CA2204468A1 - Ice scraper - Google Patents

Abstract

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 the representational element to rigidify the same.

Description

ICE SCR~

~ e~ion rd~t~ to ~n ice ~per f~ ~utomobile ~idds, ~d, more pania~lu~r, to ~n ice ~per he~,ing dle depiction of ~ utide Juch ~ ~ h or bo~ shoe ~te at o~e ~tremity so tbat the blade ofthe ~hi~ or ~bte oo~ta the 5 ~er por~on ofthe ice 4:rap~.

R~ 0UND OF T~ INVENIION
CometltiOI~I 1Ce ~aptSB ~e ~..ded in a ~tric~r ut~it1uian combimltion af~ e ~ ~ ~per bbde formed from a oo~on m~ ~ch a~ ~thetis pl~c 10 or tbe lilce. ~Ita~a~ve fonns of ic~ scr~p~s udli~e woodor~ l~andles h~g a ~cs pcr ~ladc ass~mbly ~ched to the low~r a~remi~ thoreof ~ additio~ my converdon~l u~per~ ue inade~to to ~dd~ tho lo~
ilnposod thrwpo~ e x;r~ping p~c~ g in tlle ~1~ oft~c h~ or ~e to the blada.

~ 1S OB3ECJS~ DV~NIA~ESOFTBINV~TIO~I
~ t i~, tbaefore, ~n object of our inv~tion to provide ~ icc ~r whicb i~
of uni~y oon~io~, prefa~bly mam~ctured bg ~oction molding of ~it~bb ~J.
~ic ~ch a~ ~ P~~4 ~d ice ~p~ hsving ~ h~e ~ch h~s ~d integr~ly tberewi~ a repres~tion of ~ ol~ject ~ociatet, i~ ample, with a 20 plU'dCI~ 5pO1t or ~ on o~t~o year or a p~rdcul~r holid~y, sud r~.~oo b~viDg ~.idat on the bwes e~raniq the~of a ~crsper blado w~ich is ~te~tod into the de~

Do~d 5~16 CA 02204468 1997-05-OS

oftbo r~pre~tatioD For in~ , a hoclceyboot repres~ tion ~vill h~ perbbde ~ich i~ repte~tet u the blade ofthe hockoy boot. Si~y, ~ tion of a S~ ~Idgh ~ h~ve ~ ~per blade which i~ reprc~nted u ~c bJ~d~ of ~e d~h No~lly, ~e endre assembla~e, indudin~g the scnp~ blade, i~ S~i~tcd S u ~ UD~tUy, ~!ection-molt~t ~tructure w~th the scraper bt~de inte~l ~sh tbe r~d~
of ~e ice ~crJper.
~ other objff:t of our ;QVen~On l,.u.idc~ ~n icc ~ which ba~ ~bod~
~b~ot fi~m ~ reb~cly inexpc~e nuterial, ~ch as low-den~ p~l~lh~lcno ~nd a ~c~aper b~te ~wlich is filbncatect ~om relati~rety more ef~ecti~e ~ such a~
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~ wther o~oct of our ~tioD is tbc provisio~ of ~ ice scr~ ofthe ~ioned charaeta ~cin the body ofthe ~cnpu consi~ of ~n dong~tod h~ndle o~tbe kn~ ~ren~ o~hich is p~vr.dcd ~ reprcsentation of an o~ject ~hich oonver~ond~ po~es ~ bhde ~ch ~s ~ t~ ~k~te boot or ~ ~Id~ t wt~
IS ~..J~;dcd w~ f~r th~ ti~ ofthe scraper bJade. Ihi~ fi~tc~ the ~ficb~ro ofthe ~co scr~por is two comp~neris, n~ly" the h~dlo ~ Jepre~SJtion t ~ion f~b~ic~et ~om rcl~re~ low~t m~ial ~nd the bladc 9 bliuted a~on~ more ~, but m~e cffi ct~vc m~en~l ~r the scr~ping t~dc ~ atditio~l o~Ject of our in~.rcDtion is the proYison of rn ~ce ~cr~er of 20 ~e ~remontioned ch~ct~ ~ he handlc ~ es reinf~rcing means e%t~lding ~k~t S216 a~to the body ofthe repre~tation~l portion ofthe ico ~craper to filcilitate the ab30lpti~
of h~ eDcounte~d ~en tke ~p~ portion of the ice ~cr~p~r i~ u~lized.
Otber abject~ ~d adv~a ofthe i~oo will be ~ om the ~po~catio~ ~d the dr~w~s.
S BRI~ DF-~CP~ON OP T~ DRAW~QS
FU 1 i~ t dev~tional vi~w;
Fg. 2 is a ra~ eYadond view;
Flg. 3 is a fiont ed~
- F8. 4 is a bortom vicwl Fig. 5 i9 an ~ sectianal view ~k~n on the b~oken line 5-5 of Fl~ 3;
Fig. 6 i~ a pr~al ~ry xctional vi~w talcen on thc brokon linc 6-6 of Fig. 5; a~d Fg. 7 is a t~rse ~ection~J view ~ketl on the bralc~ line 7-7 of Pi~ 1.

IS Ref~rinB to thc dr~gs, ~nd pa~ticubrb to Fgs. I ~nd 2 tbe~o~ I ~bow ic~ #:~pa 10 ~b~icated in ~ccorda~co ~h the teaching of ~bc invention ~ chdiog ~ do~tet buldlc }2 w~ich ~colpo~es an c~ 14 of ~b~b cina~
co~guratio~L Thc cir~ar poltion 14 constitutes ~ ~p ~r ~ ntb 12 ~d, i thc - p~t e~ent ofthe invention, ~ hocke3~ pucl~. l~e do~tod dunlc 16 20 of dle h~n~e h~s its ~r po~n p o.Wct widl a ptur8iity o~reinforc~ng ri~s 18 wh~ch are ~oldet ~LIy with ~c e~mi~ 14 and ~hich extend downwardly i~ pro~l~ to the Dockct S216 CA 02204468 1997-05-05 lourercnd ofthe ice ~cnpor 10, ~s ~ ~ovm in Flg. 2 o~the dr~ring~ to rigiti~r, not o~ tho h~ndlc, but thc rc~resontational a~bodimcnt 20 formed Integr~lly with ~c hu~dle.
1~ ~~ presa~t ca~c, tho ~em~on~l embotimor~ 20 i~
hocl~ boot or d~oc ~to 22 wbich i~ moldod inte~lly ~nth tho b~n~e 12 ~nt which S ~_. thc bwor ~e~ ofthe reir~ me~ or ribs 18 at 24 ~dj c~t the ~ole 26 o~the ~oot. Th~re, Jkhough thc boot 22 iB hollow molded, th~t is, moltot in areiativel~l thi~ crou ~o~, ~s iqdic~d at 28, the rein~ ofthe n~8 18 oftho d~anlc 16 ofthe hand~e 12 p~ t~ di~tortion orbre~ldng oftho l~ndle 12 ofthe ~ 22 ~en ~c lo~ ch~c ofthe ico scrapin~ ess ~Irc ""~..h. ~A.
Formed i~egr~ly ~ the lowcr e~re~uty of thc boot 22 i~ a ~don oftheupperpor~on of ~ ~kate bbdc 32. Ihe ~kate bbde 32 ~~,yr~ t~;cn i~ontes a pocloet 36 which, ~ st ~own in hgs. 5 ~nt 6 ofthe dr~

~ .,. ~ indi~, the dongated ~ 18 extend~ f~mthc top to ~be lS bo~om of ~e ~ k 16 ofthehndh 12 ~ninate ~ 24 u~d ~remoldot intc~vnth the ~le 2C ~fth boot 22, thw m~e~i~b ry~idiPyin~ the bo~t 22 ~d the blade ra~cn 32 whi~ i~ fonnot ~t~ll~ e boot 22.
la ~nt boot 22 ~ro thw i~t~ral with e~4h other ond ~ria~d ~om re~ ~ plastic matc~ia~ s low~ ty pol~.e~ or re~ound 20 ~c mat~ials wbich am be readily i~4ection moldet ~nt, thua, ~ ~o molded tbe h~e 12 and boot 22 togetl2er with ~c blade e~cten~ion 32 ofthe boot are filbrlc~ed Docbet S216 ~om the ~ cobr m~terial. Howc~er, it is ~emplated that th~ boot c~n be color~d by ~it~b prooe~ ~ch u ~croo0 prin~ng to a different cdor ~om the b~dlc to comey ~
~o re~bn of ~ boot while the bl~dc ~on 32 c~ be p~ed ~ s~vcr calor to imput d~e ~d impros~ion of a bbde. Sinuluiy, ~ ice scraper bbde 40 c~n be S pai~ or coated wi~ ~he ~me sil~Jer coloratbn a~ tho bbde e~en~ 32 ofthe boot 22 to prav~ n integratet r~presentation of 1I hockey boot 2~ completc with d~e sl~to ~lade.
~ pr~i~U~r men~onot, the pref~ med~ mam~ctur~ng ~ hntle u~d boot co~tituting tho myor portion ofthc ice ~c~por 10 u by mjectio~ mol~
To ~te~e the ~crJper bl~dc 40 ~th thc boot 22, ~ ~ou~iy tO man~li~.~rod scr~pcr blade 40, which un bo molded ~om polywboD~te or other tdstively c~e~ h~c pla~tic m~te~lL may be in~ted i~ ~e injection mold in a po~ion ~ it ~ill be cncomp~ed l~y the blade extension 32 ofthe boot 22.
To ~tc ~n acoJrate r~,.od~on ofthe boot ~ bbte combi~tion, the ~e bl~ pN.idcd ~;nb a centrd~ locdod o~ ~4 wlich i~
IS _~ dur~g the injection moldin~ p~co~ by thc pfOVi~iOtl of a ~Ie insert in thc mu~ u~uidooi~ upening~ w in ~ne oiwe ~û ~re ~uc~ n ~ n~o;~ m~ienu OI ine 22 ~ ~ ~- m~ ~r ~ 3 d~ b~ ~ r~
rd~tion~hip ~t~ the pocl~ 36 definot by thc b~ exten~on 32.
I~ocau~c ofthe l~ct th~t the h~dle a~ boot pO.~.c ofthe ~ re 20 moldc~ ~om ~vcly i~w mat~n~l, while ~e scrap~ bl~do u~t i~ m~c~ed aOm ~p~e mue~L dle o~ll cost of muwf~ e oftt~ compo~tc i~

~ S216 roducct. Mo~ , since the scr~per bladc i~ &Wc~ed ~om h~rd, ~c~ mata effe~re ~ ~cdo~ can b~ ~dN~d.
It i~ ~o fouible to m-nu~ure the ~craper bladc 40 ~lly v~h the r~~inder ofthe ~ce ~per 10 if ~n int~ediat~ strength m~ubl ~ch a~ hi8hd~~
S pol~re~bno ~ ut~i2et. Wh~l thd type of Insnuf~ oc~n, ~ fior the #ps~to fi~bdc~ of the scrapor bbde 40 u, of cour~o, olindn~od ~ are tl~c a~e~
e~od by the proYision of'a ~ep~e ~craper blade 40.
Moreov~, the rq~esentational çn~ ncnt 20, as exo~pl.ified u~ the ~
of ~ hocl~ boot or ~ kaee 22, p~ovide~ a three-dimen~ional d~ect due to the hoUow, 10 d~ e moldi~g of ~e hockey boot or shoc ~te 22 ~s eKempDffed st "A" in Filp. 3 uld 4 oftbe dr~iDgs. Tbe tb~imeD~ional ~t ~s ~b~o exen~ ed at "B" i~ Pi~. } ~d 3 of ~e dra~. Tbe ~chiev~nt ofthe t e d;~ ional effect of ~c repre~ io~l por~on 20 ofthe ~ per 10 ~ fiu ilit~te~ byth~ ing ~ction of ~he rib~ofthe rd~rcblg n~ 18 whicb e~ctend through the reprcsontation 20 to the low~rportion ~S ~a~ indicatd ~t 24 in Fi~. 2 ~d 5 of dle d~wi~s.
It wi~ bc ~d~tood tb~t the cor~gura~on of thc repre~er~iond p~on 20 oftbo s~aper 10 can bo d~ngod to reprosont v~io~ sport or other mo~ ~nthout t~ from the scope ofthe ~ et claims or the ~pirit ofthe imentio~

Claims (10)

1. In an ice scraper, the combination; of an elongated handle; a representational lower portion of said ice scraper on the lower extremity of said handle;
and a scraper blade on the lower extremity of said representation.

2. The ice scraper of claim 1 in which all of the elements of claim 1 are molded integrally with one another.

3. The ice scraper of claim 1 in which said scraper blade is molded separately and subsequently secured to the lower extremity of said representation.

4. The ice scraper of claim 1 in which said representation is constituted by a hollow shell providing a three-dimensional configuration for the said representation.

5. The ice scraper of claim 1 in which said handle incorporates elongated reinforcing means extending downwardly from the upper extremity of said handle into the lower portion of said representation to structurally integrate said handle and said representation.

6. The ice scraper of claim 4 in which said handle incorporates reinforcingmeans and said hollow shell is rigidified by said reinforcing means.

7. In an ice scraper, the combination of; a handle; said handle incorporating elongated reinforcing means extending downwardly from the upper extremity thereof, a representational element of said ice scraper mounted on the lower extremity of said handle and said reinforcing means; and an ice scraper blade provided on the lower portion of said representation.

8. The ice scraper of claim 7 in which said ice scraper blade is integral with said representation.

9. The ice scraper of claim 7 in which said ice scraper blade is fabricatedseparately from said representation and subsequently affixed thereto.

10. The ice scraper of claim 7 in which said representation is constituted by a hollow, three-dimensional shell which has said reinforcing means of said handle extending therethrough to rigidify the same.