Lighted Telescopic Snow Scraper for Hard-to-Reach Vehicle Areas
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current devices for removing snow and ice from vehicles are inefficient and limited in their ability to handle varying amounts of debris and reach difficult areas, posing safety hazards and legal issues during winter months.
Innovation Solution
An extendable device with a telescopic extension, a scraper portion, and a removal head equipped with light-emitting elements, allowing for adjustable length and effective removal of snow and ice from vehicles, including hard-to-reach areas, while preventing damage to surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If a conventional snow removal device is used, then it can remove snow from easily accessible areas, but it cannot reach difficult-to-access areas on vehicles of various sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a telescopic extension that allows the device to dynamically adjust its length. The extension can be extended to reach difficult-to-access areas and retracted for storage or when less reach is needed. This dynamic adjustment capability resolves the contradiction by providing variable reach distance without permanently increasing device complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a single device is used to remove both ice and snow, then device simplicity is maintained, but the device cannot effectively handle different types of debris
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs a multi-functional device that can effectively remove both ice and snow using the same basic structure. The telescopic extension with scraper and brush components can handle different types of debris through its versatile design, resolving the contradiction by providing adaptability without requiring multiple separate devices or complex configurations.
3Duration of action of moving object
If snow removal devices are used at night or in low light conditions, then snow removal can continue, but visibility and safety are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates lighting elements directly into the device structure, combining the snow removal function with illumination capability. This allows the device to operate effectively at night or in low light conditions by providing localized lighting where it is most needed, resolving the contradiction by extending operational time without compromising visibility or safety.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the device is made extendable to reach various vehicle areas, then versatility is improved, but device portability and storage become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic extension allows the device to dynamically adjust between extended and retracted states. When extended, it can reach various vehicle areas including hard-to-access spots. When retracted, it becomes compact and portable for easy storage and transport. This dynamic capability resolves the contradiction by providing vehicle size compatibility without permanently compromising portability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device enables safe and efficient removal of snow and ice from vehicles of various sizes, providing improved reach and versatility, reducing hazards and legal risks, and allowing for use in low-light conditions.
Implementation Method 1
One or more lighting elements, for example light emitting diodes (LEDs), may be embedded in the head to assist in illuminating an area around the head
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AI summary
A device or tool for removing snow and other debris from vehicles, and other surfaces including a handle having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a scraper portion coupled to the first end, and a head coupled to the second end. One or more light emitting elements are incorporated into the head to provide for ease of use in low light situations. The head may be a laterally extended foam head that is non-abrasive, freeze resistant, and durable. The handle may include a telescopic extension to allow a reach of a user to be increased or decreased allowing the user to clear away snow and other debris from various sizes of vehicles.