Snow removal device

A manual plow device configured to be pushed by a user to cause the plow device to slide on a ground surface in a forward direction, the plow device comprising:

• a plow having an upright rear wall defining a forwardly-facing front side surface, an elongated lower edge that is configured to slidably engage a generally flat ground surface, and opposite end portions, the plow including a pair of horizontally spaced-apart end walls that extend forwardly from the opposite end portions of the rear wall, the end walls defining inwardly-facing side surfaces and elongated lower edges that are configured to slidably engage a generally flat ground surface simultaneously with the elongated lower edge of the upright rear wall, and wherein the front side surface of the upright rear wall and the inwardly-facing side surfaces of the end walls together define a U-shape in plan view and a central space that is substantially open vertically in upper and lower directions whereby loose material disposed in the central space in contact with the ground surface is retained in the central space by the rear wall and the end walls;
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• a handle having a first end that includes a grip that is configured to be grasped by a user, and a second end that is pivotally connected to the plow with sufficiently low resistance to rotation so as to permit the handle to be rotated relative to the plow to raise and lower the grip without rotating the plow if the sole force resisting rotation of the plow is gravitational force acting on the plow.