Foot-Assisted Snow Shovel

Abstract

A foot-assisted snow shovel with a stepbar whereas the user presses down with the foot to initiate the scooping of snow, a guide bar which travels in parallel with the stepbar, a guide channel which the upper pivot points of both stepbar and guide bar are constrained within, a linkage member which holds the stepbar and guide bar parallel throughout their movement, and a scoop clevis fastened to the rear of the snow scoop to which both stepbar and guide bar attach. The parallel configuration of the stepbar and guide bar maintains the scoop in a horizontal orientation during the scooping and the tossing of snow. A protruding feature of the upper end of the guide channels allows the scoop to remain level maintaining its load of snow even as the machine is tilted backward. Rigid uprights with grips provide the framework and the means of handling and control for the user.

1 . A foot-assisted snow shovel comprising: 
 a stepbar whereas a user presses down upon with his or her foot to initiate the scooping of snow;    a guide bar which travels in parallel with the stepbar maintaining the scoop in a horizontal plane;    a guide cannel which the pivot points of both stepbar and guide bar are constrained to slide vertically within;    a linkage member which holds the stepbar and guide bar parallel throughout their movement; and    and a scoop clevis fastened to the rear of the snow scoop to which both stepbar and guide bar attach.    
   
   
       2 . A foot-assisted snow shovel as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising a scoop tilt feature allowing the user to tilt the present invention while maintaining scoop and snow in a horizontal orientation to eliminate spillage.