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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7975347 | Battery operated ice scraper A hand held battery operated device for removing ice from glass window surfaces includes hollow handle and barrel portions. A motor within the barrel portion drives an activation shaft to produce reciprocative movement of controlled rate and stroke length. A scraper... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7930795 | Windshield scraper having an arm brace A hand and arm manipulated scraper for a windshield comprising: a) a blade portion having a windshield contact edge portion and an opposite handle end; b) an elongate handle portion having a blade end portion, attached to the blade portion and an opposite grip end p... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7814610 | Ice scraper A hand tool adapted to mechanically remove materials such as ice, frost, and/or snow from surfaces such as automobile window glass comprises a longitudinally-extending handle having a front end and a rear end, a scraper disposed adjacent the front end of the handle,... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7526831 | Ice scraper A hand tool adapted to mechanically remove materials such as ice, frost, and/or snow from surfaces such as automobile window glass comprises a longitudinally-extending handle having a front end and a rear end, a scraper disposed adjacent the front end of the handle,... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7469444 | Shock absorbing ice scraper A shock absorbing ice scraper for scraping ice, snow and frost from windows of a vehicle includes a head portion and a shaft portion, where head portion has a scraper blade. The handgrip has a bore, where the insert is press-fitted within the bore of the handgrip an... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7343639 | Scraper device A scraper device for use on motor vehicle windshields and other surfaces that require the removal of unwanted adherent matter is provided. The scraper device includes an extremely durable, credit card-sized laminate body having scraping edge surfaces that provide su... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7322500 | Hand tool for motor vehicle A motor-vehicle center console has a wall formed with a recess. A hand tool, for instance an ice scraper, screw driver, bottle opener, or flashlight, is adapted to fit with the recess and is formed with a throughgoing hole. Latches releasably secure the tool in the ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7284294 | Disposable low cost toilet bowl cleaning implement A disposable toilet bowl cleaning implement for discarding after one use, towards eliminating problems associated with the sanitary storage of toilet bowl cleaning products, the implement having a handle in the form of an elongated member with a reinforcement ridge ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7251895 | Molding and name plate removal tool A multifunctional molding name plate removal tool includes a blade attached to a blade retainer having a drive arm and a threaded handle attached thereto. The threaded handle may be removed in order to enable a pneumatic tool to drive the tool. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249393 | Ice scraper A hand tool adapted to mechanically remove materials such as ice, frost, and/or snow from surfaces such as automobile window glass comprises a longitudinally-extending handle having a front end and a rear end, a scraper disposed adjacent the front end of the handle,... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7174599 | Ergonomic shielding tool for processing a surface The invention is a one-piece ergonomic shielding tool that can be held in one hand to define a boundary against which a surface is processed on one side and protected from processing steps on the opposite side. The invention achieves this utility by providing a hand... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7155770 | Cleaning implement having a scraper and a pivoting squeegee with broom A tool for removing ice, snow and other debris from a vehicle or other surface has an extension handle with telescoping ends. On one end of the handle there is an oblong head carrying a broom on one surface and a squeegee on the opposite surface. The head is rotatab... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7108646 | Infant roll cushion and method An infant exercise cushion including a substantially rigid core element preferably in the form of a hollow pipe. A soft resilient material surrounds a substantial portion of the core element. The soft resilient material forms a curved outer surface for the cushion s... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7069616 | Scraper As shown in FIG. 1, there is a paint scraper 1, comprising support means 2 supporting a blade portion 3, the blade portion having a scraping edge 5 with undulations, the undulations being arranged to match corrugations of a sheet o... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7047590 | Combination barbecue grill care tool A combination grill care tool for cleaning a barbecue grill cooking surface includes a tool head having an upper surface and a lower surface. A handle having a proximal end and a distal end extends from the tool head such that the distal end opposes the tool head. A... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6954962 | Multi-scraper structure for cleaning a panel The present invention discloses a multi-scraper structure. A plurality of scrapers is used in a cleaning panel process for repeatedly scraping the remnant contaminants on the surface of the panel. Moreover, a pressure control unit is used for immediately modifying t... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6925675 | Thermal ice scraper A thermal ice scraper includes a body portion, a blade portion, and a heatable material in the body portion that can heat the edges of the blade portion. The body and blade portions may be permanently or removably attached, and a conductive element may be included t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6901663 | Hand-held tool for piercing and scraping A hand-held tool for piercing and scraping includes a handle with a short wedge-shaped blade having a pointed end for concentrating tearing forces for piercing, and a large radius tapering away from the pointed end for scraping. A thumb-rest portion is located a sho... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6854910 | Portable window/windshield cleaning device A portable window/windshield cleaning device is self contained with washing liquid and a squeegee. ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6757930 | Ice scraper with brush and the glove An ice scraper with brush and the glove, which has an anatomically designed handle grip. The ice scraper and the brush are mounted into the glove to protect the user's hand from snow, ice, water, and cold. The ice scraper blade and the brush are inserted into a fork... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6662399 | Ice scraper An ice scraper comprising an elongated handle portion having a scraper blade mounted at one end thereof and a U-shaped yoke mounted at the other end thereof. The U-shaped yoke comprises a pair of spaced-apart yoke members which have a U-shaped arm or wris... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6520392 | Backup buckle for a seat belt The backup buckle has a housing with juxtaposed first and second portions. A buckle mechanism is mounted in the first portion. A stiff plate is affixed to the buckle mechanism and extends along the second portion and away from the buckle mechanism. A latc... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6516490 | Ice scraper construction An ice scraper construction (10) for cleaning ice and/or snow from vehicle windows wherein the construction (10) includes a handle member (20) having a pair of slots, (25), (28) whose upper ends are provided with an elongated cylindrical recess (29), a ge... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6243906 | Ice scraper assembly A combination ice scraper and snow removal assembly which has multiple blades in contact with the working/windshield surface to more efficiently remove ice and snow therefrom and reduce the amount of energy expended by the user to scrape and remove snow f... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6092459 | Pancake cooking apparatus and method A pancake cooking apparatus has an elongate and preferably open-ended griddle and a batter scraper by which a mass of batter is spread from one end of the griddle to the other. Thickness uniformity is realized by structures for keeping the scraper's edge ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6092255 | Scraper or squeegee with curved blade surfaces A combination windshield scraper, squeegee, and sponge includes a curved edge on the scraper or squeegee blade adapted to fit complexly-curved (double-curved or "bubble") windshields and other surfaces of different radii. Preferably the edge is formed bet... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6036388 | Windshield washing service unit A windshield washing service unit for providing a station for holding the equipment and supplies needed for cleaning windshields and other windows. The windshield washing service unit includes a housing with a spaced apart pair of side walls, spaced apart... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6018836 | Scraper tool A scraper tool of one-piece construction is conformable for use in scraping various surfaces and is made up of a generally arched body portion having an intermediate handle section to be gripped by the user and scraper blades at opposite ends of the body ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6006396 | Ice scraper An ice scraper includes a body, as well as a sleeve that can be mounted on the body in either of two orientations. The sleeve can be mounted in either orientation at will, but is locked once mounted. The sleeve has opposing holes in its upper and lower su... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6000091 | Light absorbing/blocking ice scraper An ice scraper for use in removing ice from vehicle windows is disclosed which includes a partially transparent, darkly-tinted body having a tapered distal scraping end. The distal scraping end may be inserted between a vehicle window and its molding to p... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5860430 | Combination comb and ice scraper A combination comb and ice scraper that is adaptable to comb hair of a user and to be utilized by the user to scrape ice off a windshield. The combination includes a comb and an ice scraper. The comb combs the hair of the user. And, the ice scraper is ass... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5857237 | Novelty ice scraper A novelty ice scraper has at least one beveled scraping edge and a serrated cutting edge. The device is about the size of a credit card but thicker to increase strength and durability. Preferably, the device is manufactured by laminating at least two plas... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5839151 | Ice scraping and snow removal tool An ice scraping and snow removal tool that includes a cap shaped main body, a handle extending from an outwardly facing surface of the main body, a radially extending scraper edge portion that extends radially from an edge portion of the main body rim, an... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5836041 | Ice scraper An ice scraper having a handle with a representational element mounted at its lower extremity, said representational element having a scraper blade incorporated in its lower extremity. The handle incorporates reinforcing means which extend downwardly into... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5822825 | Window ice scraper A window ice scraper (10) comprising a one-piece flat plate (12) having a scraping edge (14). A facility (16) in the one-piece flat plate (12), is for securely grasping by a hand (18) of a person (20). It will reduce strain on the wrist (22) of the person... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5806134 | Scrape-a-round windshield ice scraper A cone shaped, hand held windshield ice scraper consisting of two parts, the cone body and the cap. The cap pressure fits into the open cone top, the open cone base is formed by the convergence of equal opposing angles resulting in a relatively sharp ridg... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5800144 | Applicator container The applicator-container (10) has an interior (14) within which a flowable paste material such as a caulking compound, a sealing compound, putty or the like may be contained. A threaded cap (34) is used to selectively open or close container mouth (16). O... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5781957 | Circular ice scraper An ice scraper for use in removing frost and ice from vehicle windows. The ice scraper is formed from a hard plastic material into a circular disk with an easily gripped handle attached to its top. The body of the ice scraper is a concavo-convex disk with... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5758983 | Ergonomically correct and ergonomically efficient hand-held scraper and ice removal device for window glass cleaning system An apparatus for removing ice, frost or bugs from a glass surface includes a bottle having an outer surface and an end. The apparatus also includes a base attached to the end of the bottle and a washer interposed between the bottle and the base. The appar... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5729857 | Device for removing snow and ice from the glass and painted surfaces of an automobile A snow removal device for rapidly removing large amounts of snow from the top surfaces of an automobile. The snow removal device includes a mitt element that receives a person's hand and a portion of the arm to a point in between the elbow and the shoulde... | 03/24/1998 |
