Patent ID: 7070006

Claim:
A shovel comprising a blade and a handle, said blade consisting essentially of: first and second shovel side edges; a shovel rear edge; a front surface and a rear surface, said front surface having a first portion extending upwardly adjacent said handle, a balance of said front surface extending arcuately between said first and second shovel side edges to provide an uninterrupted front surface having a concave configuration and devoid of any projections therefrom; only first and second wings, said first and second wings extending outwardly and upwardly from respective shovel side edges; each of said wings having a wing front edge and a wing rear edge, each of said wing front edges merging with a respective shovel side edge at a point substantially midway between said shovel front edge and said shovel rear edge to thereby define a wing length, each of said wings extendinag outwardly a distance at least equal to 75% of said wing length, each of said wing front edges having a straight edge portion and an arcuate concave portion, said arcuate concave portion extending between said respective shovel side edge and a respective straight edge portion; a rounded shovel front edge, said shovel front edge being formed where said first and second shovel side edges extend from a respective wing in a continuously arcuate outline to form said rounded shovel front edge.