Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a shovel comprising an elongate body, a handle at an end of the body, a digging end at a respective end of the body which is arranged to move material and a bent portion on the body adjacent the digging end. The bent portion is formed such that an engaging end is arranged to engage a ground surface creating a fulcrum affect when the handle is forced downwards by a user thereby tilting the digging end off the ground surface. The bent portion is generally U-shaped having a first bend at the digging end which extends downwards therefrom, a second bend which extends upwards and a third bend which extends rearwards generally longitudinally with the digging end. The second bend has a larger radius than the first and third bends defining a rounded rolling surface such that a contact point of the fulcrum is varied longitudinally as the shovel is tilted. The shovel body is formed from a single elongate tube.

Abstract: A brush for cleaning a chimney flue is formed from a central hub outwardly from which extends a plurality of plastics strips manufactured from strapping tape having a width of the order of 1/2 inch and a thickness of the order of 0.030 inch. The device is manufactured from a plurality of separate units each formed with six outwardly extending strips or blades and a central hub with all of the units stacked on a bolt and prevented from rotation each relative to the next. A natural curvature of the strips tends to form a device into a cone shape so they can be readily pressed into a chimney flue from the lower end with the flexibility of the strapping tape enabling the unit to be compressed and passed around obstructions such as the flue damper.