Patent ID: 11864478
Assignee: YEISER RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A shovel, comprising:
a shovel blade;
a handle assembly comprising a tubular section and hammer section, wherein the hammer section is configured to axially slide within the tubular section to function as an impact hammer, wherein the shovel blade is disposed at a distal end of the tubular section;
a sliding bearing member disposed between an outer surface of the hammer section and an inner surface of the tubular section, wherein the sliding bearing member is configured to slide freely within the tubular section; and
a locking assembly comprising a spring-biased structure for locking the hammer section in one of an extended position and a compressed position relative to the tubular section, wherein releasing the locking assembly allows the hammer section to slide within the tubular section.