Adjustable hand shovel guide
AssigneeBDS Consulting, LLC
InventorBrian David Seegert
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Abstract
An apparatus for an adjustable shovel guide for a hand shovel is provided, with the hand shovel comprising at least one apparatus along a side edge of the hand shovel, with the apparatus comprising at least one plate mount removably attached to a blade of the hand shovel along at least one of the blade front face and the blade back face between the blade lower surface and the blade upper surface for a first adjustment, a guide plate removable attached to each of the plate mounts, the guide plate having at least one through passage for at least one second adjustment, the apparatus may provide for an adjustable wear guide slidably attached to the guide plate for a third adjustment, and the apparatus may provide for guide wheel attachment, further a method adjustment is provided.
Claims20
An apparatus for an adjustment of a shovel blade for a hand shovel, apparatus comprising:
- a guide plate removably attached to a shovel blade edge, with the shovel blade having a leading edge substantially orthogonal to the shovel blade edge;
- the guide plate having a first adjustment, the first adjustment having a position of the guide plate along a length of the shovel blade edge;
- the guide plate having a second adjustment, the second adjustment having an angle of the guide plate with respect to the shovel blade;
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- one or more of the first adjustment and the second adjustment having a change of a position of the guide plate with respect to the shovel blade.
An apparatus comprising:
- a hand shovel having a shovel blade;
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- an adjustable wear guide, comprising:
- at least one plate mount removably attached to an edge of the shovel blade, with the shovel blade having a leading edge substantially orthogonal to the edge;
- a guide plate removably attached to the at least one plate mount;
- the at least one plate mount having a first adjustment, the first adjustment having a position of the guide plate along a length of the edge;
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- the guide plate having a second adjustment, the second adjustment having an angle of the guide plate with respect to the shovel blade;
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- one or more of the first adjustment and the second adjustment having a change of position of the guide plate with respect to the shovel blade.
A method for adjusting a position of a shovel blade for a hand shovel with respect to a surface, method comprising:
- removably attaching a guide plate to an edge of the shovel blade, the guide plate comprising:
- at least one plate mount removably attached to an edge of the shovel blade;
- a guide plate removably attached to the at least one plate mount;
- making a first adjustment of the at least one plate mount, allowing for a repositioning of the guide plate along a length of the edge;
- causing a second adjustment allowing for a manipulation of the position of the guide plate with respect to the length;
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- one or more of the first adjustment and the second adjustment having a change of a position of the guide plate with respect to the shovel blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.