Patent ID: 8894112

Claim:
A tool, comprising: a shovel having a shovel head for collecting debris and a shovel handle extending therefrom; and an attachment, comprising: an attachment member comprising: a pivot arm, which is shorter than the shovel handle, the pivot arm having a clamping end and a pivot end; a clamping head attached to the clamping end; and a pivot attached to the pivot arm for pivotally connecting the attachment to the shovel handle; the attachment member being movable between a closed position when the shovel head and the clamping head are juxtaposed face to face forming a tunnel therebetween having a tunnel axis along the tunnel, and an open position when the shovel head and the clamping head are spaced apart from each other; wherein friction in the pivot and a weight of the attachment member are chosen so that a component of the weight of the attachment member causing the clamping head to move away from the shovel head, when the tool is in a vertical position with the tunnel axis being aligned along a direction of gravity and rotated at an angle greater than an offset angle from the vertical position is greater than the friction, resulting in the clamping head moving away from the shovel head under the weight of the clamping head.