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A hand shovel assembly facilitates emptying of the shovel with minimal lifting. The assembly includes a shaft having an upper end and a lower end. A pan is coupled to the lower end of the shaft. The pan has a bottom wall, a back wall which extends upwardly from the bottom wall, and a pair of side wa

A hand shovel assembly facilitates emptying of the shovel with minimal lifting. The assembly includes a shaft having an upper end and a lower end. A pan is coupled to the lower end of the shaft. The pan has a bottom wall, a back wall which extends upwardly from the bottom wall, and a pair of side walls coupled to and extending forwardly from opposite ends of the back wall defining an interior space of the pan. An upper wall is coupled to the pan over the bottom wall. A motivator is coupled to the pan between the bottom wall and the upper wall. The motivator selectively urges the upper wall away from the bottom wall wherein the upper wall is configured to urge material in the interior space of the pan out of the interior space.

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1. A hand shovel assembly comprising: a shaft having an upper end and a lower end;a pan coupled to said lower end of said shaft, said pan having a bottom wall, a back wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall and a pair of side walls coupled to and extending forwardly from opposite ends of said

1. A hand shovel assembly comprising: a shaft having an upper end and a lower end;a pan coupled to said lower end of said shaft, said pan having a bottom wall, a back wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall and a pair of side walls coupled to and extending forwardly from opposite ends of said back wall defining an interior space of said pan;an upper wall coupled to said pan over said bottom wall; anda motivator coupled to said pan between said bottom wall and said upper wall, said motivator selectively urging said upper wall away from said bottom wall wherein said upper wall is configured to urge material in said interior space of said pan out of said interior space, said motivator being a piston having a bottom end coupled to said bottom wall and a top end coupled to said upper wall. 2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein a height of each said side wall tapers extending away from said back wall. 3. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a blade coupled to a front edge of said bottom wall. 4. The assembly of claim 3, further comprising: a groove extending along said front edge of said bottom wall; anda tongue extending from said blade wherein said blade is removably coupled to said front edge of said bottom wall by sliding said tongue into said groove. 5. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising an upper handle coupled to said shaft proximate said upper end of said shaft. 6. The assembly of claim 5, further comprising said upper handle extending upwardly from said shaft forming a loop extending from said upper end of said shaft. 7. The assembly of claim 5, further comprising an auxiliary handle coupled to a medial portion of said shaft. 8. The assembly of claim 7, further comprising said auxiliary handle having a first section and a second section, said first section and said second section extending from opposite sides of said shaft. 9. The assembly of claim 7, further comprising said auxiliary handle forming a pair of aligned loops extending from opposite sides of said shaft. 10. The assembly of claim 9, further comprising said auxiliary handle being coplanar with said upper handle. 11. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising an actuator coupled to said shaft, said actuator being operationally coupled to said motivator wherein manipulation of said actuator activates said motivator. 12. The assembly of claim 11, further comprising said actuator being a button coupled to said upper end of said shaft. 13. The assembly of claim 11, further comprising a battery electrically coupled to said motivator and said actuator. 14. The assembly of claim 13, further comprising said battery being rechargeable. 15. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising said bottom wall being substantially perpendicular to said back wall of said pan. 16. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising said upper wall comprising a flexible diaphragm coupled to said back wall and said side walls. 17. The assembly of claim 16, further comprising said upper wall having a stationary front section extending rearwardly from a front edge of said bottom wall to a front edge of said flexible diaphragm. 18. A hand shovel assembly comprising: a shaft having an upper end and a lower end;a pan coupled to said lower end of said shaft, said pan having a bottom wall, a back wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall and a pair of side walls coupled to and extending forwardly from opposite ends of said back wall defining an interior space of said pan, said bottom wall being substantially perpendicular to said back wall of said pan, a height of each said side wall tapering extending away from said back wall;an upper wall coupled to said pan over said bottom wall, said upper wall comprising a flexible diaphragm coupled to said back wall and said side walls, said upper wall having a stationary front section extending rearwardly from a front edge of said bottom wall to a front edge of said flexible diaphragm;a motivator coupled to said pan between said bottom wall and said upper wall, said motivator selectively urging said upper wall away from said bottom wall wherein said upper wall is configured to urge material in said interior space of said pan out of said interior space, said motivator being a piston having a bottom end coupled to said bottom wall and a top end coupled to said upper wall;a blade coupled to a front edge of said bottom wall;a groove extending along said front edge of said bottom wall;a tongue extending from said blade wherein said blade is removably coupled to said front edge of said bottom wall by sliding said tongue into said groove;an actuator coupled to said shaft, said actuator being operationally coupled to said motivator wherein manipulation of said actuator activates said motivator, said actuator being a button coupled to said upper end of said shaft;an upper handle coupled to said shaft proximate said upper end of said shaft, said upper handle extending upwardly from said shaft forming a loop extending from said upper end of said shaft;an auxiliary handle coupled to a medial portion of said shaft, said auxiliary handle having a first section and a second section, said first section and said second section extending from opposite sides of said shaft, said auxiliary handle forming a pair of aligned loops extending from opposite sides of said shaft, said auxiliary handle being coplanar with said upper handle; anda battery electrically coupled to said motivator and said actuator, said battery being rechargeable. 19. A hand shovel assembly comprising: a shaft having an upper end and a lower end;a pan coupled to said lower end of said shaft, said pan having a bottom wall, a back wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall and a pair of side walls coupled to and extending forwardly from opposite ends of said back wall defining an interior space of said pan;an upper wall coupled to said pan over said bottom wall, said upper wall comprising a flexible diaphragm coupled to said back wall and said side walls; anda motivator coupled to said pan between said bottom wall and said upper wall, said motivator selectively urging said upper wall away from said bottom wall wherein said upper wall is configured to urge material in said interior space of said pan out of said interior space. 20. The assembly of claim 19, further comprising said upper wall having a stationary front section extending rearwardly from a front edge of said bottom wall to a front edge of said flexible diaphragm.