Snow and ice remover

A hand implement for engaging and removing snow and/or ice from curved and/or flat surfaces, such as windshields, windows, hoods, roofs, and trunk lids of motor vehicles and the like, comprising:

• a generally dustpan-shaped plastic member having
• a. a planar surface;
• b. a leading edge on the forward end of said planar surface, said leading edge being sufficiently rigid in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said planar surface to engage and remove snow and/or ice from said surfaces and sufficiently flexible in the direction normal to said longitudinal axis of said planar surface to permit a substantial portion of said leading edge to conform to any curvature of said curved and/or flat surfaces when said leading edge is pressed against said curved and/or flat surfaces;
• c. a manual gripping means for said plastic member at the rear end of said plastic member, said manual gripping means transmitting both flexing and scraping force from the user through the plane of said planar surface to said leading edge in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said planar surface, without causing damage to said curved and/or flat surfaces;
• d. side walls extending forwardly from said manual gripping means to said leading edge, said side walls lending rigidity to said leading edge in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said planar surface;
• and
• e. barrier means positioned forwardly of said manual gripping means and rearwardly of said leading edge and extended from said planar surface for keeping snow and/or ice away from said manual gripping means.