Snow rake

• US 4,848,819 A
• Filed: 08/26/1988
• Issued: 07/18/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Frank R. Moorefield
• Original Assignee: Frank R. Moorefield
• Inventors: Moorefield, Frank R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marbert, James B.
• Application Number:
  US07/236,849
• Time in Patent Office: 326 Days
• Field of Search: 294/54.5, 294/53.5, 294/49, 294/51, 294/52, 294/56, 294/57, 294/58, 294/50.8, 15/144 A, 37/53, 56/400.04, 56/400.18, 56/400.19, 172/372
• US Class Current: 294/54.5
• 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 snow rake with a blade and a handle. The primary use is an improved means of removing snow from vehicles such as automobiles, vans, trucks, buses, etc. By taking the handle of the rake in one hand and dropping the blade into the snow on a vehicle, the user pulls the rake toward him and the snow is removed quickly and easily without damaging the surface of the vehicle. The length of the handle allows the snow to fall to the ground and not on the user.

Claims

1. A snow rake for removing the snow from the surface of vehicles comprising:

a rectangular blade made of plastic or synthetic rubber having a width, height, back, front, rounded top and bottom rounded edge;

said rectangular blade having a top portion of constant thickness with a front flat surface extending below said rounded top and a bottom tapered portion having a thickness tapering down to said bottom rounded edge;

a threaded hole in said rectangular blade at the center of said width of said rectangular blade and near said rounded top of said rectangular blade; and

an elongated handle sufficiently long for the snow to be raked to the side of a vehicle to fall on the ground and not on the user and having a threaded end adapted to be screwed in said threaded hole of said rectangular blade.