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An implement particularly intended for picking up asphalt shingles from a randomly strewn pile has a lever pivotally connected on one side of the shaft of a garden fork or similar tool such that movement of the upper end of the lever away from the handle brings the lower end of the lever into contac

An implement particularly intended for picking up asphalt shingles from a randomly strewn pile has a lever pivotally connected on one side of the shaft of a garden fork or similar tool such that movement of the upper end of the lever away from the handle brings the lower end of the lever into contact with the tines of the fork. The length of the lever is preferably about one-half the overall length of the fork, and the distance of the pivot point from the lower end of the lever is preferably about two-fifths of the overall length of the lever.

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Apparatus for picking up laminar items from a randomly strewn pile of such items, the apparatus including a forked implement having an elongated shaft, a plurality of spaced times extending generally in the longitudinal direction of the shaft, the tines being almost straight with no abrupt change in

Apparatus for picking up laminar items from a randomly strewn pile of such items, the apparatus including a forked implement having an elongated shaft, a plurality of spaced times extending generally in the longitudinal direction of the shaft, the tines being almost straight with no abrupt change in curvature, and a transverse hand grip at the other end of the shaft, wherein the improvement comprises: a lever shorter than said shaft and having a pivot location intermediate its ends and means for pivotally connecting the lever in spaced relation to the shaft at said pivot location such that one end of the lever moves toward the tines when the other end of the lever is moved away from the other end of the shaft, said one end of the lever including a cross member extending transversely to the tines of the forked implement for clamping laminar items against said tines, the cross member comprising a flat bar having an edge extending perpendicularly to the tines and adapted to contact the opposed faces of at least two tines when the other end of the lever is moved away from the other end of the shaft.