Patent ID: 7850216

Claim:
A garden tool comprising: an elongated handle; a tool head having a body with a front side, and back side, a leading edge, side edges, a medial portion, and a rear edge; said tool head rear edge having a socket structured to be coupled to said handle; said tool head coupled to said handle at said socket; said tool head having a coating disposed on said tool head leading edge; and said coating having a pattern with a leading edge and a rear edge: wherein said tool head is a shovel head having a leading edge with a generally forwardly extending curved edge at the middle of said body and which extends to two generally parallel, opposing side edges; wherein said coating leading edge corresponds to said tool head leading edge; said coating rear edge corresponds to the shape of said tool head leading edge over said curved edge, said coating rear edge being spaced about one inch from said coating leading edge at said curved edge; and said coating rear edge tapering to meet said side edges.