Patent ID: 6883845

Claim:
A shovel, comprising: a) a shaft having upper and lower ends defining a longitudinal axis; b) a shovel blade having top and bottom edges, a concave front side and a convex rear side, the rear side having a shaft insert sleeve for receiving the lower end of the shaft, the rear side further having a pivot bracket mounted between the top edge and the shaft insert sleeve, the pivot bracket having opposing left and right apertures that define a pivot axis, the pivot axis substantially perpendicular to the shaft and substantially parallel to the top edge of the shovel blade; c) a first handle at the upper end of the shaft defining a first axis, the first handle having a first grip, the first grip capable of rotating about the first axis; and d) a second handle assembly comprising substantially parallel left and right leg portions and a handle portion, each leg portion having upper and lower ends, the upper ends of the leg portions defining a second axis, the handle portion positioned between the upper ends of the leg portions, the lower end of the left leg portion pivotally attached to the left aperture and the lower end of the right leg portion pivotally attached to the right aperture, and a second grip pivotally attached to the handle portion, the second grip capable of rotating about the second axis, the second handle assembly capable of pivoting about the pivot axis.