US4719660A
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Ice scraper
Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corp
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Filing: 1986-11-17
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Granted: 1988-01-19
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Expires: 2006-11-17
Abstract
Abstract A hand-held ice scraper having an elongate handle portion and a blade attached to one end thereof. The scraping blade is substantially J-shaped and comprises dual outwardly flared scraping arms, one of which is longer and wider than the other. One of the scraping arms has a scraping surface with a smooth, beveled edge while the other features a scraping surface having a plurality of elevated ridges, each ridge having a beveled edge. The blade is firmly secured within the handle portion, preferably be an interference fit. In one embodiment the scraper has a selectively operable illumination means mounted within the handle portion. The illumination means is adapted to direct light through a translucent blade.
Inventors
- 👤 Ross E. Hopkins
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 13:41
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L1/00; A47L1/16; B; B60; B60S; B60S3/00; B60S3/04; B60S3/045
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A hand-held scraper for removing ice from a surface comprising a handle portion having a gripping end and a blade end; and a substantially J-shaped blade mounted to the blade and of said handle portion, said blade being of a unitary construction and having first and second outwardly flared scraping arms, said first arm being longer than said second arm, ad one of said arms having a smooth beveled edge and the other said arm having a plurality of protruding ridges, wherein each ridge has a beveled edge; said first arm increasing in width from a base portion of the blade to a scraping portion of the blade while said second arm decreases in width from the base to the scraping edge of the blade.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A hand-held scraper for removing ice from a surface comprising a handle portion having a gripping end and a blade end; and a substantially J-shaped blade mounted to the blade and of said handle portion, said blade being of a unitary construction and having first and second outwardly flared scraping arms, said first arm being longer than said second arm, ad one of said arms having a smooth beveled edge and the other said arm having a plurality of protruding ridges, wherein each ridge has a beveled edge; said first arm increasing in width from a base portion of the blade to a scraping portion of the blade while said second arm decreases in width from the base to the scraping edge of the blade.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said blade further includes an elongate anchoring flange which protrudes from a curved base portion of said blade, said flange being secured within said handle portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said blade is constructed of a translucent material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising a selectively operable illumination means mounted within said handle portion and adapted to direct light through said blade.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said blade is constructed of an acrylic polymer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said ridges are approximately 1/8 inch in height.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
77 words
The apparatus of claim 2 further including a mounting member disposed between the curved base portion of said blade and the blade end of said handle portion wherein a forward surface of said mounting member has a curved surface corresponding to the curved base portion of said blade for receiving said blade, and a rear surface of said mounting member is substantially flat and is adapted to mount flushly with the blade end of the handle portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said ridges are approximately 150 inch wide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the beveled edges of the scraping arms of said blade are forwardly tapered when an arm is in an operably disposed position.
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