Patent ID: 7681933

Claim:
A shovel for removing material from a surface, the shovel comprising: a blade with a concave front side, a convex rear side, and an edge for contacting the surface, the front side and rear side defining a forward and rearward direction respectively; a handle extending from the blade in a direction generally transverse to the edge of the blade; and a pivotable adjustable bracket connecting the handle to the blade; wherein, the handle comprises: a pair of shafts, each shaft having a first end, connected to the pivotable adjustable bracket, and a second end; a pair of extension members each having a first end, connected to the second end of one of the pair of shafts, and a second end, each of the extension members having an orientation defining an angle between a respective extension member and shaft of between approximately 70 degrees and approximately 110 degrees; and a crossbar having a first end and a second end connected to respective second ends of the pair of extension members; and the pivotable adjustable bracket comprises: a brace plate fixedly attached to the blade, the brace plate extending along the rear face of the blade transverse to the forward and rearward directions and further extending rearwardly from the blade; a pivot plate positioned adjacent to and generally parallel to the brace plate, the pivot plate being pivotally coupled to the brace plate; and a locking member coupled to the pivot plate and adapted to selectively engage the brace plate and prevent the pivot plate from pivoting relative to the brace plate.