Inventors:
Ronald Moreschini - Pueblo CO, US
Richard Moreschini - Pueblo CO, US
International Classification:
E01H005/02
Abstract:
The present invention is an improved snow shovel with a uniquely designed bottom surface on the blade of the snow shovel. This consists of a wedge like protrusion located at the working edge portion of the blades' lower surface, extending back towards the rear of the blade for a distance of about two inches, with the acute angle, or the sharp portion of the wedge being the forward working edge of the blade. By lowering the handle of said snow shovel about ten inches, the rear portion of this wedge like protrusion will act as a fulcrum to lift the working edge of the blade up, so that the edge of the blade can slid up, over and past any vertical obstruction such as caused by a crack or the expansion joints in a concrete sidewalk that has one edge of the crack or expansion joint higher than the other edge creating a vertical barrier to the forward travel of the snow shovel as it is pushed forward on the sidewalk. This protuberance will also act as a reinforcement to the working edge of the blade, due to the extra amount of material the blade is made of, at the point of the most wear and abrasion, resulting in a much longer lasting snow shovel. as stated above the protruion could be of other shapes in cross section, such as half round or a wide āVā. A set of small wheels placed in the same position as the said protrusion will also serve as a fulcrum whenever the handle of said snow shovel is pushed downward for a small distance. Another improvement is the polishing, and/or treating, and/or coating the blade with an anti stick coating such as teflon.