SNOW SHOVEL

摘要

An improved snow shovel for reducing the suction of snow to shovel while still maintaining the overall strength of the shovel. The improved snow shovel has a face or blade scoop portion that has an array of vertical or longitudinally extending slots or slits that penetrate through the entire blade scoop portion of the snow shovel. The array is arranged with the slots aligned vertically in a top to bottom arrangement. The slots are disposed in a set of preferably one to two slots per set. The sets of slots are arranged in a symmetric pattern on the face of the shovel to ensure uniform distribution of the reduction of snow to the shovel and to ensure uniformity of the overall strength of the shovel. The shovel face can be flat or curved.

主权项

1. An snow shovel comprising:
Said snow shovel having either a face or a blade scoop portion that has an array of vertical or longitudinally extending slots or slits penetrating through said entire blade scoop portion, said slots or slits being arranged in an array with said slots or slits being aligned vertically in a top to bottom arrangement and being disposed in sets of one to two slots or slits per set; said sets of slots or slits being arranged side to side with respect to each other along a width of said face of said shovel; said sets of slots or slits being arranged in a symmetric pattern of said pattern of said slots or slits of one to two slots or slits per set on the face of the shovel to ensure uniform distribution of the reduction of suction of snow to the shovel for releasing the snow from the face of the shovel and to ensure uniformity of the overall strength of the shovel.