DEVICE WITH A SCRAPER AND A REMOVAL HEAD

• US 20140007364A1
• Filed: 05/15/2013
• Published: 01/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Weather Brands LLC
• Original Assignee: Snow Joe, LLC
• Inventors: Cohen, Joseph S.
• Granted Patent: US 8,756,741 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/105
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/12 Implements with several different treating devices
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 1/165 Scrapers
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 3/045 Other hand-held cleaning arrangements, e.g. with sponges, brushes, scrapers or the like brushes per se A46B
• CPC Class Codes: E01H 5/02 Hand implements E01H5/04, E01H5/10, E01H5/12 take precedence shovels or spades in general A01B1/02; brooms, brushes A46B

Abstract

A device or tool for removing snow and other debris from vehicles, and other surfaces including a handle having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a scraper portion coupled to the first end, and a head coupled to the second end. The head may be a laterally extended foam head that is non-abrasive, freeze resistant, and durable. The handle may include a telescopic extension to allow a reach of a user to be increased or decreased allowing the user to clear away snow and other debris from various sizes of vehicles.

Claims

1. An extendable snow removal tool, comprising:

a telescopic extension having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;

a snow scraper portion coupled to the first end; and

a laterally extended snow removal head coupled to the second end.

2. The extendable snow removal tool according to claim 1, further comprising a first plate disposed in a first recess on a first side of the laterally extended snow removal head, the first plate having a threaded connection adapted to couple the laterally extended snow removal head to the second end.

3. The extendable snow removal tool according to claim 2, further comprising a second plate disposed in a second recess on a second side of the laterally extended snow removal head, the second plate adapted to couple to the first plate.

4. The extendable snow removal tool according to claim 2, in which the first plate includes a substantially oval central portion and substantially rectangular portions extending in opposite directions from the substantially oval central portion.

5. The extendable snow removal tool according to claim 3, in which the second plate includes a substantially oval central portion and substantially rectangular portions extending in opposite directions from the substantially oval central portion.

6. The extendable snow removal tool according to claim 4, in which the substantially oval central portion has a width larger than a width of the substantially rectangular portions.

7. The extendable snow removal tool according to claim 1, further comprising at least one resiliently deflectable prong protruding from the first plate and adapted to receive and extend around at least a portion of an exterior surface of the telescopic extension to couple the telescopic extension to the first plate.

8. The extendable snow removal tool according to claim 1, in which the laterally extended snow removal head comprises a compressible material.

9. The extendable snow removal tool according to claim 8, in which the compressible material is foam.

10. A snow removal tool, comprising:

a laterally extended snow removal head including a first recess on a first side and a second recess on a second side;

a first plate disposed in the first recess and including a first substantially oval central portion and first substantially rectangular portions extending in opposite directions from the first substantially oval central portion, the first substantially oval central portion including a threaded connection;

a second plate disposed in the second recess and including a second substantially oval central portion and second substantially rectangular portions extending in opposite directions from the second substantially oval central portion, the second plate coupled to the first plate; and

a handle including a first end adapted to couple to the threaded connection.

11. The snow removal tool according to claim 10, further comprising at least one resiliently deflectable prong protruding from the first plate and adapted to receive and extend around at least a portion of an exterior of the handle and couple the handle to the first plate when the handle is removed from the threaded connection.

12. The snow removal tool according to claim 11, in which the at least one resiliently deflectable prong includes a first resiliently deflectable prong and a second resiliently deflectable prong.

13. The snow removal tool according to claim 12, in which the first resiliently deflectable prong is disposed on one of the first substantially rectangular portions, and the second resiliently deflectable prong is disposed another of the first substantially rectangular portions.

14. The snow removal tool according to claim 10, in which the handle is adapted to extend telescopically.

15. The snow removal tool according to claim 10, in which the handle includes a second end opposite the first end, and further comprising a snow scraper coupled to a second end.

16. The snow removal tool according to claim 10, in which the second plate includes one or more connection protrusions adapted to extend through the laterally extended snow removal head and couple the second plate to the first plate.

17. The snow removal tool according to claim 16, in which the first plate includes one or more apertures adapted to receive the one or more connection protrusions.

18. The snow removal tool according to claim 17, in which the one or more connection protrusions include a stem portion and a head portion, the head portion adapted to extend through the one or more apertures and couple the second plate to the first plate.

19. The snow removal tool according to claim 10, in which the threaded connection is a threaded female connection and an exterior surface of the threaded female connection extends into the laterally extended snow removal head.

20. The snow removal tool according to claim 19, in which the second plate includes a protrusion adapted to align with the threaded female connection and provide support to the threaded female connection.