US 12,357,135 B2
Dual function ice scraper and vehicle window releasing device
Michael Allan Long, Erskine (CA)
Assigned to Michael Allan Long, Erskine, CA (US)
Filed by Michael Allan Long, Erskine (CA)
Filed on Apr. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/235,208.
Prior Publication US 2022/0330766 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. A47L 1/16 (2006.01); A47L 1/06 (2006.01); B60S 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 1/16 (2013.01) [A47L 1/06 (2013.01); B60S 3/045 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dual function ice scraper and vehicle window releasing device, said device consisting of:
a handle having a first end removably secured to a second end, wherein the first end of the handle is separable from the second end of the handle along a lateral axis disposed on a middle point of the handle;
a window seal releasing end fixedly secured to the first end of the handle, wherein the window seal releasing end comprises a triangular shape having a pair of rounded distal corners;
wherein the window seal releasing end has a maximum thickness between 1.0 mm and 2.0 mm;
wherein the window seal releasing end is configured to fit between a vehicle window and a window seal of the vehicle window;
wherein the window seal releasing end is composed of rubber;
an ice scraping end fixedly secured to the second end of the handle, wherein the ice scraping end comprises a thickness greater than a thickness of the window seal releasing end, the thickness measured between opposing faces of the ice scraping end and the window seal releasing end, respectively;
wherein the ice scraping end forms a tapered, sharp distal edge;
wherein the window seal releasing end and the ice scraping end are non-adjustable relative to the handle;
wherein the lateral axis of the handle, the window seal releasing end, and the ice scraping end are disposed on a same longitudinal plane of the device.