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A snow removal apparatus in the form of a shovel in which a leveraged arrangement is used to lift snow gathered on the shovel blade by lateral movement of such blade while supported by a handle adjustably secured upon the blade and the shovel handle is rested upon an underlying surface while snow is

A snow removal apparatus in the form of a shovel in which a leveraged arrangement is used to lift snow gathered on the shovel blade by lateral movement of such blade while supported by a handle adjustably secured upon the blade and the shovel handle is rested upon an underlying surface while snow is being lifted and moved to a dumping area by leveraged foot movement upon a pivot arm pivoted upon the handle and attached to the blade thus avoiding strain on a shovelers arms and spine while shoveling.

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1. A snow removal tool comprising:(a) an elongated shaft forming a handle, said shaft having an upper end, and a lower end extending downwardly adapted for resting in proximity to the ground, said upper end having a handle grip means connected thereto, and said lower end comprising a ground contacti

1. A snow removal tool comprising:(a) an elongated shaft forming a handle, said shaft having an upper end, and a lower end extending downwardly adapted for resting in proximity to the ground, said upper end having a handle grip means connected thereto, and said lower end comprising a ground contacting end means;(b) a shovel blade having a lower edge, upper edge, side edges, and front and rear sides; and(c) lever means pivotably connected between the shovel blade and said elongated shaft, said lever means extending beyond said shaft and including a foot-engaging member for operating said lever means arranged so that when a downward force is applied on the foot-engaging member while the elongated handle is supported in a generally upright mode resting upon the ground contacting means, the shovel blade is pivoted upwardly relative to the shaft.2. The snow removal tool of claim 1 additionally comprising:(d) means for effecting removal of frozen precipitation material from the shovel blade while in an elevated position.3. The snow removal tool of claim 2 wherein the means for effecting removal of frozen precipitation material is a passive releasable lock means.4. The snow removal tool of claim 2 wherein the means for effecting removal of frozen precipitation material comprises active push rod means.5. The snow removal tool of claim 1 additionally comprising a latch means for releasably securing the lever means in close relation to the shaft.6. The snow removal device of claim 5 additionally comprising a lock means for temporarily maintaining the shovel blade in a raised position.7. The snow removal tool of claim 1 wherein said lever means is comprised of a primary lever arm secured to the rear of the shovel blade on one end and to the foot-engaging member on the other end, and also being pivotably secured to the elongated shaft at a point between said ends.8. The snow removal tool of claim 7 wherein said lever means additionally comprises an auxiliary lever arm secured to the rear of the shovel blade on one end and the foot-engaging member on the other end.9. The snow removal device of claim 8 wherein said lever means is comprised of first and second cooperating pairs of lever arms.10. The snow removal device of claim 8 wherein said primary and auxiliary lever arms are pivotably secured to the shovel blade at different operative positions.11. The snow removal device of claim 8 wherein the primary and auxiliary lever arms are pivotably secured to the foot-engaging member.12. The snow removal device of claim 11 wherein said means for removing material from the shovel blade is accomplished by rotating the foot-engaging member downwardly and forwardly towards the handle, which causes the shovel blade to be tilted forwardly.13. The snow removal device of claim 8 wherein the primary and auxiliary lever arms are connected to the rear side of the shovel blade by first and second joint members integrally molded with said blade and a connector means in the form of pins joining said first joint member to the primary lever arm and said second joint member to the auxiliary lever arm.14. The snow removal tool of claim 7 additionally including an automatic locking and release means for holding the lever means together with the shovel blade in a position to which it has been elevated by foot pressure on the end of the lever.15. The snow removal device of claim 1 additionally comprising a wheel means attached to the lower end of the shaft in a position so that when the shaft is tilted rearwardly the wheel will contact and support the device on the ground surface.16. The snow removal device of claim 1 wherein said elongated shaft is comprised of two substantially mirror image tubular members.17. A method of shoveling, lifting, and dumping comprising the steps of:(a) pushing forwardly on a handle member of a snow device with a blade engaging the ground surface so that the blade is caused to slide along the ground surface so that a material is caused to accumulate on the blade;(b) resting the lower end of the handle member upon an underlying surface;(c) raising the shovel blade from the ground a suitable distance by pressing downwardly on a foot-engaging member to lift the blade relative to the handle member by means of a levered arm arrangement;(d) orienting the shovel apparatus to a suitable dumping area; and(e) moving the blade to a substantially vertical position on the levered arm arrangement to dump from it.18. A method of shoveling, lifting and dumping in accordance with claim 17 wherein the blade is rotated to a substantially vertical position by releasing a locking means and allowing it to be rotated by gravity acting upon an off center rotatable connection to the leveraged arm arrangement.19. A method of shoveling, lifting and dumping snow in accordance with claim 17 where in the blade is actively rotated to a substantially vertical orientation by a push rod arrangement to which force is applied.20. A method of shoveling, lifting and dumping in accordance with claim 19 wherein the push rod arrangement is activated by the force applied thereto.21. A method of shoveling, lifting and dumping in accordance with claim 19 wherein the push rod arrangement is activated manually.22. A method of shoveling, lifting and dumping in accordance with claim 17 wherein the material is snow.