Patent ID: 8960744
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
1. A handheld, transformable, multifunctional tool implement comprising: an elongated, rigid, longitudinally-extending handle having a distal end and having a proximal end, the handle for transferring force from an operator's hands on the proximal end to a tool implement affixed to the distal end; a grip affixed to said proximal end for griping by the operator; the tool implement having a ground-engaging edge for one or more of digging, scoping, lifting, and spreading one or more of dirt, soil, mortar, mulch, snow, ice, gravel, sand and ore, wherein the handle is hingedly affixed to the to a reverse face of the tool implement such that the handle rotates axially about a hinge relative to the tool implement through a range 1 to 240 degrees, wherein axial rotation of the handle changes the ground-engaging edge of the tool implement to an opposing edge on the tool implement; the hinge affixed to the reverse face of the tool implement; a locking mechanism for locking the handle in one of plurality of positions relative to the reverse face of the tool implement; and wherein the shovel body comprises a left lateral side; a right lateral side; a scrapper blade disposed between the lateral sides on a first distal end of the shovel body such that a scrapping edge of the blade runs in perpendicular fashion to a longitudinal axis defined by the length of the handle; a plow blade disposed between the lateral sides on a second distal end of the shovel body such that a forward edge of the plow runs perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis defined by the length of the handle, the plow blade for engaging a ground surface when the handle is rotated; the reverse face affixed to the hinge; and an obverse face for receiving one or more of the dirt, soil, mortar, mulch, snow, ice, gravel, sand and ore.