| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 294051000 |
Convertible and combined
| 25 |
| 294500600 |
Grappling type
| 20 |
| 294540500 |
Snow shovel
| 14 |
| 294057000 |
Handles
| 12 |
| 294176000 |
Scoop
| 11 |
| 294530500 |
Pivoted and adjustable head
| 6 |
| 294059000 |
Attachments | 4 |
| 20160044855 | SHOVEL AND STEP - A shovel having a blade fixed to a shaft. A step fixed to the blade and/or the shaft, the step having a step shoulder, the step being spaced longitudinally along the shovel at a selected distance from the blade shoulder. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20100327614 | Shovel lifting/throwing device - A shovel lifting/throwing device for removing material from a surface requiring little effort by the user to lift and throw the material, the shovel having a blade and a handle wherein there is a lifting/throwing device, comprised of a lifting arm pivotally fastened to the middle section of the handle running down generally parallel the handle to the under side of the shovel blade in the vicinity of the surface, a hand grip located above the lifting arm moves up the handle as the user begins to lift the load, it being connected by a cable to a mechanism, actuating the mechanism that engages the lifting arm, pivoting the lifting arm out and away from the under side of the blade into contact with the surface and lifting the blade off the surface, greatly reducing the effort required by the user to lift and throw the load. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20120112480 | REPLACEMENT TINE FOR A STALL CLEANING TOOL - A device for repairing a stall cleaning tool that has a broken tine is a tine having a first clamping member integral therewith located at an end of the tine. The first clamping member has a clamping surface with at least one channel therein for receiving at least one structural member of the stall cleaning tool. A second clamping member has a clamping surface with at least one channel therein for receiving at least one structural member of the stall cleaning tool. The first and second clamping members are secured to one another with the clamping surfaces of the clamping members adjacent to one another and the channels in the clamping surfaces aligned with one another. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20130043695 | PIZZA PEEL - A device for retrieving objects from a grill or an oven. The device uses selectively retractable claws lift the object from the grill grate or oven rack and remove it. The claws retract when they come in contact with a cross beam and re-extend in the intervals between. They are arranged to ensure that enough craws are extended at any given time to support the object being removed. | 02-21-2013 |
| 294055000 |
Scoop | 4 |
| 20090045641 | Compact Hand Tool and Packaging For a Hand Tool - A compact hand tool comprising an operating portion terminating in a collar and a handle portion adapted to be received within the collar. The handle portion is operable to be securely retained in a first position where the hand tool may be used to perform its normal function as determined by the operating portion. The handle portion is slidably movable to a second position where the handle portion overlays the operating portion to facilitate storage of the hand tool. The hand tool is made of a substantially light-weight material. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090058115 | LITTER BOX CLEANING DEVICE - A litter box cleaning device is provided. In some examples, the litter box cleaning device may include a basket, a handle, and a cover removably connected to the basket. In other examples, the litter box cleaning device may include a basket having a bottom wall with an aperture defined therethrough near a rear of the bottom wall and a filter removably connected to the basket. In yet other examples, the litter box cleaning device may include a slotted basket, a handle, a retractable scraper blade that extends from and retracts into the basket, at least one cleaning plate that cleans debris from the scraper blade, and a removable transparent cover attached to the basket. In such examples, the litter box cleaning device may be operated by engaging an actuator to extend a scraper blade from the slotted basket and re-engaging the actuator to retract the scraper blade into the basket. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090140536 | One-Handed Ice Scoop - An ice scoop is disclosed and has a scoop section with a bottom, a leading edge, two spaced apart side walls extending up from opposed sides of the bottom, and a back between the two side walls extending up from the bottom opposite the leading edge. The scoop has a cavity formed within the bottom, the side walls, and the back, and having an open front end and extending rearward therefrom. The scoop has a handle connected to and extending rearward from the back. The scoop cavity has an extended cavity section disposed under the handle that is a contiguous part of the cavity. The handle is spaced above the extended cavity section. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090167038 | Two-Handed Ice Scoop - An ice scoop is disclosed and has a scoop section and a handle section. The scoop section includes a bottom with a forward end, a rear end, and opposed side edges, two opposed side walls extending up from the side edges of the bottom, and a back wall connecting the side walls and connected to the rear end of the bottom. A scoop cavity is defined within the scoop section. The handle section extends rearward from the back wall and has two elongate, opposed, and spaced apart rails. First and second grips extend laterally between the two rails. The first grip is spaced from the back wall. The second grip is spaced from the first grip further from the back wall. The handle section is oriented at an oblique angle relative to the bottom and angles upward away from the back. The handle has an offset step formed in the side rails. The forward end is a reinforced edge. The scoop has a hand shield at the back wall and spaced from the first grip. | 07-02-2009 |
| 294550500 |
Fork | 4 |
| 20090261608 | MOTION ASSISTED MANURE FORK - A motion assisted manure fork having a handle, a fork head having a plurality of tines, a leverage assembly and a motor assembly that imparts a sinusoidal motion to the plurality of tines. The fork head includes a frame having a neck dimensioned to receive one end of a handle and a plurality of tines. The plurality of tines has an inner tine section, and an outer tine section on each side of the inner section with a hinge positioned between the inner tine section and each of the outer tine sections. The fork head also has an angle of inclination, which divides the plurality of tines into an upper portion of tines at a first angle to the handle and a lower portion of tines at a second angle to the handle. A support member extends across the plurality of tines, which includes a plurality of supports positioned between the tines to provide strength to the fork head during use. The outer tine sections are attached to and extend from the frame, while the inner tine section is not fixedly attached to the frame except by the hinge. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100194129 | SEPARATOR FOR PULLING OFF STACKED PACKAGING SHEETS WITH EMBOSSED CAVITIES - Disclosed is a separator devised to separate packaging sheets that are stacked on top of each other and are each provided with cavities embossed therein, the cavities of each packaging sheet being arranged in multiple rows of a given length and fitting into the cavities of neighbouring packaging sheets that are stacked therewith. This separator basically comprises a handle to which are attached at least two rigid blades which are parallel to each other and each provided with a bevelled end opposite to the handle in order to be easily insertable between two stacked packaging sheets in order to facilitate their separation. The blades are spaced in such a manner as to be displaceable between two parallel rows of cavities in order to separate those of the packaging sheet under which the blades are inserted from those of the neighbouring packaging sheet located thereunder. Such facilitates the requested separation with risk of damaging the packaging sheets. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110193360 | TOOL HEAD AND LOG HANDLING TOOL - A tool head including a metal, generally U-shaped body with two tines and a curved area, and a metal rod integral to and extending from the curved area of the U-shaped head. Each of the two tines has a tip, a tine body, and an end that joins with the curved area. One tip is straight and one tip is angled so that the angled tip is not coplanar with the plane defined by the tine bodies of the two tines. A tool including the tool head, a handle with a ferrule end and a non-ferrule end, where the handle is integral to the metal rod of the tool head at the ferrule end, and a metal ferrule integral to the handle at the ferrule end of the handle. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20140292009 | Digging and Tilling Implements with Knee Clearance - Digging and tilling tools with both a central step and an offset shaft are disclosed. The central step allows a user to apply pressure directly over the centerline of the tool head, and the shaft, offset to one side, allows clearance for the knee. The handle on the other end of the shaft may be offset in line with the centerline of the tool head. In some embodiments, the offset shaft may be connected with the tool head by means of connecting members which connect between the shaft and sides of the tool head, leaving a central opening and acting as “stirrups” or guides for the user's foot. In addition to the horizontal offset of the shaft, the tool head may be rearwardly offset from the shaft. Also disclosed are tool heads with tines having L- and T-shaped cross-sections. | 10-02-2014 |
| 294050000 |
Fork-tine shovel clearers | 1 |
| 20110163559 | Multi-purpose scoop - A multi-purpose scoop consisting of a body attached to a handle. A neck may be positioned between the body and handle. On the handle is a vent which is covered to permit suction. Passing through the center of the handle and down into the body is a rod. At the bottom of the rod is a means of pushing out any substrate. At the top of the rod is a means to rotate the rod. Also positioned within the handle and body are means to center and stabilize the rod, but still allow the rod to move. A means for keeping the rod out of the way after use is provided. The rod has a | 07-07-2011 |
| 294181000 |
Pole mounted | 1 |
| 20120086228 | Tool for cleaning-up toys - A tool for collecting toys from a play area including an elongate shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, a head coupled to the distal end of the shaft, and a chamfered strip. The head has a rear wall and a continuous side wall forwardly extending from the rear wall. The rear wall and the side wall define a toy collection cavity. The side wall has a lower region and first and second side regions. The lower region has a forward edge extending between the first and second side regions. The head is formed of a first material that is lightweight and rigid. The strip is attached to the forward edge of the lower region and is formed of a second material that is resilient and elastomeric. The strip is configured for contacting the toys within the play area without scratching the floor of the play area. | 04-12-2012 |
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| 20080309105 | MATERIAL PUSHING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE - A material handling tool adapted for pushing material along a surface, for example, for pushing leaves across a lawn. The tool includes at least one elongated blade having a leading edge adapted to contact material and a bottom adapted to contact the surface and a collection surface mounted to the trailing edge of the blade which is positioned to receive the material from the deflector baffle. The tool also includes a transition between the collection surface and the trailing edge of the blade that positions the bottom of the blade substantially parallel to the surface of the lawn. The blade may be attached to a handle for manual use, or may be attached to automated machinery or to a vehicle. Though uniquely adapted for use as a lawn tool, the invention may also be used for pushing a broad range of materials, including snow, construction materials, and soil. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080309106 | ROOT CUTTING SHOVEL - A root cutting shovel ( | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090200813 | IMPLEMENTS - An implement comprising a first member, at least a second member secured at one end of the first member; and at least one piece of material overlapping a junction between the first member and the second member. The implement is made by securing the second member at one end of the first member; and overlapping the junction between the first member and the second member with a piece of material smoothing a surface at the junction. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20110037281 | TRENCH SHOVEL - A trench shovel with a tempered steel blade having a width narrower than its length, and typically has a rounded or pointed front edge for penetrating into the earth, and a transition portion that has extending there from a tubular member for attachment of a handle of rectilinear cross section. The tubular member extends from the transition portion at an angle selected to provide a pre-selected function for the trench shovel. An angle of about 90 degrees or more allows the shovel to be forced with the toes or ball of the foot in the direction of the front edge, while an angle of about 120-150 degrees allows the shovel to be forced with the toes or ball of the foot in a manner similar of conventional shovels, typically against a pair of toe pegs secured to the rear portion of the tubular member or transition portion of the trench shovel. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110042980 | Shovel apparatus - A shovel apparatus having a handle assembly at one end, a blade at the other opposed end, and a shaft therebetween connecting the blade to the handle assembly. The blade, in turn, comprises a substantially flat, somewhat trapezoid-shaped base portion and an integral, continuous wall portion upstanding from the edge of the base portion on three sides thereof to form generally a scoop. The fourth edge of the base member defines an opening for the scoop and also defines a substantially straight leading edge of the blade. A pattern of openings, preferably in form of groups of elongated slots, is provided in the body member and in at least a portion of the upstanding continuous wall portion. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110140467 | UTILITY LOCATION SHOVEL - According to one embodiment, a shovel for excavating material within a utility location includes a blade made from a non-metal material. The blade has an overall thickness and a leading edge with a blunt surface and a beveled surface. The overall thickness of the blade includes a combined thickness of the blunt and beveled surfaces. The thickness of the blunt surface is between about 25% and about 75% of the overall thickness of the blade. The shovel also includes a neck coupled to the blade, as well as a handle coupled to the neck. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20120098282 | MULTI-PURPOSE TOOL - A multi-purpose bar for use with interchangeable tool attachments is described. The bar includes a high strength-to-weight ratio design, providing a tool ideal for military, first-responder emergency scenarios, mountaineering, aerospace, and the like. The bar includes a hole for attaching a carabiner and universal connectors, such as snap joint fasteners, for quick interchangeability of tool attachments. A kit including the multi-purpose bar and at least two tool attachments is also described. The two tool attachments are preferably configured to removeably couple to one another, thus providing a third tool. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120133161 | Hand Shovel - A hand shovel having a handgrip shaft and shovel blade wherein the handgrip can rotate relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The shaft may be non-round in order to provide the user with a better grip on the shaft while rotating the shaft and blade relative to the handgrip. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120256432 | Illuminated Shovel Tool - Disclosed is a shovel tool implement having an imbedded illumination means and a means for storing an auxiliary light source in its handle. The tool comprises an elongated shaft having a proximal handle end and distal working end, the distal end preferably connecting to a shovel implement, the proximal handle end preferably having a slot in which to store a removable flashlight. At a location along the shaft length is provided an outward projection for housing a light source, power supply and on/off switch. The projection extends outward from the shaft and directs light towards the shovel working end, while the backside of the projection includes a removable cover for replacement of batteries and light source elements. The projection is situated such that normal handling of the shovel is not impeded, while the directed light allows a user to visualize a given work area in a low light environment. | 10-11-2012 |
