Patent ID: 6944980

Claim:
A combination tool including a handle having an upper end and a lower end and terminating at its lower end in a terminal housing in turn supporting both a shovel and a broom, said shovel including a blade having a forward face terminating at a lower longitudinally extending working edge adapted to contact surfaces to be cleaned of debris or snow, said broom including a longitudinally extending head having a lower surface face and a bristle portion in turn downwardly extending from said lower surface face, said bristle portion having a plurality of vertically oriented semi-rigid bristles attached thereto and downwardly extending from said head lower surface face and in turn forming a lower composite generally planar bristle working surface adapted to contact surfaces to be cleaned of debris or snow, said blade lower edge and said bristle working surface being disposed in the same horizontal plane in a first operational position of said tool when said tool is disposed upon said surface to be cleaned with said blade lower edge positioned forward of said broom and both said blade lower edge and said bristle working surface contacting said surface to be cleaned, said broom further including a wheel set including at least a pair of longitudinally spaced wheels positioned entirely within said bristle portion, said wheels in turn adapted to support said tool on the surface to be cleaned as the tool is pushed forwardly along the surface to be cleaned and when said tool is positioned in an alternate use position where the blade lower edge is upwardly tilted above the surface to be cleaned.