Patent Application
20180352714
The present disclosure relates generally to a mechanical digging tool, more specifically, the disclosure relates to a tool that is capable of digging, cutting, slicing, edging, skimming, lifting which in turn may be used as a shovel as well as spade at the same time.
Use of digging tools such as a shovel or a spade in the field of construction, farming, and gardening is well known. Other than digging, such tools may be further used for lifting, moving, cutting and mixing material, such as soil, coal, gravel, snow, sand or ore.
Conventionally, based on type of jobs (for example, digging, lifting, and moving material) different specific tools may be used that are designed for performing such specific jobs. For example, a spade may be used for digging or cutting material, whereas a shovel may be used for lifting or moving such dug or cut material. Typically, use of different tools for getting multiple work done is associated with various problems. For example, buying separate tools, carrying such tools to a jobsite, storages of such tools after use and the like. Most importantly, using different tools sequentially as per their need increases an overall completion time of a task, and makes such task cumbersome.
Further, numerous attempts have been made to make a single tool that can perform multiple functions (such as digging, lifting and moving material). However such tools suffer from a major problem of being inefficient in doing the multiple functions as it is challenging to strike a balance in multiple design aspects of a tool such as blade curve angle, angle of blade inclination to ground, weight of the tool itself and the like.
Therefore, in light of the foregoing discussion, there exists a need to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks associated with conventional tools that are used in the field of construction, farming, gardening and so forth.
Various embodiments provide multipurpose tools for various mechanical purposes such as digging, cutting, slicing, edging, skimming and lifting.
In an embodiment, a mechanical digging tool is disclosed. The mechanical digging tool comprises an implement part and a handle. The implement part is configured with a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion is inclined to the rear portion at an angle ranging from about 25°-30°. The front portion is configured with at least two arcuate leading edges. The handle is coupled to the implement part to operate the implement part.
In another embodiment, a shovel-cum spade tool is disclosed. The shovel-cum spade tool comprises an implement part and a handle. The implement part is configured with a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion is inclined to the rear portion at an angle ranging from about 25°-30°. The front portion includes at least two arcuate leading edges. The handle is coupled to the front portion of the implement part.
The following detailed description of illustrative embodiments is better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawings. For the purpose of illustrating the present disclosure, exemplary constructions of the disclosure are shown in the drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to specific methods and instrumentalities disclosed herein. Moreover, those in the art will understand that the drawings are not to scale. Wherever possible, like elements have been indicated by identical numbers.
Embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the following diagrams wherein:
In the accompanying drawings, an underlined number is employed to represent an item over which the underlined number is positioned or an item to which the underlined number is adjacent. A non-underlined number relates to an item identified by a line linking the non-underlined number to the item. When a number is non-underlined and accompanied by an associated arrow, the non-underlined number is used to identify a general item at which the arrow is pointing.
The following detailed description illustrates embodiments of the present disclosure and ways in which they can be implemented. Although some modes of carrying out the present disclosure have been disclosed, those skilled in the art would recognize that other embodiments for carrying out or practicing the present disclosure are also possible.
It should be noted that the terms “first”, “second”, and the like, herein do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another. Further, the terms “a” and “an” herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced item.
Referring now to the drawings, particularly by their reference numbers,
In a preferred embodiment, the angle X may be 27 degrees. Further, with respect to
In one embodiment, the ratio of the front portion 110 to the rear portion 112 is 12:7. For example, the front portion 110 and the rear portion 112 may be configured to have lengths of about 12 inches and 7 inches, respectively. Additionally, the handle 104 may be configured to have a length of about 38 inches. In one embodiment, the implement part 102 may be configured to have a width in a range of 8 to 12 inches, particularly 9.6 inches. It is to be understood that the dimensions of the front portion 110, the rear portion 112 and the handle 104 are exemplary and may be altered based on different embodiments. For example, in one embodiment, the implement part 102 of the tool 100 may be configured to be wide and long for moving or lifting or cleaning snow/ice, otherwise the implement part 102 may be made shorter, compact, and narrower for more tunneling use.
It may be appreciated that the tool 100 primarily relates to the implement part 102 and the handle 104 is disclosed as an optional feature. In one embodiment, the handle 104 may be made of any suitable material, such a wood, metal, plastic or any combination thereof. Further, the implement part 102 may be made of metal, such as steel, iron, copper, or any suitable alloy. Moreover, the handle 104 may be coupled to the implement part 102 using various techniques. For example the implement part 102 may be configured to have an opening adapted to receive an end portion of the handle 104 therein. Thereafter, the end portion of the handle 104 may be coupled to the opening of the implement part 102 using fasteners, such as bolts (or screws) 120.
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According to an embodiment, the arcuate leading edges 140 are configured to be planner, i.e. almost flat. In an example, the arcuate leading edges 140 may have an angle of about 180 degrees, particularly 176 degrees there between (best shown in
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Based on the foregoing, various embodiments of the present disclosure provide shovel-cum-spade tools that can be used in the field of construction, framing, gardening and so forth. Such disclosed tools are capable of overcoming the drawbacks associated with conventional tools that are used in the field of construction, framing, gardening and so forth. For instance, shape and angles of the implement part (which essentially includes the arcuate leading edges) of the shovel-cum-spade tools allows such tools to efficiently perform multiple tasks, such as digging, lifting, moving, cutting and mixing material.
Modifications to embodiments of the invention described in the foregoing are possible without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the accompanying claims. Expressions such as “including”, “comprising”, “incorporating”, “consisting of”, “have”, “is” used to describe and claim the present invention are intended to be construed in a non-exclusive manner, namely allowing for items, components or elements not explicitly described also to be present. Reference to the singular is also to be construed to relate to the plural. Numerals included within parentheses in the accompanying claims are intended to assist understanding of the claims and should not be construed in any way to limit subject matter claimed by these claims.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62517127 | Jun 2017 | US |
