Patent ID: 7762597

Claim:
A snow removal tool comprising: a blade support member; a handle supportably attached to a surface of said blade support member; a pulling blade attached to a first edge of said blade support member with a free edge extending generally toward said handle; a pushing blade attached to a second edge of said blade support member with a free edge extending generally away from said handle wherein said first and second edges of said blade support member are opposing edges; at least one planar pushing blade fulcrum skid supportably attached to said pushing blade, wherein said at least one planar pushing blade fulcrum skid extends in a generally perpendicular direction from said pushing blade; and at least one planar pulling blade fulcrum skid supportably attached to said pulling blade, wherein said at least one planar pulling blade fulcrum skid extends in a generally perpendicular direction from said pulling blade, and wherein said at least one planar pushing and pulling blade fulcrum skids allow for selectively raising said free edges of said pushing and pulling blades above a surface when said snow removal tool is being used for pushing or pulling snow, respectively.