Patent ID: 7559591
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
1. A snow shovel, comprising: a) a blade portion for contacting a ground surface for use in collecting a volume of snow, the blade portion arranged with a first end and a second end, with the first end structured having a ground contacting edge; b) a handle portion structured having a first end and a second end; c) an elongated flexible member fixedly coupleable to each of the blade portion at the second end and the handle portion at the first end, such that the handle portion, the elongated flexible member, and the blade portion are substantially linearly aligned, and arranged for the blade portion to flex downwardly, with respect to the handle portion, when a volume of collected snow is lifted upon an upper snow collecting surface of the blade portion for subsequent tossing; d) a flex control mechanism included for, at minimum, limiting the range of flexing motion possible as the blade portion flexes downwardly with respect to the handle portion, the flex control mechanism including: