# US 9,775,429 B2 · Ice scraper/brush with cover > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,775,429 B2 - Document ID: US9775429B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/802,568 - Filed: 2015-07-17 - Published: 2016-01-21 - Granted: 2017-10-03 - Earliest claimed: 2014-07-18 - Applicants: Jeffrey Gravelle; Jason Gravel - Inventors: Jeffrey Gravelle; Jason Gravel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9775429B2 ## CPC - A46B 15/0081: {Brushes with a scraper, e.g. tongue scraper} - A46B 15/0095: {Brushes with a feature for storage after use} - A46B 17/04: Protective covers for the bristles - A47L 1/06: Hand implements (with built-in electric motors A47L1/05) - A47L 13/022: Scraper handles - A47L 13/08: with scraping blades - B60S 3/045: {Other hand-held cleaning arrangements, e.g. with sponges, brushes, scrapers or the like (brushes per se A46B)} - A46B: BRUSHES (handles not integral with brushware B25G) - A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08) - B60S: SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract An ice scraper blade and/or brush mounted to a handle which has an anatomically designed grip. Attached to the handle is a cover to protect the user's hand from snow, ice, water, and cold. The cover has a sleeve with a first side made of waterproof fabric and a second side which is insulated with a suitable thermo-insulating fabric. In a first position of the cover, the first side of the sleeve is exposed to the outside for protecting the user's hand against the elements. In a second position of the cover, the sleeve is reversed so that the first side of the sleeve is on the inside, for enclosing ice, water and snow that may be adhered to the ice scraper blade and/or brush. The cover is also provided with a fastening arrangement that is placed at the second end of the sleeve, which prevents entering of snow and ice into the cover in the first position, and which contains the ice, water and snow inside the cover in the second position. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An ice scraper/brush comprising: an elongate handle having opposed first and second ends with a grip extending from the second end, a scraper blade extending from the first end of the handle and extending across the axis of the handle, and an elongate brush extending along the handle axis between the scraper and the grip comprising a plurality of bristles extending transversely with respect to the handle axis, said brush being at a location along the handle axis defined between the scraper blade and the grip; a sleeve-shaped cover having a first end attached to the handle at a point between the grip and the blade and brush, the cover being configured and sized to be reversible between a first position enclosing the grip and a hand of a user holding the grip, and a second position exposing the grip and enclosing the blade and brush; and wherein the cover further comprises a fastening arrangement configured for tightening around the user's hand in the first position, and for tightening around the scraper and brush in the second position, to protect the user's hand in the first position, and to substantially seal around the blade and brush in the second position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) An ice scraper/brush according to claim 1, wherein a first side of the cover is made out of waterproof material and a second side of the cover comprises a thermo-insulating material. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device of claim 2, wherein in the second position, the waterproof material is disposed on the inside of the cover for a watertight enclosure of the ice scraper/brush. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the fastening arrangement comprises a drawstring. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the fastening arrangement comprises a hook-and-loop fastener. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A method of cleaning ice or snow from an object, comprising the steps of: providing an ice scraper/brush according to claim 1; covering a hand of the user with the sleeve-shaped cover; cleaning the ice or snow with said blade and brush; and then reversing the cover between the first position enclosing the grip and the user's hand holding the grip, and the second position exposing the grip and enclosing the blade and brush, further comprising tightening the cover around the user's hand to protect the user's hand in the first position, and tightening the cover around the scraper and brush to substantially seal the scraper and brush in the second position, using the fastening arrangement. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein a first side of the cover is made out of waterproof material and a second side of the cover comprises a thermo-insulating material. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein in the second position, the waterproof material is disposed on the inside of the cover for a watertight enclosure of the scraper and brush. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the fastening arrangement comprises a drawstring. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the fastening arrangement comprises a hook-and-loop fastener.