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US 7,878,334 B2Granted
Sifter shovel
AssigneeW.F. Valentine & Co.
InventorJames Tucker
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Abstract
An example sifter shovel assembly includes a handle and a scoop secured to the handle. The scoop includes an outer edge portion. An apertured area of the scoop has a plurality of apertures extending through the scoop and an unapertured area of the scoop extends from the outer edge to the apertured area. An example method of assembling a sifter shovel includes creating a plurality of apertures in a sheet of material and forming the sheet of material into a general scoop shape. The example method then secures a handle to an unapertured area of the sheet of material.
Claims1
A method of assembling a sifter shovel, comprising:
- a.) cutting a plurality of elongated apertures into a sheet of material:
- b.) forming the sheet of material into a general scoop shape, the sheet of material having a continuous and flat leading edge extending between opposing sides of the sheet of material;
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- c.) securing a handle to an unapertured area of said sheet material and the unapertured area extending to a central portion of said sheet of material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.