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US 7,806,024 B1Granted
Method for making shovel
AssigneeForest Hill Manufacturing, LLC
InventorJohn Kroesen
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Abstract
A method of making a shovel includes the steps of providing a substantially flat blank with portions for forming a blade and a shank; folding an edge of the blank from an initial position away from a plane of a surface of the blank to form a bent portion on the portion of the blank that forms the blade; and pressing the blank to restore the bent portion to the initial position to form the blade. The edge of the shovel is substantially straight and free from warps after the blank is pressed.
Claims14
A method of making a shovel, comprising:
- providing a substantially flat blank with portions for forming a blade and a shank;
- folding an edge of the blank from an initial position away from a plane of a surface of the blank to form a bent portion on the portion of the blank that forms the blade;
- and
- pressing the blank to restore the bent portion to substantially the initial position to form the blade.
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