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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7100313 | Mechanical digging device A mechanical digging device with a handle-like support is provided with a digging part near its bottom end and two grip arms on its upper end, a support part embodied on the bottom end of the support and a rotating device mounted on the support and connected to the ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7059643 | Snow shovel construction An improved snow shovel construction (10) (10′) (10″) for a snow shovel blade member (20) having a front face 22 and a rear surface (21) wherein, the snow shovel blade member (20) is connected to a handle member (... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052058 | Tool leverage attachment A tool leverage attachment for use with digging or lifting tools which includes a saddle with curvilinear end, anchor channel and protruding flange together with Greek letter Pi (TT) shaped driver fulcrum consisting of a pressure bar perpendicularly affixed to protr... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044520 | Vibrating scoop basket A device is used to extract manure from bedding material in a manner that maximizes the amount of manure extracted from the bedding material. The device includes a detachable scoop head having a plurality of apertures, a detachable motor assembly coupled to the scoo... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6920807 | Crowbar tool A crowbar tool is disclosed for construction use and particularly for carpentry and roofing work. The crowbar tool has an elongated metal bar with a plurality of extraction teeth at one end of the metal bar and a handle to which the opposite end of the metal bar is ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6817590 | Method and tool for removing modular concrete forms A method and tool for removing modular concrete forms from underlying rigid concrete are disclosed. The tool includes a lever end, a fulcrum, and a claw end having a notch particularly adapted to engage a knob that protrudes from a surface of the modular concrete fo... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6792829 | Shingle lifting tool A lifting tool has a handle, a lifting tool head, and a means for slidably mounting the lifting tool head on the handle such that the lifting tool head slides with respect to the handle between an extended position and a compressed position. The lifting tool further... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6663085 | Portable hand-operated lifting device An apparatus for lifting, having a lever arm attached to a plate that can be temporarily fixed by an operator, and having a lifting head that can be swiveled and rotated relative to the plate. The lifting device includes a lifting head and a lifting arm h... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6532636 | Hand-held tool for guiding an integral piece of sheet metal into a pair of sheet metal connectors positioned end-to-end and oriented at an angle relative to each other A hand-held tool for guiding an integral piece of sheet metal into a pair of sheet metal connectors positioned end-to-end and oriented at an angle relative to each other so as to form a corner. Each sheet metal connector has a pair of spaced-apart walls t... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6485076 | Versatile attachment for a shovel A versatile attachment in the form of an elongated member having an obtuse angle is mounted on a shovel handle. The lower end of the elongated member is pivotally mounted in a cantilever manner to the lower portion of the shovel handle. The elongated memb... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6453774 | Tool for removing roofing shingles A shingle removal tool includes a cutting head attached to a handle, the cutting head having a flat leading portion on which a series of nail engaging slots are formed creating a series of sharp tapered cutting edges at a leading end and a fulcrum edge at... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6446401 | Krupp quick roof remover tool and method This invention is directed to a tool and a method for using a tool that is particularly useful to individuals engaged in the roofing and roof removal trades. The tool is configured in such a way as to make removal of a shingled roof much easier and with m... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6371542 | Load lifting accessory A load lifting accessory may be provided which is adapted to be affixed to the shaft of a shovel. The load lifting accessory comprises a bracket, a support arm, an extension member and a retractor arm. The bracket, which has a support arm pivotally attach... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6339975 | Roofing tool A roofing tool having a blade of generally quadratic shape with a front edge, a rear edge, and side edges joining the front and rear edges. The tool has two teeth extending forwardly from the front edge of the blade, at least the front ends of the teeth a... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6318213 | Roofers shingle removal tool A tool primarily for use in stripping asphalt and wood shingles from a roof consisting of a blade, a body, and a handle. The blade has a wide forward portion with front serrate edge, transverse bends for rigidity, and primary fulcrum. The novel and unique... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6290211 | Gardening tool A gardening tool for pulling weeds and other digging work. The gardening tool includes a rod. The rod is elongate and has a first end and a second end. The first end has a well extending therein. The rod has a hole extending therethrough. The hole is posi... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6237975 | Snow shovel According to the present invention there is provided a shovel comprising an elongate body, a handle at an end of the body, a digging end at a respective end of the body which is arranged to move material and a bent portion on the body adjacent the digging... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6203081 | Easy lift levered shovel A shovel has a pan connected to an end handle by a shaft. A lever is attached to the shaft to assist in lifting a load. The lever has an L-shaped member and a portion of the L-shaped member is received in the bight portion of a spring. The lever preferabl... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6125720 | Tool for removing roofing material A roofing material and roofing fastener removal tool. The tool comprises a handle attached to a blade. In the preferred embodiment, the handle is adjustable relative to the blade. In this embodiment, a portion of an adjustment assembly provides additional... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6113074 | Multi-purpose construction tool A combination construction and wrecking tool for performing multiple operations such as hammering, picking, axing, pounding, prying and bashing. The tool has a shaft with a handle at the upper end which has a grip that is offset and which is rotatable. Th... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6086049 | Mechanical assistance mechanism for shovels A shovel accessory for assistance in lifting and moving material in a shovel scoop includes an elongated, length adjustable, ground contacting support rod attached to the shovel handle. The rod is pivotable through half-circle arcs around an axis perpendi... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6070498 | Shingle removing tool A tool for removing shingles and nails from a roof in which the tool has a base mounting plate which has a plurality of forwardly extending tines. The tines are adapted for pushing under the shingles. The tines pry the shingles loose from the roof. A plur... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6058809 | Family of dismantling devices A device for dismantling roofing materials from a roof. The device is used for removing nails, shingles, ice, carpets, sheathing and to chop through a roof for fire fighting purposes. The body of the device is cast steel. Wings or a cam allow the device t... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6029545 | Roofing tool A roofing tool having a handle with an attached thin blade. The blade has a relatively short, tapered, front portion with a leading edge. The blade has a straight top surface with the back portion of the blade having a straight bottom surface parallel to ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6023998 | Shingle removing implement A shingle removing implement can include a flat blade adapted to be inserted underneath the designated shingle, and an elongated handle extending a substantial distance from the blade to cause the blade to exert a lifting action on the shingle. An arcuate... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5893304 | Roofing removal tool A roofing removing tool has a shingle removing body for removing shingles from a roof deck. The shingle removing body has a plurality of elongated tines having a forward portion insertable beneath shingles to be removed. A handle extends rearwardly from t... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5863084 | Lifting aid device for a shovel A new lifting aid device for a shovel for helping a user to easily lift a shovel, in particular a shovel having an offset type handle. The inventive device includes a brace member with an elongate shaft portion and a rest portion. The mounting end of the ... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5836222 | Shingle removing tool A shingle removing tool having, in a first embodiment, a generally flat blade with a handle attached to one end of the blade at a shallow angle. The blade has a set of slots in its front edge and at least two slots in its back edge for use in removing shi... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5732933 | Lifting implement A lifting aid attachment for a conventional snow shovel or like tool features an elongate lever arm pivotally attached to the shovel handle, the opposite end of said lever arm terminating in a curved fork, spanned by a foot-engaging cross-bar. The curved ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5711512 | Lifting jack A lifting jack for raising boats and other objects. It has an inner housing or tube which is supported from a flat base. An outer tube is slidably mounted over the inner tube. A hydraulic jack inside the inner tube raises and lowers the outer tube. Two pa... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5669651 | Shovel with lift aid attachment An attachment for a shovel which aids the user in lifting a fully loaded shovel blade without incurring back strain. The attachment is pivotally mounted to the main shovel shaft near the blade and has a cambered portion remote from the shaft. A foot pedal... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5520429 | Shovel for digging narrow trenches A shovel for digging narrow trenches, comprising a handle and a head, the head having at an upper end thereof a shank by which the head is secured to the handle and at a lower end thereof a blade which is slender and elongated and of generally U-shaped cr... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5496015 | Roofer's ripping spade A roofer's ripping spade is fabricated by inserting an end of a tool handle into a handle receiving socket of a tool head having a blade and a back-side cavity in the blade. A molded composite block including a fulcrum portion and a frog portion is positi... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5487530 | Shoveling aid A shoveling aid for a shovel includes an elongated bracing member releasably attachable to the handle of the shovel at a selected position away from the shovel blade to permit the shovel to be levered with the aid to lift a load carried by the blade. The ... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5120098 | Manual digging implement A manual implement comprises of a handle which incorporates a lever shaft in one portion and a torque and lever shaft in another, and a novel integral blade, blade support and handle socket. The implement presents a twice offset but linear line of mechani... | 06/09/1992 |
| 4815778 | Cultivator A cylindrically shaped fulcrum member is affixed to the lower end of a garden tool such as a pitchfork, cultivator or weeder. The fulcrum member may be attached either directly to the tines or to the handle shaft if there are no tines and is located above... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4809436 | Shingle stripping tool A roofer's tool for stripping shingles from the roof of a building; the tool including a blade attached to a straight handle by a mounting bracket whereas the mounting bracket includes a section attached to the end of the handle and a fulcrum portion exte... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4745651 | Multi-purpose utility tool A multi-purpose utility tool wherein an elongated straight handle is attached to a curved plate, the curvature occurring between a front edge and a back edge and being concave with respect to the top surface of the plate. The two side edges of the plate a... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4722512 | Hand operated digging tool comprising a ground penetrating portion A hand operated digging tool comprising a ground penetrating portion, such as a shovel, has a lever arm hingedly attached to the back of the shovel adjacent to where the shovel engages its handle. The lever arm is provided with an extension at right angle... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4663995 | Device for removing or stripping material A device for removing material, preferably roofing material, consisting of a baseplate; a shaft member secured at one end to a guide handle and at the other end to the baseplate; a lifting plate including a blade-like leading section and a trailing sectio... | 05/12/1987 |
