Shovel with lift aid attachment
AssigneesAdrian Vroegindewey, Dennis A. Vroegindewey
InventorAdrian Vroegindewey
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Abstract
An attachment for a shovel which aids the user in lifting a fully loaded shovel blade without incurring back strain. The attachment is pivotally mounted to the main shovel shaft near the blade and has a cambered portion remote from the shaft. A foot pedal at the distal end of the cambered portion enables the user to apply his body weight so as to rock the attachment along the cambered portion and lift the loaded shovel blade.
Claims22
An attachment for a shovel having a blade and an elongated main handle shaft secured at one end to the blade, the attachment comprising:
- an elongated member having a substantially straight portion terminated by a cambered portion;
- mounting means for pivotally mounting said straight portion to said shaft about a pivot axis orthogonal to said shaft and adjacent said blade, with said elongated member being so oriented that when said shovel is in its normal shoveling position the pivot axis is substantially horizontal and the cambered portion extends downwardly beyond the straight portion and curves back toward said shaft;
- a foot support at the distal end of said cambered portion;
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- an auxiliary handle secured to said straight portion and positioned across said shaft from said foot support.
An attachment for a shovel having a blade and an elongated main handle shaft secured at one end to the blade, the attachment comprising:
- an elongated member including a pair of substantially identical tubular members each having a respective substantially straight portion terminated by a respective cambered portion;
- mounting means for pivotally mounting said straight portions of said pair of tubular members to opposite sides of said shaft about a pivot axis orthogonal to said shaft and adjacent said blade, with said tubular members being so oriented that when said shovel is in its normal shoveling position the pivot axis is substantially horizontal and the cambered portions extend downwardly beyond the straight portions and curve back toward said shaft;
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- a foot support secured to the distal ends of said cambered portions of both said tubular members.
A shovel comprising:
- a material handling head;
- an elongated main handle shaft secured at one end to the material handling head;
- an elongated member having a substantially straight portion terminated by a cambered portion;
- mounting means for pivotally mounting said straight portion to said shaft about a pivot axis orthogonal to said shaft and adjacent said material handling head, with said member being so oriented that when said shovel is in its normal shoveling position the pivot axis is substantially horizontal and the cambered portion extends downwardly beyond the straight portion and curves back toward said shaft;
- a foot support at the distal end of said cambered portion;
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- an auxiliary handle secured to said straight portion and positioned across said shaft from said foot support.
A shovel comprising:
- a material handling head;
- an elongated main handle shaft secured at one end to the material handling head;
- an elongated member including a pair of substantially identical tubular members each having a respective substantially straight portion terminated by a respective cambered portion;
- mounting means for pivotally mounting said straight portions of said pair of tubular members to opposite sides of said shaft about a pivot axis orthogonal to said shaft and adjacent said material handling head, with said tubular members being so oriented that when said shovel is in its normal shoveling position the pivot axis is substantially horizontal and the cambered portions extend downwardly beyond the straight portions and curve back toward said shaft;
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- a foot support secured to the distal ends of said cambered portions of both said tubular members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.