Abstract: A foot plate attachment for a shovel which has a pressure plate that resides on the top of the shovel blade, and has a support piece under the pressure plate. The support may be integrally secured to a shovel at the time the shovel is manufactured, or may be attached to a shovel that did not originally have a plate attached. The foot plate may be attached by welding, screws, rivets or by an adhesive. Alternatively, the foot plate may have tabs extending from a portion of the plate that may be bent under the original foot surface on the shovel to hold the plate in position. the attachment is held in place when secured to the insert.

Abstract: A foot plate attachment has a pressure plate that resides on the top of the shovel blade, and has a support piece under the pressure plate. The support may be integral with the pressure plate or may be a separate insert piece that is attached in an opening in the foot plate and at least partially resides in the recess or irregular area located at the top center of the blade and below the portion of the blade into which a handle is inserted. The insert may have a screw or bolt that is moved against the shovel in the recess below the handle to hold the foot plate and insert securely in place. Since the foot plate attachment is resting on top of the shovel blade, it cannot move downward, and since the insert is in the recess or has a screw tightened against the shovel, the foot plate attachment is held in place when secured to the insert.

Abstract: A fence system has fence posts, or attachments to fence posts, which have slots that hold a plurality of horizontal fence elements without the aid of screws or nails. A plurality of the horizontal fence elements are placed in individual slots, one above the other to form the fence between posts. The slots are positioned along the posts so that the horizontal fence elements overlap preventing one from looking through the fence between horizontal elements. The horizontal fence elements may be slightly incline to permit air to circulate through the fence.