Shovel

A shovel, comprising:

• a handgrip;
• a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the handgrip attached to the shaft at the proximal end;
• an attachment mechanism attached to the shaft at the distal end;
• a foot pedal attached to the attachment mechanism;
• and
• a blade attached to the attachment mechanism, the blade comprising a blade tip and a blade end,
• wherein the attachment mechanism comprises:
• a housing;
• a triggering mechanism guide located within the housing and comprising a plurality of triggering mechanism holes;
• a triggering mechanism plate located within the housing and in contact with the blade tip;
• and
• a plurality of triggering mechanisms located within the housing and in the triggering mechanism holes of the triggering mechanism guide, each of the plurality of triggering mechanisms comprising:
• a triggering mechanism housing having an upper portion and a lower portion;
• a hammer spring located in the upper portion of the triggering mechanism housing;
• a hammer having a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein:
• the hammer is located in the upper portion of the triggering mechanism housing,
• the top portion of the hammer abuts the hammer spring, and
• the bottom portion of the hammer includes a recess;
• a punch pin having a top and a bottom, wherein:
• the punch pin is located in the bottom portion of the triggering mechanism housing,
• the top of the punch pin contacts the bottom portion of the hammer adjacent to the recess, and
• the bottom of the punch pin contacts the triggering mechanism plate;
• and
• a punch pin spring, wherein the punch pin spring is coiled around the punch pin.