Collapsible snow paddle and method of use

• US 10,640,093 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2019
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lorraine Lee Wood, Stephen Patrick Wood
• Original Assignee: Lorraine Lee Wood, Stephen Patrick Wood
• Inventors: Wood, Stephen Patrick, Wood, Lorraine Lee
• Primary Examiner(s): Carlson, Marc
• Application Number:
  US16/434,087
• Publication Number:
  US 20190375380A1
• Time in Patent Office: 334 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 1/16 Devices for defrosting window-panes H05B3/84 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/022 Scraper handles
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/08 with scraping blades
• CPC Class Codes: B25G 1/04 telescopic; extensible; sectional
• CPC Class Codes: B25G 1/06 reversible or adjustable for position
• CPC Class Codes: B25G 1/102 the shape being specially adapted to facilitate handling or improve grip
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 3/045 Other hand-held cleaning arrangements, e.g. with sponges, brushes, scrapers or the like brushes per se A46B

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 the 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.

Claims

1. A collapsible snow paddle comprising:

an elongated collapsible, telescoping handle having a longitudinal handle axis extending along the handle length;

a rotatable coupling affixed to a proximal extremity of the handle and being rotatable transversely to the longitudinal handle axis;

a resilient, substantially planar snow removal paddle having a rear surface intermediate opposed side edges of the snow removal paddle and affixed to the rotatable coupling, the snow removal paddle being rotatable with and about the rotatable coupling from a collapsed position adjacent the handle length to an extended position extended at an angle away from the handle; and

a handgrip having (i) a somewhat tubular outer periphery transversely extending from a distal extremity of the handle, (ii) a plurality of telescoping sections, and (iii) a handle telescoping activation button penetrating the tubular outer periphery of the handgrip.

2. The snow paddle of claim 1 wherein the handgrip also a T shape with the top of the T shape comprising the somewhat tubular outer periphery of the handgrip.

3. The snow paddle of claim 1 and further comprising a soft hand grip tube disposed on and surrounding the handle intermediate the proximal and distal extremities.

4. The snow paddle of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the handle has an oblong-shaped cross section.

5. The snow paddle of claim 1 wherein the dimensions of the snow removal paddle is about 8 inches by 11 inches.

6. The snow paddle of claim 1 wherein the handle comprises a plurality of obround telescoping sections.

7. The snow paddle of claim 6 wherein the handle comprises three obround telescoping sections.

8. The snow paddle of claim 6 wherein the handle when telescoped is about 20 inches in length and when extended is about 39 inches in length.

9. The snow paddle of claim 1 wherein an edge of a front surface of the snow removal paddle is inclined to define a scraper edge, the scraper edge forming an acute angle with the longitudinal handle axis of the handle.

10. The snow paddle of claim 9 wherein the rotatable coupling is affixed to the rear surface of the snow remover at a location offset from center of the snow removal paddle toward the scraper edge.

11. The snow paddle of claim 9 wherein a shovel edge of the front surface of the snow remover opposite the scraper edge is relatively softer than the scraper edge.

12. The snow paddle of claim 1 and further comprising a shovel cap disposed along an edge of the snow removal paddle, the cap being relatively softer than the snow removal paddle.

13. The snow paddle of claim 1 wherein the snow removal paddle is somewhat rectangular with a snow removal edge opposing an ice removal edge on the somewhat rectangular snow removal paddle.

14. A method of removing snow from a vehicle comprising:

removing from storage a snow paddle having a handle with a longitudinal axis and a resilient generally planar snow removal paddle mounted to a rotatable coupling mounted to a handle end of the handle and rotatable transverse to the longitudinal axis of the handle;

rotating the rotatable coupling transverse to the longitudinal axis of the handle about the handle end and moving the snow removal paddle from a collapsed position adjacent the handle to an extended position extending away from the handle at an angle to longitudinal axis of the handle;

first pressing of handle button in the handle to extend the handle prior to using the snow paddle;

using a capped edge of the snow removal paddle to remove snow from the vehicle;

rotating the snow removal paddle into a parallel orientation with the handle;

second pressing of the handle button to telescope the handle; and

replacing the snow paddle in storage.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein removing the snow paddle from storage comprises removing it from a snow paddle bag.

16. The method of claim 14 further comprising using a scraping edge of the snow remover to remove ice from a window of the vehicle.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein the handle button is located in T-shaped handgrip on an end of the handle opposite the snow removal paddle.