Patent ID: 7537262

Claim:
A rain and snow protection device for the outside of a window in a motor vehicle, ship or aircraft, said window having a window frame with a top edge section, a bottom edge section, and side sections, and transparent window material within said window frame, said rain and snow protection device comprising: a first transparent rain protection plate, said first transparent rain protection plate being disposed over said transparent window material and extending from one of said top edge section and said bottom edge section of said window frame to cover a portion of said transparent window material, thereby defining a first space therebetween, said first transparent rain protection plate having a leading edge extending across said transparent window material, said leading edge being separated from said transparent window material, thereby forming a first rain protection slit, said first transparent rain protection plate further having side edges, said side edges being connected to said side sections of said window frame; and a first air jet nozzle, said first air jet nozzle being disposed between said transparent window material and said first transparent rain protection plate, said first air jet nozzle being provided to blow air into said first space between said transparent window material and said first transparent rain protection plate and out through said first rain protection slit to remove water from said transparent window material.