Patent ID: 6988561

Claim:
An ergonomic grading tool comprising: a handle comprising a base plate having a top and a bottom and fixedly attached to a sleeve designed to accommodate a removably affixed handle rod; a substantially rectangular backstop having a top and a bottom, the top being fixedly attached to the bottom of the base plate such that the backstop and the base plate form an approximately 135° angle and wherein the bottom of the backstop has a length; a substantially trapezoidal-shaped planar blade having two sides having equal lengths, a front having a length, and a back having a length greater than the length of the front and equal to the length of the bottom of the backstop; wherein the back of the blade is fixedly and rigidly attached to the bottom of the backstop such that the blade and the backstop form an approximately 90° angle and the blade and the baseplate of the handle form an approximately 45° angle.