Patent ID: 7156435

Claim:
A shovel for snow, comprising: a) a blade, wherein said blade is concave, said blade having a top and bottom edge, a front and rear surface, and a first and second end to permit snow to be shoveled; b) wherein said first end of said blade has a smaller arc than said second end of said blade so that the snow will move from said second end to said first end of said blade as said blade is moved along the ground; c) a plurality of reinforcement ribs being disposed on said rear surface of said blade to permit the blade to be structurally strengthened; d) a D-shaped handle to permit the shovel to be gripped by a user; e) a straight shaft having first and second ends, wherein said first end is adapted for connection to said handle and said second end is adapted for connection to said rear surface of said blade to permit the blade to be pushed by a user while gripping the handle; and f) a flat mounting plate located on said rear surface of said blade, said mounting plate having a straight bottom edge substantially aligned with and adjacent the bottom edge of said blade, said plate extending tangentially away from said blade, said second end of said shaft being attached only to a top edge of said mounting plate so that said shaft along with said plate extends tangentially away from said blade aligned with the bottom edge of said blade; g) a reinforcement mounting structure comprising a wall on said rear surface of said blade completely surrounding said flat mounting plate, h) said reinforcement ribs comprising latitudinal and longitudinal ribs passing through said wall; and i) fastening posts extending out from said blade within said mounting structure for accommodating threaded holes and a plurality of fasteners for connection of said mounting plate to said mounting structure, wherein said fasteners pass through holes in said mounting plate to threadably engage said threaded holes in said fastening posts.