US760639A - Snow-shovel. - Google Patents

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No. 760,639. PATENTED- MAY 24, 1904.

' c. MEN ZIES. 7. SHOW SHOVBL. AYPLIOA'IIOH I'ILED AUG. 27, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

girl? 1 i .T all whom it may concern: p v Be it known that I, ROBERT CHARLES MEN-Q ZIES, a citizen of the United'States, residing UNITED STATES Patented May 24,- 1904. I

PATENT OFFICE.

SNO'W -SHOVEL.

srEoIFIcA'rIoN forming part of Letters" aten d. 760,639, dated. may 24, 1904.

Application filed August 27, 1903. Sei'ia1No.'170,984;" (No model.) I

at Glens Falls, in the county of Warren and State of New York,- have invented a new and useful Snow-Shovel, of which the following is a a specification. g a This invention relates to shovels, and especially tojthat class of shovels which etre-u'su: v

ally employed" for the purpose of removing snow, c, and *compacted snow from side-, walks. In the construction of shovels of this class several features 'are of essential importance. One point isthat the blade of such shovel should be as I thin-as possible in order that it I may be conveniently inserted below the ice or snow which it is desired to remove,

- especially when the. snow'has been compacted or pressed together by traflic. Another point is that it. is desirable that such blade should not be provided" with side flanges, which when used greatly limit the capacity of the shovel by'causing such snow or ice as may project beyond :the sides of the blade to be broken off, while the natural tenacity of said material when a fiat flangeless blade is used enables a much larger shovelful to be handled. Again,

I I it is important that the blade While thin should be possessed of the stiffness and rigidity necessary to render it successful in operation. With these various ends in view snow-shovels have heretofore been constructed in a number of different ways and from different ma-- have hardly been sufliciently thin to enter below the snow or ice which is to be operated upon with the requisite readiness. Handles have been attached to the different varieties ofshovel-blades in a variety of ways; but the 59 has oftentimes involved peculiarities in the' 'view taken on the line 8 8 in Fig. 1."

selves'been objectionable. I V By myfpresent invention I provide a shovelconsisting of asimple flat piece of steel havji ng'no'flanges or protuberancesof any kind Whatever- This sheet is" attached to a bent to resistany strain to which it may in practicebe subjected. The method of connecting theparts together is of extreme simplicityand of such anature as to cause no objectionable protuberances to be formed. I In the accompanying draw1ngs, F1gure 1 1s a plan new of a snow-shovel constructed 1n accordance with my invention. Fig.2"isa side elevation of the same. Fig. 3'is a side view showingthebl'ade prior to its attachment to the handle. Fig. iis a side'view showing the handledetached. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal 'sectionalview showing a modification. 6 is a'sectional view taken on the line 6 6 in Fig. 2. Fig. 7 isa sectional view taken on Fig.

the line 7 7 in Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is a sectiona Corresponding parts in the several figures are indicated by similar numerals of reference.

The blade of my improved shovel consists of an ordinary flat sheet of steel 1 of suitable dimensions, the upper corners of which may be trimmed ofl, as shown at 2. This is not strictly necessary, but it improves the appearance and prevents said upper corners from catching 'on the garments of the user. 3 designates the handle, which may be turned from wood and the lower end or point of which is bent upward, as shown atv 4. The

under side of said bent end is also trimmed or beveled, as shown at 5, said bevel serving to emphasize the bend of the point or lower end of the handle.

The sheet which constitutes the blade is provided near its upper edge with perforations 6 6 and at some distance from its lower edge with a single perforation 7. a

In assembling the parts of the shovel the point of the handleis'placed upon the sheet which is to constitute the blade, and. a clip 8 I construction of the blade' which have I is passed over said handle and through the perforations 6 6, nuts 9 being tightened upon the threaded arms of the clip. The handle is provided near its extreme lower end with a perforation 10, and a T-bolt 11 is then inserted through said perforation and through the perforation 7 in the blade and a nut 12 fitted thereon, this necessitating the bending of the blade in order to bring the said perforations into alinement. These perforations 7 and 10 should be relatively so disposed that when. they come into alinement with each other the blade shall be bent closely against the bent and beveled under side of the handle.

If desired, the use of the fastening-nuts may be dispensed with and the ends of the clip and of the T-bolt, that project upon the under side, may be clenched or upset. In this; case it is desirable to interpose washer-plates, as will be seen at 15 in Figs. 5 and 7 where this modification has been illustrated.

From'the foregoing description, taken in.

connection with the drawings thereto an-j nexed, the operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood. By form-j ing the blade of sheetsteel, as herein described, I provide a device possessing great? strength and durability and one which to a greater degree than a flanged or a wooden blade possesses the characteristics which are desirable in a tool of this class. The con-j str'uction is one of extreme simplicity and in-= expensiveness, and, if desired, the blades and! the handles may be packed separately for ship-i ment, thereby saving much space and avoiding injury to the goods in transit. The peculiar tapering form of the lower end of the handle will present little or no obstruction to the snow or ice which is encountered by the device in practical use.

Other advantages will readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains, and I desire to state that I do not limit myself to the precise structural .form herein shown, but reserve the right to any modifications that lie within the scope of my invention and which may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the utility of the same.

Having thus described my invention, I claim A snow-shovel comprising a blade consisting of a flat sheet of steel, a handle having a bent lower end beveled on its under side, a clip connecting said handle with the blade near the upper edge of the latter, and connecting means extending through perforations at the point of the handle and in the blade, said perforations being brought into alinement by bending the blade to conform to the curvature of the handle.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT CHARLES MENZIES.

Witnesses:

HENRY S. CowLEs, NEWTON S. McCoMBER.

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