Snow Removal Device
OwnerCedric D. Barroninventor
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Abstract
A shovel device designed for pushing and pulling along a surface to remove accumulated snow. The preferred device includes a substantially vertical blade having a curved surface, a pivoting bracket assembly, and a handle. The bracket assembly includes either a C-shaped bracket attached to a rod or a pivoting collar, both of which secure the handle to the blade. The handle may be releasably attached to the blade through one of the two bracket assemblies to allow either pushing or pulling the blade through, e.g., a snow pile. Optional wheels, which may pivot about a vertical axis, may be mounted to the convex surface of the vertical blade, via a bracket or other suitable connector, to facilitate movement of the device along a surface.
Claims10
A manual snow moving device comprising:
- a curved blade having a top edge, a bottom edge, a front concave surface and a rear convex surface;
- a pivoting bracket assembly attached to the curved blade;
- and
- a handle connected to the pivoting bracket assembly, wherein the handle is capable of movement, via the pivoting bracket assembly, between a first position and a second position.
A method for operating a snow shovel to remove snow from a ground surface, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing a shovel at a starting position on the ground surface, wherein the shovel comprises:
- a curved blade having a top edge, a bottom edge, a front concave surface and a rear convex surface;
- a pivoting bracket assembly attached to the curved blade;
- and
- a handle connected to the pivoting bracket assembly, wherein the handle is capable of movement, via the pivoting bracket assembly, between a first position and a second position;
- with the bottom edge proximate the ground surface and the handle in the first position, pushing the shovel along a first path on the ground surface to thereby remove snow from the first path;
- upon reaching an end of the first path on the ground surface, rotating the handle to the second position,
- pulling the shovel along a second path on the ground surface to thereby remove snow;
- and
- repeating the steps of pushing the shovel, moving the handle, and pulling the shovel along subsequent paths of the ground surface to remove snow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.