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Portable automatic windshield defroster

  • US 5,844,202 A
  • Filed: 05/30/1997
  • Issued: 12/01/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A portable automatic windshield defroster mountable within a vehicle, said windshield defroster comprising:

  • a.) a housing having a top, a bottom, a bottom inlet therethrough, a pair of sidewalls where at least one of the sidewalls includes an egress therethrough, a connector securely and sealably fastened at a proximal distal end to the at least one side wall covering the egress and a diffuser sealably fastened at a distal end of said connector in communication with said egress;

    b.) a source of power for said defroster;

    c.) a motor having right and left fans connected thereto by complementary shafts and connected to said source of power;

    d.) an ON/OFF switch electrically connected to said power means;

    e.) a clock/timer electrically connected to said ON/OFF switch, where said clock/timer functions to permit a user to pre-set a specific time and predetermine a time period when the portable automatic windshield defroster is activated; and

    f) a temperature control and heating element, where said temperature control is electrically spliced between a said heating element and said clock/timer, the temperature control functioning to maintain a predetermined temperature by monitoring and restricting an amount of electricity to said heating element when said motor is activated, where said pair of fans are rotated about their respective said shafts to thereby draw air in through said inlet and over said heating element and out through said egress through said connector connected thereto, whereby to blow heated air from said diffuser onto a vehicle windshield.

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