Bracket for snow shovel
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1. A shovel, comprising:
- an elongated shaft;
a bracket having a hollow cylinder formed to receive the shaft, a support member, and a support plate;
the support member having a concave arcuate bottom surface formed to receive a curved portion of a blade and a vertical edge that extends along the support plate;
the support plate being connected to the blade at a bottom edge;
the support plate having a plurality of support fins that extend from the hollow cylinder;
the support plate having a plurality of slots positioned between the fins; and
the support member receiving the blade at the concave arcuate bottom surface and being connected to the support plate at the vertical edge such that the support member is disposed between the support plate and blade in wedge fashion.
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Abstract
A shovel having a handle connected to an elongated shaft that is connected to a blade. The shaft is connected to the blade by a bracket having a hollow cylinder, a support member, and a support plate. The hollow cylinder is formed to receive one end of the shaft. The support member is connected to the support plate and has a concave arcuate bottom surface formed to receive a curved portion of the blade. The support plate is fixedly connected to the blade.
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1. A shovel, comprising:
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an elongated shaft; a bracket having a hollow cylinder formed to receive the shaft, a support member, and a support plate; the support member having a concave arcuate bottom surface formed to receive a curved portion of a blade and a vertical edge that extends along the support plate; the support plate being connected to the blade at a bottom edge; the support plate having a plurality of support fins that extend from the hollow cylinder; the support plate having a plurality of slots positioned between the fins; and the support member receiving the blade at the concave arcuate bottom surface and being connected to the support plate at the vertical edge such that the support member is disposed between the support plate and blade in wedge fashion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A shovel, comprising:
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an elongated shaft; a bracket having a hollow cylinder formed to receive the shaft, a support member, and a support plate; the support member having a concave arcuate bottom surface formed to receive a curved portion of a blade and a vertical edge that extends along the support plate; the support plate being connected to the blade at a bottom edge; the support member receiving the blade at the concave arcuate bottom surface and being connected to the support plate at the vertical edge such that the support member is disposed between the support plate and blade in wedge fashion wherein the support plate is connected to the support fins on a side and connected to the blade and support member on an opposite side.
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Current AssigneeJM Enterprises, Inc.
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Original AssigneeR & M Supplies & Manufacturing
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InventorsMussman, Jeffrey W., Mussman, Richard W.
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Primary Examiner(s)Mackey; Patrick
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Assistant Examiner(s)Chin; Paul T.
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Application NumberUS11/307,116Time in Patent Office476 DaysField of Search294/49, 294/54.5, 294/51, 294/57, 294/59, D8/10US Class Current294/49CPC Class CodesE01H 5/02 Hand implements E01H5/04, E...
