Trowel improvements and handle lock

摘要

A collapsible hand trowel comprises a rigid scoop that has a forward end terminating at a point, a rear end, and two opposing side flanges that each has a pivot bar aperture therethrough. A handle includes a rear end, a neck, and a forward end that comprises two laterally-extending pivot bars that traverse the pivot bar apertures of the scoop. An upwardly-projecting V-shaped ridge is formed along a longitudinal axis of the scoop and that terminates into two upturned handle catch flanges, each having an inwardly facing hook adapted to retain the neck of the handle therebetween. A handle lock is adapted to prevent the handle from disengaging the handle catch when the collapsible hand trowel is in the extended configuration, and when the handle lock is in a deployed position.

主权项

1. A collapsible hand trowel comprising:
a rigid scoop having a forward end terminating at a point, a rear end terminating in an upturned handle catch, and two opposing side flanges each having a pivot bar aperture therethrough; a handle having a rear end adapted for manual holding, a neck, and a forward end comprising two laterally-extending pivot bars longitudinally aligned, each pivot bar traversing the pivot bar aperture in one of the side flanges of the scoop, the neck adapted for selective engagement with the handle catch of the scoop; wherein the handle further includes a handle lock that is selectively moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, the handle lock adapted to prevent the handle from disengaging the handle catch when the collapsible hand trowel is in the extended configuration and when the handle lock is in the deployed position; whereby the handle pivots between a collapsed configuration wherein the handle is cradled within the scoop, and an extended configuration wherein the neck of the handle is engaged with and retained by the handle catch of the scoop, the handle projecting rearwardly away from the rear end of the scoop.