Patent Abstract:
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 associated with the comb and scrapes the ice off the windshield.

Full Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a comb. More particularly, the present invention relates to a combination comb and ice scraper. 
     2. Description of the Prior Art 
     Numerous innovations for combination combs have been provided in the prior art that will be described. Even though these innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes to which they address, however, they differ from the present invention. 
     FOR EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. Des. 251,073 to Whiteman teaches the ornamental design for a combined comb and nail file. 
     ANOTHER EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. Des. 253,971 to Whiteman teaches the ornamental design for a comb having a cavity for holding a nail file or the like. 
     STILL ANOTHER EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 3,563,254 to Dapolito teaches a comb for the hair having a self-contained nail filing and brushing attachment which is easily withdrawn and separated from the comb during use and which is housed substantially entirely within the comb during periods of nonuse without interfering with the normal usage of the comb. 
     YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 3,570,121 to Graceffo teaches a comb having a toothed head with front and back sides secured together. A razor blade secured to a carrier in a recess between the sides is slidable from a spring-biased extended position with its edge crossing the tooth intervals to a position withdrawn from the teeth. Each tooth has one side curved to deflect combined hair in one direction longitudinally of the comb and the carrier is guided in the recess to slide the blade in the other direction when moved by hair pressure from extended to withdrawn position. 
     FINALLY, STILL YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 5,272,782 to Hutt teaches a tool that includes an integral body having a flat scraper part, a collar part, and a comb part. The tool body is made from a resilient, yet substantially rigid material. The scraper part is to be used as a trowel by a painter. The collar part is used in axially engaging a cylindrical paint roller soaked with paint, to frictionally remove paint from the paint roller as the collar part is displaced from one end to the opposite end of that paint roller. The comb part is used to clean the bristles of a paint brush, by transversely engaging same and lengthwisely sliding or &#34;combing&#34; the bristles to remove paint after the paint job is completed. 
     It is apparent that numerous innovations for combination combs have been provided in the prior art that are adapted to be used. Furthermore, even though these innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes to which they address, however, they would not be suitable for the purposes of the present invention as heretofore described. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     ACCORDINGLY, AN OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a combination comb and ice scraper that avoids the disadvantages of the prior art. 
     ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a combination comb and ice scraper that is simple and inexpensive to manufacture. 
     STILL ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a combination comb and ice scraper that is simple to use. 
     BRIEFLY STATED, YET ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide 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 associated with the comb and scrapes the ice off the windshield. 
     The novel features which are considered characteristic of the present invention are set forth in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both as to its construction and its method of operation, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood from the following description of the specific embodiments when read and understood in connection with the accompanying drawing. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING 
     The figures on the drawing are briefly described as follows: 
     FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic perspective view of the present invention being utilized as a comb; 
     FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic perspective view of the present invention being utilized as an ice scraper; 
     FIG. 3 is an enlarged diagrammatic side elevational view of one side of the present invention; 
     FIG. 4 is an enlarged diagrammatic side elevational view of the other side of the present invention; 
     FIG. 5 is an enlarged diagrammatic end elevational view taken generally in the direction of arrow 5 in FIGS. 3 and 4; 
     FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross sectional view, with parts broken away, taken along line 6--6 in FIG. 4; 
     FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross sectional view, with parts broken away, taken along line 7--7 in FIG. 4; and 
     FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross section view, with parts broken away, taken on line 8--8 in FIG. 3. 
    
    
     LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS UTILIZED IN THE DRAWING 
     10 combination comb and ice scraper of the present invention 
     12 user 
     14 hair of user 12 
     16 ice on windshield 18 
     18 windshield 
     20 spine 
     21 apex of spine 20 
     22 first side of spine 20 
     24 second side of spine 20 
     26 pair of ends of spine 20 
     28 plurality of teeth 
     30 first surface on first side 22 of spine 20 
     32 second surface on first side 22 of spine 20 
     34 third surface on second side 24 of spine 20 
     36 plurality of teeth on third surface 34 on second side 24 of spine 20 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     Referring now to the figures in which like numerals indicate like parts, and particularly to FIGS. 1 and 2, the combination comb and ice scraper of the present invention is shown generally at 10 being utilized by a user 12 to comb hair 14 of the user 12, and being utilized by the user 12 to scrape ice 16 off a windshield 18, respectively. 
     The configuration of the combination comb and ice scraper 10 can best be seen in FIGS. 3-8, and as such will be discussed with reference thereto. 
     The combination comb and ice scraper 10 has a spine 20 that is longitudinally-disposed and has an apex 21, a first side 22, a second side 24 that opposes the first side 22 of the spine 20, and a pair of ends 26. 
     The combination comb and ice scraper 10 further has a plurality of teeth 28 that extend downwardly from the spine 20 along its entire length and in combination with the spine 20 function as a comb. 
     The first side 22 of the spine 20 has disposed therealong a first surface 30 that is slender, elongated, and originates from above the plurality of teeth 28 and bevels 45 degrees upwardly therefrom into the apex 21 of the spine, and extends continuously therealong from short of one end 26 of the pair of ends 26 of the spine 20 to short of another end 26 of the pair of ends 26 of the spine 20, and is used to scrape the ice 16 off the windshield 18 that does not require hard scraping. 
     The first side 22 of the spine 20 further has a second surface 32 that is quarter-circular-shaped and is disposed above the plurality of teeth 28 and bevels 45 degrees continuously therefrom into an end 26 of the pair of ends 26 of the spine 20 and into the apex 21 of the spine, short of the first surface 30 on the first side 22 of the spine 20, and is used to chip the ice 16 from the windshield 18. 
     The second side 24 of the spine 20 has disposed therealong a third surface 34 that is slender, elongated, and originates from above the plurality of teeth 28 and bevels 45 degrees upwardly therefrom into the apex 21 of the spine, and extends continuously therealong from short of the one end 26 of the pair of ends 26 of the spine 20 to short of the another end 26 of the pair of ends 26 of the spine 20, and is a mirror image of the first surface 30 on the first side 22 of the spine 20. 
     The third surface 34 on the second side 24 of the spine 20 has disposed along its entire length, a plurality of teeth 36 that are equally spaced-apart and extend coplanarly upwardly from the second side 24 of the spine 20 and perpendicularly inwardly into the apex 21 of the spine 20, and is used to scrape the ice 16 from the windshield 18 that requires hard scraping. 
     As shown in FIG. 8, the plurality of teeth 36 on the third surface 34 on the second side 24 of the spine 20 can be eliminated. 
     It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together, may also find a useful application in other types of constructions differing from the types described above. 
     While the invention has been illustrated and described as embodied in a combination comb and ice scraper, however, it is not limited to the details shown, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention. 
     Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention.

Technology Classification (CPC): 1