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The present invention provides a combined shovel and broom having a pivoting shovel blade for selectably choosing one of a shoveling position and a brushing position. The combined shovel and broom is simple and allows the shovel portion and the broom portion to be used easily and without interfering

The present invention provides a combined shovel and broom having a pivoting shovel blade for selectably choosing one of a shoveling position and a brushing position. The combined shovel and broom is simple and allows the shovel portion and the broom portion to be used easily and without interfering with each other. The combined shovel and broom comprises a shovel blade having a shoveling edge and a brush head, a handle, a pivot connection, and a catch for securing the handle in various shovelling and brushing positions.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] A combined shovel and broom comprising:a shovel blade having a concave front face, a laterally extending shoveling edge and a laterally extending brush edge;a brush head along the laterally extending brush edge of the shovel blade;an elongate handle having a first end and a second e

[ I claim:] [1.] A combined shovel and broom comprising:a shovel blade having a concave front face, a laterally extending shoveling edge and a laterally extending brush edge;a brush head along the laterally extending brush edge of the shovel blade;an elongate handle having a first end and a second end;pivot connection means pivotally mounting the first end of the handle on the shovel blade for pivotal movement of the handle relative to the blade between a shoveling position with the handle sloping to a front of the blade towards the shoveling edge and a brushing position with the handle sloping to a front of the blade towards the brush edge, said pivot connection means comprising:an elongate member having a first end, a second end, a receptacle at the second end for receiving the first end of the handle, and a hole arranged adjacent the first end of the elongate member and extending through opposing sides of the elongate member;a pair of spaced apart flanges fixed to the back side of the shovel blade substantially perpendicular to the shoveling and brush edges for receiving the first end of the elongate member therebetween;and a pin member extending through the hole in the elongate member and connected at each end to a respective one of the pair of the flanges thereby pivotally connecting the elongate member between the flanges;and catch means mounted on the handle for selectively locking the handle in one of the shoveling position and the brushing position, said catch means comprising:a plurality of notches in a top surface of at least one of the flanges;a collar arranged around the handle for sliding therealong;an elongate catch member fixed to the collar and extending along the handle towards the shovel blade;a catch handle for actuating the catch member fixed to the collar and extending outwards therefrom;and an engagement member fixed adjacent the end of the elongate member and arranged perpendicular thereto for selectively engaging within one of the plurality of notches;and wherein releasing the catch handle engages the engagement member within a selected one of the plurality of notches;and wherein applying an upwards force to the catch handle draws the elongate catch member upwards disengaging the engagement member from said one of the plurality of notches.