Patent ID: 6357148
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: A01B,E01H,Y10T

Abstract:
A double shovel comprising:a blade which has a bottom edge and a top edge, both of which can be used as cutting edges for shoveling snow, such that when said bottom edge is damaged or worn out, said blade can be turned upside-down so that said top edge is now the bottom edge used for shoveling snow, said blade having its width greater than its height and having a generally arcuate curvature; a handle; and means for connecting said handle to said blade, said means comprising an assembly formed as a projection from the back of said blade, said assembly comprising a pair of sockets adapted to receive said handle and a pair of braces connecting said sockets, such that said handle is held in position in one of said sockets when said bottom edge of said blade is being used to shovel snow and is held in position in the other one of said sockets when said top edge of said blade is being used to shovel snow.