Patent ID: 6464272
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: A01B,B25G,Y10T

Abstract:
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.