Patent ID: 8533896

Claim:
A hand-operated device for removing ice and snow deposits from a vehicle, the device comprising: a blade including— a. coupling portion having at least one blade aperture, an edge portion adapted to interface with the vehicle, and a blade body spanning between the coupling portion and the edge portion, two intermediate edges, each intermediate edge spanning on opposite sides of the blade body from a distal tip of the coupling portion to the edge portion, wherein the distance between the edge portion and the distal tip of the coupling portion defines a blade height, and the distance across the edge portion defines a blade width, wherein the blade height is less than the blade width; a handle adapted to be gripped by a human hand, the handle including— a straight, non-bent elongated member having, a slotted aperture on a first end, the slotted aperture adapted to receive the coupling portion, at least one handle aperture perpendicular to and passing through the slotted aperture; and one or more fasteners coupling the blade to the handle by passage through the at least one handle aperture and the at least one blade aperture when the coupling portion is within the slotted aperture, wherein each intermediate edge comprises a concave edge surface proximal a juncture of the first end of the elongated member and the blade body, and a convex edge surface proximal a juncture of the blade body and the edge portion, and wherein the edge portion and the blade body are configured to scrape ice and snow deposits from the vehicle by force exerted by the human hand on the handle.