Try the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents. What is claimed is: 1. A car door opening tool comprising: 5. A car door opening tool comprising: 7. A method for opening a frozen car door, comprising: CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION FIGS. 1 through 312222020222022 Cited PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS6994322Dec 1, 2004Feb 7, 2006Ryan WittmanFrozen vehicle door pullerUS20050120764Dec 3, 2003Jun 9, 2005Russell WarnerFrozen door opener U.S. Classification254/120International ClassificationB66F15/00Cooperative ClassificationB66F15/00, E05F11/54, E05Y2800/692, E05Y2800/68This crazy cold snowy weather won’t let up!  As much as you may hate cold weather, your car hates it more!  Winter is tough on cars and I’m trying to keep you all up to speed.

Today, a nice sweet lady who brings her car to Auto Locksmith Kitchener, called in distress.  Her driver’s side car door was frozen shut!  She was at work and couldn’t get her car door open.   “What can I do to open my door and how did this happen?” she asked. Can you feel her pain?  A long day of work and you can’t wait to get home to your warm house, a glass or wine…and nope!  Mother Nature and your car had other plans. Let me help you!  If you find your car door frozen shut, here are a few things you can do to “break in”. *    Are all the doors frozen shut?  Try all entrances to your car, even the trunk or hatch door. *    If the door is enclosed in ice, use a plastic ice scrapper to chip some of it off. *    Do NOT pull on the handle to try and pry the door open, you might break the door handle then you’re really not getting in.  Push into the door to see if that breaks any ice loose. *    Try pouring warm water on the door handle and around the seal of the door. 

This will help melt the ice that is freezing the door shut. *    Do NOT pour boiling water on the window or door.  The drastic difference in temperature will cause the glass to shatter!garage door service prior lake mn *    Can you get a hair dryer outside with an extension cord?  garage door springs wellingtonBlow dry that door open!garage door in stockton ca *    Housewares stores have de-icer spray that can help de-ice your door.craftsman garage door opener electric eye Now, hopefully you are in the car.  Want to prevent it from happening again?  With a rag, spray silicon lubricant, PAM cooking spray, WD-40, even Vaseline works, and rub the rag on the door seal and the door frame. 

That should help the doors from freezing shut again. What causes your car door to freeze shut?  Most likely damaged seals.  Car doors have rubber seals along them to help seal the door when it is closed.  If the rubber is damaged or ripped off, it will allow moisture to get in the seal which will freeze as the temperature drops causing the door to be frozen shut! Not just doors freeze, car locks freeze as well.  Check out my blog a few weeks ago! Only 12 more weeks until Spring…Quite simply, prevent water from getting to whatever it is you don’t want frozen.If your lock is freezing then lube it with something that repels water.If your door seals are freezing then spray them with silicon or other water repellant. If the seals are old they may need replaced. New seals have a surface that seems to help in repelling water. Parking in a warm garage may also do the trick. I’d start with the repellant spray myself.With some preparation, a little know-how, and ingenuity, you will be in your vehicle soon.

Way 1： Keeping Doors from Freezing Shut1. Replace torn or missing rubber gaskets.3. Wipe down the door frame.4. Coat the rubber with a protective liquid.Way 2：Preventing and Dealing with Frozen Locks1. Rub the key and lock with rubbing alcohol.2. Spray a lock lubricant for severe problems.3. Spray frozen locks with a de-icer.4. Warm the lock with a hairdryer or your own breath.I would cover the car's doors … .Or you can buy safe lubricants put it around rubber trim inside around door if you know what I mean…so ice won't stick…also…make sure you rubber cushion trim inside around your door has no tear wear because water can stay and it will freezes …If you need more details let me know.. Sign up or log in to customize your list. Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question The best answers are voted up and rise to the top I store a bunch of the "outside stuff" in the shed for the winter. Mainly things that I only use when the weather is warmer. It pretty much remains locked up for the winter.

Occasionally though, I have to run out there to get something in mid winter, and the lock is always frozen shut. I can get in by warming the lock up, heating the key, or using that spray deicer stuff. But is there any way to prevent this? Are there locks that would not allow this to happen? The lock is one that is built into the handle, where the handle is vertical with the key in the center. When unlocked, it twists to a horizontal position. It is not a separate lock. shed lock winter freezing The problem here of course is that snow/freezing rain gets into the lock and freezes. With a house, this isn't normally a problem for a few reasons. First, you use it often enough that it doesn't get that bad, and second the inside of the house is warm, which prevents water from freezing inside the lock (unless it gets really, really cold I suppose). You might want to look for a lock that has a metal shield over the area where you insert the key to prevent water from getting inside.

Similar to what you have on a car door lock (and for the same reason). Personally, I've never seen any home locks like that, but that's not to say they don't exist. A simpler option, and the one I would suggest, would be to put a plastic baggie over the doorknob and secure it with a rubberband. Then just take the baggie off when you need to unlock it and put it back on after you are done. It's a bit inconvenient, but if you hardly ever use the shed in the winter anyways, it should keep the water out and is probably the most practical option. you might be able to avoid this with graphite spray. By better lubricating the lock the water might not have time to collect and freeze in the tumblers. To keep water out of the door lock (knob type) in my gagrage, I split open a tennis ball ("x" cut) tied some twine to it, to attach it to the knob shaft, and put it over the knob. Fill in between the handles with Vaseline to keep moisture from penetrating the lock. This method has worked for me.