US 4,538,847 AGranted

Pivotable multiple socket

OwnerJohn F. Lapshanskyinventor

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Abstract

A pivotable multiple socket for shovels comprising a rotatable socket member to receive the end of a shovel handle, the socket member being in the form of an adapter which itself seats in and is removable from the permanently mounted socket of the shovel blade, in which the rotatable socket member can be rotated to a plurality of different working positions. The rotatable socket member includes a tubular insert to rotatably seat in the permanently mounted socket of the shovel blade, a first tubular socket to receive the end of the shovel handle in axial alignment with the tubular insert of the socket member, and a second tubular socket for receiving the end of the shovel handle which extends at an oblique angle from the longitudinal axis of the tubular insert portion of the socket member. The socket member in accordance with this invention permits positioning the shovel blade at different angles to the shovel handle, both vertically and horizontally.

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Dependent claims

A pivotable multiple socket for a shovel, comprising first socket means to receive the insertable end of a shovel handle, connection means to connect said first socket means to a shovel blade, said connection means including a longitudinal axis extending from a shovel blade at substantially a right angle to the lateral direction across said blade, said first socket means including a first socket cavity, said first socket cavity being axially aligned with said connection means when connected thereto, second socket means to receive the insertable end of a shovel handle, said second socket means including a second socket cavity being positioned on said pivotable multiple socket whereby its longitudinal axis extends at an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis of said first socket cavity, and rotation means operatively associated with said first socket means and said connection means whereby said pivotable multiple socket may be rotated on said longitudinal axes of said connection means and of said first socket means axially aligned therewith.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.