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US 12,376,506 B2Granted
Debris handling shovel attachment
OwnerJob Maciasinventor
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Abstract
A debris handling shovel or shovel attaching with a trapping member and a triggering device. The triggering device actuates the trapping member to secure debris collected in the head or scoop of the shovel. The trigger device releases the debris when desired. The triggering device is positioned to be easily operatable by a person holding the shovel in a standard grip.
Claims5
A debris handling shovel comprising:
- a shovel shaft, a hand grip, a shovel head, a trapping member, and a trigger;
- the hand grip is a D grip having a first end proximate the shovel shaft and a second opposing end;
- the trigger comprises a lever, rod, and a spring;
- the lever of the trigger is a further distance from the shovel head than the first end of the D grip and a shorter distance from the shovel head than the second end of the D grip;
- the shovel head comprising a scoop with a first side wall, second side wall, and bottom wall;
- wherein the rod has a first end and a second end, said first end attached to the lever and proximate the hand grip and said second end proximate the shovel head and attached to said trapping member;
- wherein the rod is adjacent the shovel shaft on the ground side of the shovel;
- wherein said spring is adjacent a connection point between the shovel shaft and shovel head on the ground side of the shovel and has a first end and a second end, said first end attached to the trapping member and said second end attached to the shovel head.
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A debris handling attachment comprising:
- a trapping member and a trigger;
- the trigger comprises a rod, a lever, and spring;
- the rod has a first end and a second end, said first end attached to the lever and said second end attached to said trapping member;
- the spring has a first end and a second end, said first end of the spring attached to the second end of the rod and the trapping member and said second end of the spring configured to be attached to a tool;
- the trapping member comprising a trapping portion, an opposing counter member, and a bolt configured to pivotally attach the debris handling attachment to said tool;
- the spring is positioned on the opposite side of the shovel shaft as the trapping portion of the trapping member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.