantially planar snow removal paddle, the rotatable coupling affixed to a rear surface of the snow removal paddle whereby the snow removal paddle may be collapsed against the handle for storage and extended at an angle away from the handle for use.
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A method of removing snow from a vehicle comprising:
- removing from storage a snow paddle;
- rotating a snow remover of the snow paddle into a transverse orientation relative to a handle of the snow paddle;
- using a scraping edge of the snow remover to remove ice from a window of the vehicle;
- using a capped edge of the snow remover to remove snow from the vehicle by pushing and pulling motions;
- rotating the snow remover into a parallel orientation with the handle;
- and
- replacing the snow paddle in storage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.