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Snow Shovel

a technology of snow shovels and scoops, which is applied in the direction of snow cleaning, way cleaning, construction, etc., can solve the problems of lack of efficient transportation method of scoop contents to a different location

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-07-28
WILLIAMS CYRIL
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Benefits of technology

"The snow shovel is designed to make it easy to scoop up snow and move it to another location. It has a telescoping handle that can be adjusted to different lengths and a pivoting handle that can be locked in different positions for better leverage. The frame is supported by a wheel assembly that can fold against the frame for easy storage. The scoop is pivotally mounted to the frame and can be released by activating a lever. The technical effects of this design are improved efficiency and ease of use for snow shoveling."

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While many of the above devices disclose mechanisms for adjusting the height or angle of the snow scoop, they lack an efficient method of transporting the contents of the scoop to a different location and then releasing the contents of the scoop.

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[0034] The present invention is a snow shovel, designated generally as 100 in the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1-3, snow shovel 100, includes an elongated telescoping frame 102, a handle assembly 104, a scoop head 126, and a wheel assembly 105. The snow shovel 100 is designed to scoop up a load of snow or other material in the front containment section 134 of the scoop head 126 and deposit its load at a desired location.

[0035] The handle assembly 104 includes a transverse handle bar 106 having spaced apart handgrips 112 disposed on each end. A stem 108 depending from the center of the handle bar 106 is rotatably mounted to a handle pivoting assembly 110 disposed on the upper telescoping member 122 of the frame 102. The pivot mechanism 110, allows a user to adjust the angle of handle assembly 104, thereby providing the user with the optimum height for operating the snow shovel 100. A handle angle adjusting lever 114 is operative to allow the user to rotate the handle assembly 104 to ...

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Abstract

The snow shovel easily and with minimal effort, scoops up a pile of snow, pivot and wheels the contents to another location, whereupon operation of a lever releases its load. The telescoping frame and rotatable handle provides a selection of lockable positions. The front mounted scoop head is pivotally mounted to the lower end of the frame. Upon activation of a release lever, the scoop head is allowed to rotate downward, releasing its load. A wheel assembly mounted to an intermediate portion of the frame supports the shovel in an inclined position, allowing the user to concentrate on applying force in a forward direction rather than expending effort lifting the handle. Furthermore, the wheel assembly acts as a fulcrum whereby downward pressure on the handlebars of the shovel elevates the scoop for ease of transport. The wheel assembly may be rotated towards the frame when not in use.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to snow removal, and more particularly to a wheeled snow plow assembly having an adjustable handle and a mechanism for efficiently releasing the snow from a pivotally attached scoop. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] U.S. patent Publication No. 2001 / 0029685, published October 2001, discloses a snow shovel which includes a handle mounted to an intermediate portion of a base of a mobile frame such that the handle can undergo pivotal movement between selected vertical angles relative to the base and a tool adjustably mounted to a front end of the base. [0005] U.S. patent Publication No. 2001 / 0045029, published November 2001, discloses a manually operated snowplow blade and an attachment apparatus to be secured to the front of a contractor's type wheelbarrow. [0006] U.S. patent Publication No. 2002 / 0047251, published April 2002, discloses a hand cart apparatus that will allow ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B62B1/14E01H5/02
CPCE01H5/02B62B1/147
Inventor WILLIAMS, CYRIL
Owner WILLIAMS CYRIL
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