Abstract: A shoveling implement (10) includes an elongate shaft (12) attached to a blade (14) having a convexly shaped portion (16) protruding from the backside of the blade adjacent the lower leading (or distal) edge (17), which allows the blade to be easily pushed over rough or uneven surfaces.

Abstract: A rake with variable-length tines includes an elongate shaft, a rake head fixed to one end of the elongate shaft, and an arcuate plate which includes a plurality of apertures, and is moveable between a retracted position in which the full length of the tines are exposed, and a deployed position in which the tine length is shortened, to accommodate various raking conditions. The arcuate plate includes a lateral flange that extends beyond the apertures, and along a plane generally parallel with the plane of the rake head.