| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 294057000 | Handles | 12 |
| 20110037282 | GARDEN TOOL HEAD WITH COATED LEADING EDGE - A garden tool wherein the leading edge of the tool head has a leading edge coated with a hardness enhancing material. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20120299320 | IMPLEMENTS - An implement including:-a shaft;-a plug;-a tool portion, the implement characterised in that the plug is received and retained at one end of the shaft and wherein the plug and/or the tool portion are adapted to engage with one another. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20140191521 | Mortar Shovel - A shovel comprising an elongate handle having two ends, a first section, a second section aligned with and spaced from the first section, a third section connected between the first section and the second section, the elongate handle forming an intermediate grip opening in a first direction; a shovel head connected to one end of the elongate handle. An embodiment of the present invention includes a blade having a concave surface having a surface area and opening in a second direction generally opposite the first direction, and a convex surface opposing the concave surface. In this alternative embodiment, the blade has a plurality of holes extending between the concave surface and the convex surface; and wherein the ratio of the size of all of the openings to the surface area of the concave surface is twenty-five percent. | 07-10-2014 |
| 294058000 | Auxiliary | 9 |
| 20080315602 | SHOVEL WITH CROSSBAR HANDLE - Disclosed herein is a shovel. The shovel may include a handle and a pivotable bracket for securing the handle to the shovel blade. The handle may include a horizontal crossbar grip portion and two vertical grip portions generally perpendicular to at least one of the crossbar grip portion and a longitudinally extending portion of the handle extending to a blade of the shovel. The shovel is suitable for moving and removing a variety of materials, including snow. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20100109358 | Manual Article Removal Apparatus - An article removal apparatus and method for the removal of debris from a surface by a user without physical bending, twisting, or strain. The article removal apparatus includes a blade, a structure for pivotal movement, a primary extension, and a secondary extension. The blade includes a first side, a second side, and a lengthwise axis. The structure for pivotal movement includes a pivotal axis adjacent to the second side. The primary extension includes a primary longitudinal axis, a proximal end portion, and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion is adjacent to the second side. The secondary extension includes a secondary longitudinal axis, a pivotal end portion, and an opposing end portion. The pivotal end portion is adjacent to the structure for pivotal movement. A user grasps the primary and secondary extensions, one in each hand selecting the angle between them and plows the debris from the surface. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100320785 | Auxiliary Handle for a Tool - The present invention is directed to an auxiliary handle for a shovel, spade and other ground working tools. The auxiliary handle has a relatively long elongate portion that enables a person to comfortably grip the handle relatively close to the implement end while reducing stress on the person's back and providing better leverage. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110049920 | TOOL HANDLE - A handle assembly is disclosed for tools such as shovels and the like having a primary handle and an auxiliary handle. The primary handle includes first and second legs, each of which has a first end which is securable to a tool head such that the first and second legs extend outwardly from the tool head in generally parallel relation to one another. A primary grip or handlebar extends between the legs at the ends opposite the tool head. The auxiliary handle is slidably connected to said first and second legs so as to be moveable toward and away from the primary grip. The auxiliary handle is removably connectable to the legs and may be stored in a generally planar alignment between the legs to facilitate stacking or the auxiliary handle may be shaped to facilitate nesting of adjacent auxiliary handles of stacked handle assemblies. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110175382 | Shovel attachment - The present invention is directed to a shovel attachment that is designed to reduce the stress incurred on an operator's muscles, back, joints, spine, and heart during shoveling. The shovel attachment is designed to attach a second handle to a shovel so that an operator may distribute the weight of a shoveled load between both handles and therefore reduce the stress incurred while shoveling. The attachment includes an auxiliary handle having two ends, a first flexible member wherein a portion of the first flexible member extends from both ends of the auxiliary handle, a length adjusting means attached to the free ends of the first flexible members, and a second flexible member that is attached to each length adjusting means and where each end extends to a different coupling member for coupling each end of the second flexible members to either end of the leading edge of a shovel blade. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20130193700 | ERGONOMICALLY DESIGNED MULTI-HANDLED TOOL - Described is a multi-handled tool that is ergonomically designed to maximize the efficiency of the tool by the use of a handle, optionally rotating, affixed to the shaft of the tool. The rotating handle may be rotated and locked into any desired position so the user can adjust the tool to create maximum efficiency. In addition, a footstep is optionally provided above the tool that allows for a greater digging force. A combination of the first, top handle with the ergonomically spaced handle placement that is completely adjustable combined with the footstep above the head of the tool provides for a tool that is much more efficient than the standard tools used today. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140159401 | AUXILIARY HANDLE FOR A TOOL - An auxiliary handle includes an auxiliary shaft, a joint bracket, and a joint clamp. The auxiliary shaft extends along an auxiliary axis and has two ends. The joint bracket has a bracket axis which is substantially perpendicular to the auxiliary axis, and one end of the auxiliary shaft is rotatably connected to the joint bracket for rotation about the bracket axis. The joint clamp has a joint axis which is substantially perpendicular to the bracket axis, and the joint bracket is rotatably connected to the joint clamp for rotation about the joint axis. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140217760 | ERGONOMICALLY DESIGNED MULTI-HANDLED TOOL - Described is a multi-handled tool that is ergonomically designed to maximize the efficiency of the tool by the use of a handle, optionally rotating, affixed to the shaft of the tool. The rotating handle may be rotated and locked into any desired position so the user can adjust the tool to create maximum efficiency. In addition, a footstep is optionally provided above the tool that allows for a greater digging force. A combination of the first, top handle with the ergonomically spaced handle placement that is completely adjustable combined with the footstep above the head of the tool provides for a tool that is much more efficient than the standard tools used today. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20180021937 | Universal Second Handle | 01-25-2018 |
