Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
294051000 | Convertible and combined | 25 |
20090021032 | Multi-Use Snow Tool - A multi-use snow tool is described, which includes a snow fluke and a snow picket that may be combined to function as a snow shovel, or may be used independent of each other as climbing anchors. As one example, the multi-use snow tool includes a snow fluke including a blade body having a base end and a nose end opposite the base end; a snow picket having an elongate shaft including at least a first flange; and a lip assembly located at the base end of the blade body and cooperating with the blade body to define at least a first channel that is adapted to mate with the first flange to detachably couple the snow picket to the snow fluke. | 01-22-2009 |
20090045640 | Multi-purpose earth tool - A multipurpose earth tool that allows a person to perform a variety of tasks on outdoor vegetation with ease and minimal effort and without the need to change tools to perform a variety of tasks. The multipurpose earth tool includes a handle, a head, a fastening system, and at least one interchangeable tool. The fastening system of the multipurpose earth tool can withstand extreme force and use without breaking, cracking, of splintering. The multipurpose earth tool is easy to store in a variety of positions. The multipurpose earth tool includes a releasable interchangeable tool that a person can remove and replace with optional tools. | 02-19-2009 |
20100102584 | Portable, Collapsible Multiple Purpose Tool - A snow removal system is provided that is comprised generally of a handle that is selectively interconnectable to a shaft. The shaft is also interconnectable to either a shovel head or a broom head. The assembly is thus collapsible and easily stored within a vehicle or an automobile. | 04-29-2010 |
20100156124 | Snow and Ice Shovel - A snow and ice shovel comprises a handle shaft with a slot disposed longitudinally along a side therein. An inner shaft telescopically fits within the handle shaft and has an ice chipper disposed on the end. A adjustment mechanism comprises two adjustment pins connected by a detent spring biasing the pins against a plurality of adjustment holes disposed in handle shaft. In use the user raise the ice chipper for use in shoveling snow and then lowers the ice chipper to break up ice. A handle is disposed on a top end of the handle shaft to aid the user in controlling the shovel. An adjustment hook is used to help the user apply the necessary force to move the chipper up and down. In one embodiment, the shovel blade is reinforced with ribs running vertically therein. | 06-24-2010 |
20100253105 | Jet Shovel - This disclosure relates to a fluid-pressure assisted shovel. The fluid-pressure assisted shovel reduces considerably the amount of force applied to the shovel while lifting it during an excavation process, especially during removing soil from deeper excavations. A quick burst of fluid, e.g. compressed air, accelerates the loaded shovel in the desired direction thereby reducing considerably the amount of force applied to the shovel by the digger. | 10-07-2010 |
20100308608 | Multi-purpose spade - A multi-purpose spade includes a central plate, first and second edge plates, and a retreating crescent blade. The central plate is generally concave. The retreating crescent blade is formed along the tip portions of the central plate and the first and second plates. The inner edge portions of the first and second plates are connected to corresponding side portions of the central plate with a predetermined angle so as to form two crest portions on the front surfaces along the side portions of the central plate. The multi-purpose spade may further comprise an extending blade configured to be connected to the retreating crescent blade. | 12-09-2010 |
20110042981 | MATERIAL HANDLING TOOL - The present device is a tool for manipulating a material, such as snow or ice, resting on a surface. The tool includes an elongated handle, an elongated shaft, and a compound blade. The handle is attached to a proximal end of the elongated shaft and the compound blade is fixed to a distal end of the elongated shaft. The compound blade has a first blade section adapted for shoveling the material and a second blade section adapted for chopping, pushing, and pulling the material. The longitudinal axes of the distal and proximal ends of the elongated shaft are parallel but distally offset, making the tool more ergonomic and effective in use, with either a continuous or discontinuous contour along the elongated shaft. The tool may also be used in a variety of angles and orientations. | 02-24-2011 |
20110042982 | MATERIAL HANDLING TOOL - The present device is a tool for manipulating a material, such as snow, ice, sand, salt, dirt, gravel, concrete, vegetation, grains, debris and the like, resting on a surface. The tool includes an elongated handle, an elongated shaft, and a compound blade head. The handle is attached to a proximal end of the elongated shaft and the compound blade is fixed to a distal end of the elongated shaft. The tool is capable of pushing and pulling materials when operating either the first tool section or the second tool section. The compound blade head has a first tool section adapted generally for shoveling and digging and a second tool section adapted for chopping and scraping. Tamping, compressing, and leveling is achieved when using the tools in the shoveling/digging position. The structure of the tool is designed to endure the stresses and forces of aggressive and repeated operating. | 02-24-2011 |
20110080014 | GARDEN TOOL DESIGNED FOR HARD PACK SOIL - The present invention relates to a novel garden spade wherein the scoop portion has straight sides. In addition, the proximal end of the scoop has a hammer plate uninterrupted by the neck which neck is attached to the scoop of the spade distal to the hammer plate. The neck and handle attached to the neck are angled such that the hammer plate can be struck with the greatest amount of clearance and best angle of attack for hitting a spade compared to previous spades which are not designed to successfully be hit without damage to either the spade, the user or both. | 04-07-2011 |
20110285154 | Disposal Utensil - The invention provides a utensil | 11-24-2011 |
20110304166 | MULTI-USE SNOW TOOL - A multi-use snow tool includes a snow fluke and an elongate snow anchor. The snow fluke is configured to independently anchor a belay or repel, or provide an intermediate point of climbing protection when buried in snow. Likewise, the elongate snow anchor is configured to independently anchor a belay or repel, or provide an intermediate point of climbing protection when driven into snow. The elongate snow anchor and the snow fluke are cooperatively configured to detachably couple with one another to form a snow shovel in which the elongate snow anchor serves as a shovel handle and the snow fluke serves as a shovel blade. | 12-15-2011 |
20120292934 | Dual grip angled handled shovel - A dual grip handled shovel for clearing a surface is disclosed. The shovel comprises a grip handle having a front grip attached to a rear grip by way of a central portion. A tool handle includes a front truss pair attached to a first end of the central portion and a rear truss pair attached to a second end of the central portion. A tool head includes a leading edge and a lagging edge which is operatively attached to the front truss pair and rear truss pair. The central portion, the tool handle and the lagging edge of the tool head are attached in a way to form a tetrahedron which distributes the load evenly to provide an ease of use to a user. The front truss pair and the rear truss pair distribute the load evenly between the grip handle and the tool head thereby balancing the load dynamically. | 11-22-2012 |
20130057002 | DUAL PURPOSE SNOWMOBILE SNOW FLAP - A snow flap for a snowmobile functions as a removable snow shovel blade. The handle may be used as a pivot attachment for the blade to the snowmobile and may be alternatively attached to the blade in a different orientation for use as a shovel. Quick release attachment of the blade to the rear of the snowmobile permits ease of use. | 03-07-2013 |
20130313843 | ELECTRICALLY ACTIVE HAND-OPERABLE EXCAVATION APPARATUS - The present invention is a hand-operable excavation apparatus for detecting buried electrical cable. The hand-operable excavation apparatus comprises of a unitary structure having a handle and an electrically conductive portion. At least one electric field sensor is secured to the electrically conductive portion to monitor electrical fields in proximity to the end of the device during ground breaking for activation of an alerting system when the preset value is greater than a predetermined voltage for notifying the excavator of buried electrical cable. | 11-28-2013 |
20140132015 | Shovel Attachment - An attachment to a conventional snow shovel functions as an auxiliary handle and as a connector to a second snow shovel. When oriented substantially perpendicular to the shovel blade, the attachment functions as an auxiliary handle. The attachment connects to the shovel near the intersection of 1) the blade and neck and 2) the neck and handle. In this embodiment, the auxiliary handle functions as a cradle in which to rotate the shovel to dump snow more easily. The attachment may also be used to combine two shovels to form a plow. The attachment connects to a first shovel at the same two points as in the first configuration. In the same way, another attachment connects to the neck of a second shovel. The two attachments connect to each other at a third attachment point along the body of the attachments, creating a plow formed by the adjacent shovel blades. | 05-15-2014 |
20140159400 | Single Handle Double Bladed Ice Removal Devices - A two bladed ice shovel and a two bladed windshield ice scrapper each having a single handle bar are disclosed. The collecting blade of the shovel has its axis substantially aligned with the axis of the handle bar. The axis of the second blade termed, chopping blade remains above the axis of the collecting blade. The axes of the two blades form a 30 to 60 degree angle. During ice removal, the chopping blade delivers roughly constant volume of load onto the shovel, leads the way, chops by vibratory hammering, the ice formed on the pavement; and the collecting blade follows and collects chopped ice allowing ice removal. The structure of the chopping blade provides a convenient second handle for ease of load disposal if desired. A second embodiment of the apparatus allows better removal of ice and snow from vehicle windshields. | 06-12-2014 |
20140217759 | COMBINATION SNOW SHOVEL AND ICE SCRAPER - The present invention describes a snow related removal device adapted for dual functionality. The device is designed to combine two distinct cold weather related tools into a single functioning snow shovel that can be easily converted from a tool that functions to remove snow from a surface to a tool that can chop and/or scrape ice. | 08-07-2014 |
20140361563 | METAL DETECTOR DIGGING TOOL APPARATUS - This invention relates to a metal detector digging tool apparatus having an elongated pole having a nonmetallic digging tool or scoop attached to one end thereof and a nonmetallic bracket removably clamped between the ends thereof. The nonmetallic bracket clamps to the pole between the ends thereof and has a metal detector clamp extending therefrom that clamps a pinpoint metal detector to said bracket adjacent the nonmetallic digging tool for remotely isolating and examining an object detected by a metal detector without the operator bending or kneeling over. | 12-11-2014 |
20150091314 | SNOW SHOVEL - An improved snow shovel for reducing the suction of snow to shovel while still maintaining the overall strength of the shovel. The improved snow shovel has a face or blade scoop portion that has an array of vertical or longitudinally extending slots or slits that penetrate through the entire blade scoop portion of the snow shovel. The array is arranged with the slots aligned vertically in a top to bottom arrangement. The slots are disposed in a set of preferably one to two slots per set. The sets of slots are arranged in a symmetric pattern on the face of the shovel to ensure uniform distribution of the reduction of snow to the shovel and to ensure uniformity of the overall strength of the shovel. The shovel face can be flat or curved. | 04-02-2015 |
20150366122 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL DIGGING TOOL - The invention relates to a dual-function tool, i.e. having two interchangeable tools, one providing a shovel function and the other providing a fork function, both suitable for digging the ground. For this purpose, the tool comprises a shaft ( | 12-24-2015 |
20160021810 | COMBINATION BROOM AND SHOVEL - The invention is a combination broom and shovel having an extended handle, a shovel head and a broom head attached to the same end of the device. The shovel head has a bed and a leading edge that is flat and at a slight angle relative to an axis of the extended handle. The broom head has a leading edge that is flat and at an angle that is roughly perpendicular to the bed of the shovel head. | 01-28-2016 |
20160113186 | Material Handling Device - A material handling device to be used on non-horizontal platforms such as roofs, hills, construction sites, and other sloped surfaces. The device is comprised of a large blade for collecting debris or other materials such as shingles. The blade connects to a first handle that hangs forwardly over the opening of the blade. This handle is meant to assist lifting by placing the handle over the center of gravity of the load in the shovel. The blade is also attached to an angle adjustment pivot assembly. The pivot assembly is attached to an elongated handle. The adjustment mechanism adjusts the angle between the blade and the shaft. At the first end of the shaft is an anchor assembly, comprising an anchoring pin. The anchoring pin can be hammered into the surface to secure the shovel from falling or slipping. The shaft is then connected at its second end to a second anchor. The second anchor comprises a second anchoring pin to be used in the same manner as the first, an end handle for manoeuvring the shovel, as well as a remote latch mechanism to control the angle between the blade and the shaft. | 04-28-2016 |
20160128260 | STANDING SHOVEL - A tool adapted to collect, lift, and move material has a lifting structure attached to a collection element and at least one handle attached to the lifting structure. The lifting structure may have two or three segments. Each segment may have rails spaced apart and substantially parallel to each other with at least one cross member disposed there-between. The segments are oriented relative to one another to reduce the amount of bending required to lift material in the collection element. Adjacent segments in the lifting structure may be pivotally attached to each other. This tool can be free standing when used as a dustpan. | 05-12-2016 |
20170232939 | COMBINATION TOOL FOR USE WITH ICE AND SNOW | 08-17-2017 |
294052000 | Fork and rake | 1 |
20130001966 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL HAND RAKE - Systems and methods are disclosed for removing debris with a rake having a handle; and a rake head secured to the handle. The rake head includes a mounting bar; and one or more pivotable double coiled spring tines positioned on the mounting bar, each spring tine having an attaching area placed in tension with a leading coil portion, wherein the coils are pressed against the mounting bar as the raked material urges the tine forwardly and wherein a connective area of the spring tine is pulled in the direction of an axis instead of bending transversely to the axis. | 01-03-2013 |