One handed shovel for handicapped

• US 6,464,272 B1
• Filed: 10/18/2001
• Issued: 10/15/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Raymond Thomas Michaud
• Original Assignee: Raymond Thomas Michaud
• Inventors: Michaud, Raymond Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Kramer, Dean J.
• Application Number:
  US09/981,067
• Time in Patent Office: 362 Days
• Field of Search: 294/25, 294/57-59, 164/22, 164/26, 164/30
• US Class Current: 294/58
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 1/026 with auxiliary handles for facilitating lifting
• CPC Class Codes: B25G 1/00 Handle constructions

Abstract

This design is to be used by handicapped persons for the removal of snow. The invention is made to be used with one arm, and is adjustable to fit a short or tall person with only one aim or leg, left or right. It consists of a grip handle which is secured to two plates by bolts which are attached in turn to the main shaft by bolts, and is made adjustable by holes drilled into the main shaft. It also has a cradle at the upper end of the main shaft in which the forearm rests to give it stability and leverage to lift the loaded shovel for throwing snow. This cradle is attached to the main shaft by clamps which are also adjustable by releasing the bolts and moving it up and down on the shaft, which is also used to allow for use of different sized persons in unision with the adjustment of the grip handle.

Claims

1. A shovel for use by a person handicapped by the loss of a leg or arm, to shovel snow comprising of a main shaft having top and bottom ends with a shovel blade fastened to the bottom end of the main shaft, and an auxiliary shaft having top and bottom ends with a grip handle firmly attached to the top end of auxiliary shaft, and the auxiliary shaft is then connected to the main shaft by means of adjustable plates at the bottom end of the auxiliary shaft by bolts traveling through the plates and into and through the auxiliary shaft and secured on the opposite side with nuts, and then fastened to the main shaft by bolts traveling through said plates into and through the main shaft and secured to the main shaft by means of nuts attached to said bolts, and then a half round cradle is secured to two top clamps by screws passing through the cradle and into the top clamps the cradle being secured to the top clamps and adjustably secured to the main shaft by bottom clamps with bolts passing through bottom clamps and into the top clamps therefore pressing clamps to the main shaft tightly securing cradle and clamps to the main shaft, wherein the cradle is adjustable by releasing pressure on the clamps and moving the cradle up and down on the main shaft.