Abstract: A snow removal system that has a primary cutter assembly and a series of specialized attachments. The cutter assembly is formed from a length of aluminum bent to form a single horizontal cutting bar with two vertical cutting wings. The cutter bar has a tailpiece formed from a length of stiff but flexible plastic attached to the back edge. An elevated center bar serves as the thrust point and fixture for several of the attachments. The attachments to the cutter assembly include: a toggling plate; extensions to the vertical side bars that can be forward, vertical or trailing; a starting aid and depth setter; an edge limiting aid; a broom, set to the proper angle for a given application; an extension to the plastic tailpiece; and a bottom protector plate. Thrust or pull for the cutter assembly is achieved by the use of several special push-pull tubes. A simple elastic cord is used to secure the plastic tailpiece to the cutter assembly for storage.

Abstract: A lightweight, compact implement for digging snow, comprising a substantially flat sheet of flexible, resilient material having a front face, a back face, a top edge, a bottom edge, a right edge, and a left edge, and handles situated near the right edge and the left edge thereof, whereby a user grasping the sheet by the handles may selectively deform the sheet into a shovel head shape and use it to cut and transport volumes of snow using the top edge or bottom edge. The handles may comprise oblong hand holes formed near the right and left edges of the sheet, or may comprise handles or straps affixed near the edges. The top edge is short and rounded so as to facilitate digging of hard or packed snow, while the bottom edge is longer and less rounded to allow digging of comparatively larger volumes of light or soft snow.

Abstract: A multi-purpose hand tool, comprising: first, second, third and fourth flat rectangular sections connected edgewise to one another in succession and having a cross-section defining a concave side, the first and fourth sections being outer sections and the second and third sections being inner sections with respect to the concave cross-section; and, a handle attached to and extending perpendicularly from one of the inner sections, outwardly from the concave side, whereby the sections form a multi-purpose grading blade that can be used for pushing, pulling, smoothing and tamping. The first and second sections are attached at a first angle in a range of 15.degree. to 30.degree., the second and third sections are attached at a second angle in a range of 30.degree. to 50.degree. and the third and fourth sections are attached at a third angle in a range of 30.degree. to 50.degree..

Abstract: A snow removal apparatus generally comprises a wheeled head frame coupled to a handle and further having a slide suspended between the wheeled head frame and the handle is herein disclosed. The head frame of the snow removal apparatus comprises a substantially rectangular base plate having side plates extending therefrom so as to support an axle upon which at least one wheel is rotatably mounted. A first end of the slide is secured to the axle of the head frame and the second end of the slide is attached to the handle at a distance from the head frame that is substantially greater than the width of the head frame.

Abstract: A manually-operable shovel for efficiently moving material, including a shovel blade, a shovel handle, a joint for attaching the shovel blade to the shovel handle, and an articulation device cooperating with the joint for permitting the operator to position the blade to a predetermined fixed angle in relation to the direction of blade movement for moving the material in a predetermined desired relation to the direction of blade movement. The articulation device is moveable between an unlocked position wherein the angle of the blade in relation to the direction of blade movement is variable and a locked position wherein the angle of the blade is locked into a fixed angle in relation to the direction of blade movement. The articulation device automatically assumes the locked position during a forward, material engaging movement of the shovel and automatically assumes the unlocked position during a rearward material disengaging, movement of the shovel.

Abstract: A snow broom (10) includes a scraper element (12) and multiple sweeping elements (26, 36) positioned on opposite sides thereof. The scraper element (12) is in the preferred form of a sheet of relatively stiff plastic and includes serrations (22) formed on its lower edge (16). The lower edge (16) of the scraper element (12) is divided into a plurality of tines by cuts (24) extending from the lower edge (16). The inner sweeping elements (26) positioned adjacent to and on opposite sides of the scraper element (12) are formed from a sheet of foamed plastic of a flexibility to conform to the surface being swept and having a lower edge (30) parallel to and spaced slightly above the lower edge (16) of the scraper element (12). The outer sweeping elements (36) are formed from a sheet of extruded plastic to which snow does not have an affinity to stick. In addition to providing a sweeping function, the outer sweeping elements (36) provide protection and stiffening for the inner sweeping elements (26).

Abstract: A user-friendly roof rake is provided to readily remove snow from a roof. The lightweight roof rake has a special plastic blade with a rounded contour to pull, curl and rapidly remove snow from a roof. The roof rake-blade can be reinforced with a series of curved ribs and can have an array of downwardly extending ribs that provide rounded teeth to prevent the lower leading edge of the blade from digging into the shingles or otherwise damaging the roof. The convenient roof rake has an expandable multi-piece handle, which preferably comprises a set of snap-fitting interlocking metal tubes that can be readily assembled and expanded for use, and can be easily dissembled for storage. The metal tubes of the handle can be thermally insulated and more easily gripped with a ribbed plastic sleeve. The outer portions of the roof rake-blade can be reinforced by stabilizing struts or braces.

Abstract: A snow removal device and method includes a core having provision for adhering snow to the core. This includes recesses which receive packed snow. Snow to be removed contacts the packed snow and adheres to the core. The core is rolled on a portion of a surface covered with snow so the snow from the surface communicates with the packed snow, clings thereto and builds upon the surface of the member as the member is rolled.

Abstract: A drag-along snow apparatus for use upon a snow covered ground surface. The snow plow apparatus includes a first substantially planar and elongate extending member and a second substantially planar and elongate extending member which are interconnected along a common vertical edge and which form, in combination, a substantially V-shaped configuration. First and second planar and horizontally arrayed cross members extend between the first and second elongate extending members and brace the connection between the elongate extending members. A length of rope is secured to the plow apparatus via a looped end which extends successively through a first rope support aperture located at a forward end of said elongate extending member and a second rope support aperture located at a forward end of said second elongate extending member. The rope permits a user to drag the plow apparatus along a snow covered ground surface.

Abstract: The invention is a hand operated snow removal device adjustable for use on both pitched or flat surfaces. It consists of a scooping element supported on an adjustable guide spacer attached to the scooping element adapted to support the scooping element above the snow surface. A handle extends through the scooping element and is adjustably clamped for a flat roof use or a pitched roof use. It is hand operated by a forward and backward motion of the handle which picks up and discharges snow to the side as it is being operated.

Abstract: A device (10) for removing snow from roofs and similar surfaces includes an elongated flexible sheet (26) having its leading edge attached to a flat plate (22) of a blade (20) such as by being sandwiched against the flat plate (22) by a clamping plate (40) secured to the flat plate (22) by bolts (24). The blade (20) is U-shaped and includes leg plates (38) extending from the opposite side edges of the flat plate (22). The blade (20) is pivotably mounted to the leg plates (32) of a U-shaped frame (11) by bolts (18) extending through the leg plates (38, 32) of the blade (20) and the frame (11). The leg plates (32) of the frame (11) extend from the opposite side edges of a top plate (16). A tubular support member (12) secured to the top plate (16) slideably receives the free end of a pole (42). When moved relative to the roof or similar surface, the blade (20) slices the snow, and the flexible sheet (26) is pulled into the sliced opening.

Abstract: A levered shovel for moving snow that includes a blade for carrying the snow, a shaft that extends from the blade, a wheel assembly for contacting a horizontal surface and which depends from the shaft, and a handle assembly for gripping by the user and which is disposed on the rearmost end of the shaft. The wheel assembly comprises either an axle fork, an axle rotatively mounted to the axle fork, and a pair of wheels attached to the axle or an inverted T-shaped member with its transverse portion serving as its axle to which a pair of wheel are rotatively attached. The handle assembly comprises a lower transverse member for gripping by the hands of the user and extends laterally from both sides of the rearmost end of the shaft and an extender for elevating the point at which the user grips the handle assembly for users with limited bending posture.

Abstract: An improved manually pushed snow shovel in which the user's natural pushing force acts to alleviate stalling friction. A version of a manually pushed snow shovel having features of this invention comprises a blade with a leading edge, a handle attached to the blade, and at least one, although two are preferred, ski runner(s) attached to the blade. The ski runner(s) are attached such that when in the shovel is in use, the leading edge of the blade is at or behind the portion of bottoms of the ski runner(s) normally in contact with the ground. This ensures that the shovel pivot point or point of downward vertical force from the snow load is forward of the leading edge relative to forward movement of the shovel. As such, the user's natural forward pushing on the handle and hence indirectly to the blade results in the leading edge moving upwards away from the ground upon encountering increased friction due to heavy snow or rough ground surfaces.

Abstract: A snow removal assembly for clearing an area. The assembly consists of a rake having a rake frame attached to the lower end of a rake handle and a snow moving member preferably formed of an elongated plate extending between the rake frame. The elongated plate also includes cutouts on either side of the plate for securing the plate to the rake frame on one side of the rake teeth. A bar is provided for bracing the plate to the rake. The bar is placed opposite the plate and has the rake teeth disposed between the bar and the plate. Screws are provided for attaching the bar through the rake teeth to the plate on the opposite side. The rake head with plate can be used to lift and remove snow from the area.

Abstract: A snow moving device which can assume the configuration of a roof snow scraper, a snow pusher or plow, and a conventional shovel, comprising a handle connected to a planar rectangular blade via a plurality of support arms, the blade incorporating arcuate opening or channel cut out sections allowing the blade to pivot on the support arms in response to the direction of the device when the device is being used as a roof snow scraper, pusher or plow, the blade also having the ability to be fixed in position for use as a shovel.

Abstract: A snow shovel is presented capable of reducing the amount of work needed to clear heavy and packed snow. The shovel is composed of a handle, shaft and scoop each of molded plastic. The invention comprises a scoop with a front edge and two stainless steel leading edges-angled at approximately 160 degrees. This orientation results in a snow shearing force as the scoop is moved through heavy and packed snow reducing the amount of energy required for the removal of heavy and packed snow.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a blade which can be removably secured to the bottom of a conventional snow plow. The blade enables the operator of the snow plow to collect snow in either the forward or rearward running directions of the snow plow. This blade has a construction which specifically enables the blade to be employed beneath a conventional snow plow. More specifically, the blade of the present invention includes an angularly positioned forward plow surface and a rearward plow surface. These two plow surfaces are interrelated by way of a number of equally spaced reinforcing ribs. Securement means are included to enable the forward plow surface to be removably secured to the bottom edge of a conventional snow plow.

Abstract: A roof snow rake blade has a spacer, preferably in the form of a roller, attached at its bottom edge to space the bottom edge away from the roofing while not interfering with the normal snow-removal function of the blade.

Abstract: An apparatus for grading soil or dirt adjacent to a curb, gutter, or other structure. The apparatus includes a blade portion, a handle portion, and a guide which may be attached to the handle or blade portions. The guide can be positionally adjusted relative to the blade portion to set the depth of penetration of the blade into soil. The guide is placed along the curb or gutter when the apparatus is used, with the guide controlling the depth of the blade.

Abstract: A snowplow carriage assembly for removal of snow manually by plowing the snow in an area to be cleared of snow. The carriage is a manually propelled wheeled structure made of a plurality of members pivotally connected for collapsing and folding for storage and unfolding for use in supporting and transporting a snowplow in the form of a replaceable conventional snow shovel having a handle straight length portion. The carriage is configured so that the snow shovel handle is removably mounted thereon inclined from the horizontal defining an acute angle relative to a surface on which snow is being plowed. The snow shovel inclination is variable for establishing different acute angles of the shovel relative to the surface for plowing the snow thereon and removal therefrom.

Abstract: The invention relates to a collapsible snow scoop in which the tubular portions (3, 4) of the handle partly slide within each other, and the handle can be folded on the scoop body (1) by means of a locking mechanism (5).

Abstract: A snow removal system for roofs and vehicles. The first embodiment has a frame with thin, high sidewalls and a thin flat base, a cross brace and a curved handle. A long sheet of plastic tarp is attached to the base to direct blocks of cut snow down to the ground. A pair of foam berms are used to turn the tarp into a chute. The berms help keep the snow inside the sheeting, which speeds removal from the roof. A second embodiment, uses a modified snow pusher that has a flat base blade, a side wall, either an angled or curved back plate and a handle. A bermed tarp is attached to the open side edge of the base plate. The third embodiment is intended for cleaning vehicles. It has a U shaped channel and a plastic chute. As the device is moved over the car, the snow is quickly dumped off on the chute, leaving the vehicle clean.

Abstract: A snow removal device permits a user to subdivide and then pull down sections of snow accumulated on a roof or other surface. An elongated handle supports an oppositely disposed blade and cutter, the cutter preferably having a taut wire between side struts attached to a top edge of the blade. The user draws the cutter through a section of snow, subdividing a rectangular slab of snow from the accumulated snow, then flips the device over and removes the slab with the blade. The cutter is generally perpendicular to the handle and the blade is inclined to lift the snow in the pulling direction. The cutter can be height adjustable and wheeled at the side struts, with the side struts shaped and coated for minimal friction. The handle can be length adjustable, e.g., by telescoping, and angularly adjustable or compactly collapsible via an articulation having complementary splines and groove for setting an articulation angle.

Abstract: A hand-operated snow plow with adjustable blades for plowing snow comprising an elongated housing with a front end and a rear end; a pair of elongated and generally opposed blades each having an end pivotally coupled to the front end of the housing; a blade adjustment mechanism for allowing independent angular positioning and securement of each of the blades with respect to the front end of the housing for thereby enabling the blades to be placed in a plurality of plowing positions; and a rigid handle extended upwards from the housing for allowing a user a firm hold for plowing.

Abstract: A wheeled snow shoveling device comprising: a cart having a handle formed in a generally A-shaped configuration with a cross bar including a circular ring extending therefrom, the cart including a wheel with an axle positioned at its axis, the wheel including a pair of vertical support bars affixed to the axle, the wheel also including a pair of horizontal braces affixed to its axle, the lowermost extent of the lower segment of the handle being coupled to the braces; and a snow shovel having a scoop formed as a generally rectangular shaped member and molded into a semi circular configuration, the rear surface of the scoop being coupled to the free ends of the horizontal braces of the cart wheel, the scoop having a wooden shaft affixed to its rear surface, the shaft extending through the circular ring on the cross bar of the handle, the free ends of the vertical support bars being coupled to the shaft.

Abstract: A wheeled plow shovel for plowing leaves or snow in a desired direction. The inventive device includes a main panel having a pair of wheels and a scraper blade extending downwardly therefrom. A handle is mounted to the main panel to permit manual manipulation of the device over a ground surface during a plowing procedure. In addition, a pair of slidably mounted wings can be extended laterally of the main body to increase a transverse width of the plowed area.

Abstract: A roof rake includes a generally planar snow moving surface and a handle assembly for manipulating the snow moving surface on the roof. The handle assembly may be gripped by a user who is not located on the roof to pull the snow moving surface from a position on the interior of the roof towards the eaves of the roof to remove a swath of snow. To prevent damage to the roof during this snow removal operation, the lower edge of the snow moving surface is spaced above the surface of the roof by a plurality of rotatable wheels carried on the snow moving surface. One wheel is adjacent each side of the snow moving surface. A plurality of plastic tabs are carried on the lower edge of the snow moving surface. If one of the wheels falls off an edge of the roof, one or more of the plastic tabs will engage the roof to keep the lower edge of the snow moving surface spaced above the surface of the roof.

Abstract: A manual snow removal tool has a blade, a pivotable handle, and a load transfer subassembly for structural rigidity and distributing force applied by a user through the handle to the blade. The load transfer subassembly defines an elongated channel, spaced from the handle pivot mount, through which the handle extends. The handle is slidable within the channel over a range of angular positions. The snow removal tool also has an angle adjustment mechanism for selectively positioning the handle at a desired angular position. The shovel can be used to scoop or windrow snow.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved snow shovel having a graphite in-laid polyethylene blade with outwardly propagating reinforced ribs providing a flex resistant blade of minimal thickness. A shaft of the shovel is constructed of a low cost steel pipe covered with a polyethylene sleeve with knurled grip surfaces. The sleeve conforms to the pipe diameter upon application of heat during manufacture. A one-piece handle is attached to the free end the shaft. For storage purposes a cutout is provided on a top edge of each shovel allowing nesting of similarly shaped shovels. A straight blade shovel and a pusher type shovel are two embodiments disclosed herein.

Abstract: A new and improved combined snow pusher, ice chopper, and broom apparatus for clearing a surface includes a handle which is supported by a support and which projects upward from the top of the support at a first acute angle with respect to the support. Bristles are supported by the support, and the bristles project downward from the bottom of the support by a first distance. A panel element is supported by the support at the front of the support. The panel element is connected directly to the support, and the bottom end of the panel element projects downward past the bottom of the support by a second distance. The second distance is less than the first distance, whereby the portion of the panel element which extends below the support element protects the interface between the bristles and the support, whereby the panel element does not contact the surface to be cleared. The bottom end of the panel element includes a sharp lower edge.

Abstract: The device includes a blade and a handle whereby the device may be used as a conventional snow pusher. Skis or skids below the blade support the blade at an angle relative to the ground, and may raise the blade 5 cm or so off the ground surface, so that the blade does not snag the ground during pushing. Left and right struts support the skis from the blade. The struts are collapsible, and when collapsed the skis lie tucked away against the back of the blade, whereby the device may be used as a shovel.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hand held, readily portable power sweeping tool. The tool includes an elongate boom having a power generation means disposed at one end thereof and a power sweeping means disposed at the other end. Power transmission means extends between the power generation means and the power sweeping means for transmitting power generated by the power generation means to the sweeping means. The sweeping means comprises a pair of drums mounted for rotation by the power transmission means, the drums including a plurality of pliant fins extending radially outwardly therefrom. In one embodiment of the invention, the sweeping means includes a support formed by mating two substantially identical drum members to each other end-to-end to form a support for a sweeper belt having a plurality of outwardly directed pliant fins.

Abstract: There is disclosed an expandable snow shovel device having a central blade element which has a single handle projecting upwardly from its upper edge. There is also at least one side blade element which abuts the central blade element end to end. Additionally, other side blade elements may be releasably fixed outwardly from the side blade adjacent to the central blade. Preferably, the blade elements also have upwardly extending flanges adjacent to their lateral edges so that they may be fixed to adjoining blade elements by releasable connecting members such as lock pins. Preferably, the blade elements are also concave in shape as viewed from their upper surface and terminate at their lower ends in an angled cutting edge.

Abstract: A manually operable shovel in which the handle portion includes handle side parts spaced laterally apart to define a space between them in which the user's body may be located, the space being open at its end remote from the blade to allow the user to move into the space. Each side part includes a member adapted to underlie the user's arm from the user's hand to approximately the user's elbow. This permits the user to stand between the side parts with arms overlying the side parts and to apply a lifting force to lift the load in front of the user. The handle side parts then rotate with the arms of the user to provide a lever action and the user can apply a lifting force to the load in proximity to his/her body without bending his/her back. This manner of lifting reduces back strain.

Abstract: Improved materials handling devices for removing materials from surfaces. The devices described herein efficiently and economically remove materials from a surface with little physical effort. Plows for manually removing materials from a surface comprise a first member having a first concave surface oriented in a first direction, a second concave member connected to the first concave member having a second concave surface oriented in a second direction, the second concave member and first concave member being connected at a single area to form a cutting surface, a bracing member connected to the first and second concave members opposite the cutting surface, and a driving member connected to the bracing member for providing driving power to the plow and force which removes the material from the surface.

Abstract: A general purpose handcart having utility as either a snow scoop or a lawn and garden cart includes a trough shaped receptacle having a pair of side walls, a rear wall closing one end of the receptacle and an open end that is provided with a cable controlled, pivotally mounted, shutter for selectively opening and closing frontal access to the receptacle. Attached to the receptacle in a reinforcing relationship, a "U" shaped handle is used for either pushing or pulling the receptacle. A hoop adapted to support a refuse bag is pivotally mounted on the handle adjacent the receptacle. Mounted one on either side of the receptacle, a pair of retractable wheels are positioned forwardly to rollably support the receptacle when used as a cart, or rearwardly at a retracted position to permit using the receptacle as a slidable snow scoop.

Abstract: A device for clearing material is shown which includes a blade having an upper portion and lower portion, the lower portion being made of resilient material and the upper portion made of rigid material. The blade includes a middle area, and two sides. A handle angles upward and rearward from the blade. The two sides extend forwardly and outward from the middle, at an angle of less than 90.degree. with respect to a vertically oriented plane intersecting the ends of the middle. A lip may extend forward at the top of the uppermost portion. Supports extend forward of the lip or top of the uppermost portion of the blade and are of a length sufficient to support the device in a stored position such that the forward surface is facing downward and the handle is in a nearly upright position.

Abstract: A snow removal apparatus that can be used to remove snow from a pitched roof while the operator is on the ground or also when the operator is on the roof. The apparatus includes two vertical snow-cutting blades, a horizontal cutting blade, and a roller assembly having a sheet of plastic on the roller. When in use, the operator unrolls the plastic and pushes the blades through the snow cutting loose a square section which then slides down the plastic to the ground as the apparatus moves up the roof line.

Abstract: A snow shovel that includes a forwardly opening hood supported on front and rear wheels for movement into a layer of snow on the ground surface. The bottom walls of the shovel is formed by a snow ejection plate that is swingably mounted for movement in a vertical arc from a prone position to an upright position. Snow deposited on the upper face of the plate is forcibly ejected from the shovel when the plate is swung to its upright position.

Abstract: Snow rake having a generally rectangular main body formed of a closed-cell, resilient, low-density polyethylene bead, which main body is clamped between two spaced, parallel plates to one of which a handle is attached.

Abstract: A snow shovel/scraper comprises a blade in form of a flat sheet of metal which has three transverse bend lines defining a base panel, a narrow scraping edge along the forward edge of the base panel, and a pair of receptacle panels which extend upwardly from the rear edge of the base panel for carrying the snow forwardly. The blade is attached to a handle arrangement in the form of a pair of rails which are adjustable in length. The upper end of each rail includes a shoulder engaging portion having a curved projection at right angles to the rail and at right angles to the scraping edge to fit into the underarm area of the user. In between the upper end and the blade is mounted a crossbar which can be adjusted along the length of the rails and to space the rails at a required spacing. The crossbar has a pair of handles turned downwardly from the rails at either side of the rails for grasping by the hands of the user with the shoulders under the upper curved portions.

Abstract: A manual snow removal device is disclosed having horizontally adjustably engageable component working surfaces allowing it to clear a wide or narrow swath depending on the operator capabilities, snow depth or weight and whether a sidewalk or drive way is being cleared. Handles, which can be pivoted or extended, are affixed to the device to facilitate manual use. Trailing dolly wheels are also contemplated.

Abstract: A snow shovel is presented that requires no bending by the operator and no lifting of snow. The snow-moving elements are blades mounted on pivotally connected elongate handles such that the blades, which are in contact with the ground through a snow layer, are driven apart by a downward and outward motion of the handgrips; this blade motion moves away snow in the path of each of the two blades as they separate. At least a portion of each blade is deflectably mounted to remain in an upright position as sweep motion proceeds, thus no snow accumulates atop the blade.

Abstract: A self-loading tool 2 for removing snow 10 from a surface 12 includes a blade 4 attached to a handle 6. Handle 6 is attached to a neutral plane 24 of blade 4 at an angle between about 65.degree. to about 85.degree. and preferably about 75.degree.. This angle of attachment between handle and blade permits the blade to be self-loading when pushing or when pulling snow across a surface. An apparatus and a method are disclosed.

Abstract: A snow removal device including a frame, an auger mounted for rotary motion in said frame, a blade mounted in the frame in close proximity to the auger and a handle connected to the frame for pushing the auger through the snow. The handle is mounted on the frame to extend radially outwardly from the axle of the auger. The auger can have a single or double twist blade and can be a one-direction or two-direction type blade.

Abstract: A manually operated implement for performing a variety of tasks when equipped with a removable and replaceable utility device, includes a wheeled chassis having an elongate, longitudinal, chassis structural member extending forwardly and rearwardly in the implement centrally of the width thereof and a transverse chassis structural member rigidly attached to the rearward end of said longitudinal chassis member. A pair of wheels are rotatably mounted at opposite ends, respectively, of the transverse chassis member. A slide member is mounted for sliding movement on the longitudinal chassis member and includes a clamping screw for clamping the slide in an adjusted position along such member. Handle structure, preferably of V-shape, is pivotally secured to the slide member and slopes upwardly and rearwardly with its upper, rearward end bifurcated to provide transversely spaced hand grips.

Abstract: An attachment for a shovel or similar tool relieving the worker of the back muscle and vertebral strain normally attendant with shoveling. The shovel aid features an elongate stem pivotally attached to the shovel handle, so that the material being shoveled may be loaded upon the shovel head, lifted, and carried sideways to be deposited, all without lifting forces upon the shovel by the hands, and without curvature of the back and spine. The shovel lifting aid may be used also with snow shovels, hoes and the like.

Abstract: Convertible snow clearing apparatus provides a wide blade double handle snow pusher which may be used as a plow for pushing snow, and which is easily converted into a pair of individual snow shovels. The apparatus includes an intermediate blade member for connecting the blades of two standard snow shovels in side-to-side parallel relationship and a cross bracing member connected to the handles for maintaining the handles in spaced apart parallel relationship. The intermediate blade member and the cross bracing member are detachably connected to the blades and to the handles, respectively, using quick-release connectors.

Abstract: A manually-operated snow shovel has wheels in front of and behind the blade, to position the blade at an angle between 30 degrees and 35 degrees with the horizontal. An angularly bent handle positions grips at about waist height, to permit a person to roll the shovel on the surface being cleaned.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved snow shovel having a graphite in-laid polyethylene blade with outwardly propagating reinforced ribs providing a flex resistant blade of minimal thickness. A shaft of the shovel is constructed of a low cost steel pipe covered with a polyethylene sleeve with knurled grip surfaces. The sleeve conforms to the pipe diameter upon application of heat during manufacture. A one-piece handle is attached to the free end the shaft. For storage purposes a cutout is provided on a top edge of each shovel allowing nesting of similarly shaped shovels. A straight blade shovel and a pusher type shovel are two embodiments disclosed herein.