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US 4,302,862 AGranted
Snow removal tool
AssigneeThe Drackett Company
InventorsRobert W. Machacek, Charles E. Nichols, John R. Howard
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Abstract
A snow removal tool having a brush and a handle. The tool can be assembled in a T-shaped mode by locking an end of the handle to the center of the brush. When the brush is not used in the T-shaped mode, the handle is pushed into the hollow tube of the brush and twist locked in a short longitudinal mode. The handle can also be locked in one end of the tube of the brush thereby permitting the handle to act as an extension of the brush when a longer reach is desired.
Claims10
A snow removal tool having multiple modes of assembly, comprising:
- a. a brush having a first end and a second end with a center portion therebetween;
- b. a handle having a first end and a second end interconnected by a center portion, an engaging means at the first end of the handle for selectively, (i) transversely engaging the center portion of the brush, resulting in the tool being assembled in a T-shaped mode or, (ii) coaxially engaging the first end of the brush, resulting in the tool being assembled in a longitudinal mode;
- wherein said engaging means is comprised of a male locking member transversely connected to the first end of the handle;
- and
- wherein the center portion of the brush has a female opening corresponding to the male locking member whereby insertion of the male locking member into the female opening and rotation of the handle with respect to the brush results in the snow removal tool being locked in the T-shaped mode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.