Patent ID: 7549451

Claim:
The combination comprising: an envelope of a composition characterized by a resistance to snow adhesion, and a snow shovel having a handle of given thickness and a blade of given length and height inserted within said envelope to scrape snow and ice from an automotive vehicle; said envelope providing a first layer overlying a second layer, with each layer defined by top, bottom and opposing side edges; first means for joining the top edge of one of said first and second layers with the top edge of said other of said first and second layers; second means for joining individual ones of said opposing side edges of one of said first and second layers with corresponding opposing side edges of said other of said first and second layers; first and second openable closures extending from one of said first and second layers over the top edges thereof; third means on one of said first and second layers for removably securing with said first and second openable closures in closing said layers as a mitt or glove; and with said first and second layers being folded over substantially half-way between their said top and bottom edges; with said snow shovel being inserted between said top, bottom and opposing side edges of each of said first and second layers; with said first and second openable closures of said envelope being spaced apart a distance at least as great as said snow shovel handle thickness; with said envelope being composed of a double-folded fabric formed by folding the fabric about a first fold line upwardly halfway along its length towards its top edge, by folding the fabric upwardly once more along its length about a second fold line to a point where the first fold line falls short of the top edge of said one of said first and second layers and by folding the top edge of said one layer downwardly about a third fold line over said first fold line; and with said double-sided fabric providing enhanced protection against the snow shovel scratching the automotive vehicle when scraping snow and ice from its surface.