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US 5,287,593 AGranted
Snow and ice remover
OwnerTamae Sprungerinventor
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Abstract
A snow and ice remover having a scraper, and a device for passing a heated fluid along the scraper onto the ice.
Claims14
A snow and ice remover for a surface, comprising:
- a housing having an outer end;
- a scraper mounted on the outer end of the housing for contacting the ice on the surface, and having an elongated relatively wide flat blade having an outer scraping edge;
- means in the housing for passing air along the scraper and onto the ice;
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- means in the housing for heating the air and directing the heated air through a central portion of the blade past the outer edge to melt the ice and facilitate removal of the ice.
2 more elements
A snow and ice remover for a windshield of a vehicle, comprising:
- a scraper having an outer blade for contacting the ice on the windshield, and having an inner end portion;
- a body member extending from the inner end portion of the scraper and having a pair of channels extending from an inner portion of the body member along opposed sides of the body member towards the inner portion of the scraper, said body member having a plurality of apertures communicating with an outer portion of the channels and being directed towards the blade of the scraper;
- means for heating air in the body member intermediate the opposed channels;
- and
- means for drawing the air from the atmosphere and passing the air over the heating means and into inner portions of the channels for passage to the apertures.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.