Shovel pusher and related systems and methods

Abstract

A blade comprising at least one pushing element, at least one cutting element, and at least one wing section. The at least one pushing element may have a top edge, a bottom edge, and a concave face. The at least one cutting element may be coupled to the at least one pushing element at the bottom edge of the at least one pushing element. The at least one wing may include a wing face and a wing cutting element. The at least one wing may be coupled to a vertical side of the at least one pushing element. The at least one wing section may extend at an obtuse angle relative to the at least one pushing element.

1 . A material-moving tool, comprising:
 a handle for manually lifting a material using the material-moving tool; and   a scoop operatively coupled to the handle comprising a cutting element operatively coupled to a blade, wherein the cutting element extends a distance from the blade less than one half a height of the blade; and   at least one wing extending at an angle between 90° and 180° from the scoop comprising a wing cutting element operatively coupled to a wing blade, wherein the wing blade is operatively coupled to the blade of the scoop.   
     
     
         2 . The tool of  claim 1 , wherein the wing cutting element extends a first distance from the wing blade at a proximate end of the wing blade and extends to a second distance at a distal end of the wing blade, wherein the first distance is substantially a same as a distance that the cutting element of the scoop extends from the blade of the scoop and the second distance is less than the first distance. 
     
     
         3 . The tool of  claim 1 , wherein the distance the cutting element extends from the scoop is between 1 inch and 4 inches. 
     
     
         4 . The tool of  claim 1 , wherein the blade defines a top edge opposite the cutting element and the blade of the scoop, defines a curved surface between the cutting element and the top edge. 
     
     
         5 . The tool of  claim 1 , wherein the blade of the scoop, has a span between 20 inches and 26 inches. 
     
     
         6 . The tool of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one wing comprises two wings. 
     
     
         7 . The tool of  claim 6 , wherein the two wings are operatively coupled to opposite sides of the scoop. 
     
     
         8 . The tool of  claim 7 , wherein the wing blades of the two wings are substantially parallel. 
     
     
         9 . The tool of  claim 1 , wherein the handle is operatively coupled to the scoop through a shaft. 
     
     
         10 . The tool of  claim 9 , wherein the shaft is operatively coupled to the scoop in at least two different places. 
     
     
         11 . The tool of  claim 10 , wherein the shaft is operatively coupled to the scoop in a central location and a brace extends between the shaft and the scoop on a first side of the shaft and a second side of the shaft. 
     
     
         12 . A blade comprising:
 at least one pushing element having a top edge and a bottom edge defining a concave face;   at least one scraper operatively coupled to the at least one pushing element at the bottom edge, wherein the at least one scraper extends from the bottom edge in an advancing direction of the blade; and   at least one wing section comprising a wing face operatively coupled to a vertical side of the at least one pushing element, wherein the at least one wing section extends a greater distance in the advancing direction of the blade than the at least one scraper at a first obtuse angle relative to the at least one pushing element.   
     
     
         13 . The blade of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one pushing element comprises at least two pushing elements. 
     
     
         14 . The blade of  claim 13 , wherein the at least two pushing elements are operatively coupled at a common vertical side of the at least two pushing elements and an angle between the concave faces of the at least two pushing elements is a second obtuse angle. 
     
     
         15 . The blade of  claim 14 , wherein the vertical side of the at least two pushing elements to which the at least one wing section is operatively coupled is opposite the common vertical side of the at least two pushing elements. 
     
     
         16 . The blade of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one scraper is substantially horizontal. 
     
     
         17 . The blade of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one wing section further comprises a wing scraper and a side surface. 
     
     
         18 . The blade of  claim 17 , wherein the wing scraper tapers from a first width substantially the same as a width of the at least one scraper to a second width less than one half the width of the at least one scraper. 
     
     
         19 . A snow pusher comprising:
 a pushing element comprising a lower edge, an upper edge, and a curved face extending between the lower edge and the upper edge;   a base plate protruding in a direction substantially parallel with an advancement direction of the pushing element from the lower edge;   at least one windrow-preventing element protruding a distance in a forward direction from a vertical side of the pushing element such that a leading edge of the at least one windrow-preventing element is a greater distance in the forward direction from the pushing element than a leading edge of the base plate;
 the at least one windrow-preventing element comprising a top edge, a bottom edge, a face extending between the top edge and the bottom edge, and a windrow-preventing base plate; and 
   a member configured to transfer a forward propelling force to the pushing element.   
     
     
         20 . The snow pusher of  claim 19 , wherein the face of the at least one windrow-preventing element transitions from a curved edge to a substantially straight edge opposite the curved edge, wherein the curved edge matches a curve profile of the curved face of the pushing element.