Clamshell action post hole digger

Clamshell action Post Hole Digger comprising:

• a stationary hollow shaft having an upper end and a lower end;
• support bracket means mounted at said lower end of said stationary shaft for mounting a pair of spaced apart opposed shovel blades;
• a pair of opposed facing shovel blades hingedly and symmetrically mounted to said support bracket means;
• stationary handle means mounted at said upper end of said stationary hollow shaft for allowing the user to hold and manipulate said post hole digger;
• a rotatable rod having an upper end and a lower end positioned in said hollow shaft and being slightly longer than said hollow shaft;
• movable handle means mounted to said upper end of said rod for allowing the user to hold the post hole digger and to act as a handle to open and close said shovel blades by pivotally turning said movable handle means;
• eccentric cam means centrally mounted to said lower end of said rod for closing and opening said pair of opposed shovel blades in response to the user pivotally turning said movable handle means attached to said upper end of said rod;
• means for mounting said pair of opposed shovel blades to said support bracket means;
• biasing means for keeping said opposed facing shovel blades open unless closed in response to said eccentric cam means being rotated by turning said handle means at said upper end of said rotatable rod;
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• locking means on said eccentric cam means and locking means on said means for mounting said shovel blades to said bracket means for locking said pair of opposed shovel blades in the open position to prevent deflection of said opposed shovel blades during the digging operation.