Patent ID: 9353493
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: A01B,E01H

Claim Text:
1. A shovel with a living hinge; wherein the shovel is adapted to be loaded with a loose material; wherein the shovel is adapted to be grasped via a handle; wherein the shovel is manipulated via the handle in order for the living hinge to flex, and which is adapted to fling said loose material; wherein the shovel is further defined with a top surface, a bottom edge, a first arcuate side surface, a second arcuate side surface, a front surface, and a rear surface; wherein the living hinge overlaps the rear surface, and is further defined with an arcuate radius that is consistent with the rear surface of the shovel; wherein the living hinge is further defined with a living width, which is no less than the width of the shovel.