Ice Scraping Device

Abstract

An ice scraping device provides an ice scraper having an extendable blade to facilitate storage and transport of the device in a pocket when not in use. The device includes a housing having an opening extending into a bottom side of the housing and a slit extending through the housing. Each of a pair of walls extends from the bottom side of the housing aligned with the opening. A blade has a free edge extendable through the opening and past the walls. The blade is retractable into the opening wherein the free edge of the blade is positioned between the walls. A clip extends through the slit. The clip abuts the base of the blade and is slidable within the slit wherein positioning of the clip within the slit permits extension and retraction of the blade.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An ice scraping device comprising:
 a housing having a top side and a bottom side, an opening extending into said bottom side of said housing, said housing having a slit extending through said housing;   a pair of walls extending from said bottom side of said housing, said walls being aligned with said opening;   a blade having a base and a free edge opposite said base, said free edge being extendable through said opening and past said walls wherein said free edge of said blade is exposed when said blade is in an extended position, said blade being retractable into said opening wherein said free edge of said blade is positioned between said walls; and   a clip coupled to said housing, said clip extending through said slit, said clip having a first end abutting said base of said blade, said clip being slidable within said slit wherein positioning of said clip within said slit extends and retracts said blade.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a grip coupled to and extending over an exterior surface of said housing. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , further comprising said grip being rubber. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising said free edge of said blade being a chiseled edge. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising said clip being positionable in a replacement position wherein said base of said blade is positioned completely between said walls outside of said opening into said housing. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , further comprising inwardly facing surfaces of said walls abutting said blade wherein said walls define a stabilizer coupled to and extending from said housing. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , further comprising each of said walls having an cutout adjacent to and aligned with said opening wherein said cutouts define a chamber between said walls adjacent to said opening, said chamber being complementary to a cross-sectional shape of said base of said blade wherein said base of said blade is positioned within said chamber when said clip is in said replacement position. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 7 , further comprising said walls defining a lateral open end of said stabilizer such that said blade is slidable through said lateral open end of said stabilizer when said base is positioned within said chamber. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising said clip being positionable in an extended position wherein said base of said blade is positioned within said housing and said free edge of said blade is extended from between said walls. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 said slit having a plurality of notches therein, said notches being spaced along a length of said slit; and   said clip having an engagement flange, said engagement flange being positionable within a selectable one of said notches wherein said clip is retained in a static position relative to said housing.   
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 10 , further comprising each said notch corresponding to one of an extended position, a retracted position, and a replacement position of said blade. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 11 , further comprising said clip being a spring clip such that said engagement flange is urged to remain within each said notch until said spring clip is depressed to disengage said engagement flange from said notch. 
     
     
         13 . An ice scraping device comprising:
 a housing having a top side and a bottom side, an opening extending into said bottom side of said housing, said housing having a slit extending through said housing, said slit having a plurality of notches therein, said notches being spaced along a length of said slit;   a pair of walls extending from said bottom side of said housing, said walls being aligned with said opening, each of said walls having an cutout adjacent to and aligned with said opening wherein said cutouts define a chamber between said walls adjacent to said opening;   a blade having a base and a free edge opposite said base, said chamber being complementary to a cross-sectional shape of said base of said blade, inwardly facing surfaces of said walls abutting said blade wherein said walls define a stabilizer coupled to and extending from said housing, said walls defining a lateral open end of said stabilizer such that said blade is slidable through said lateral open end of said stabilizer when said base is positioned within said chamber, said free edge being extendable through said opening and past said walls wherein said free edge of said blade is exposed when said blade is in an extended position, said blade being retractable into said opening wherein said free edge of said blade is positioned between said walls, said free edge of said blade being a chiseled edge;   a clip coupled to said housing, said clip extending through said slit, said clip having a first end abutting said base of said blade, said clip being slidable within said slit wherein positioning of said clip within said slit extends and retracts said blade, said clip having an engagement flange, said clip being positionable in a replacement position wherein said base of said blade is positioned within said chamber completely between said walls outside of said opening into said housing, said engagement flange being positionable within a selectable one of said notches wherein said clip is retained in a static position relative to said housing, each said notch corresponding to one of an extended position, a retracted position, and a replacement position of said blade, said clip being a spring clip such that said engagement flange is urged to remain within each said notch until said spring clip is depressed to disengage said engagement flange from said notch, said clip being positionable in an extended position wherein said base of said blade is positioned within said housing and said free edge of said blade is extended from between said walls; and   a grip coupled to and extending over an exterior surface of said housing, said grip being rubber.