ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,099, issued on Aug. 19.
"Overflow resistant articulating pusher shovel" was invented by George Schluessel (Edmonton, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The overflow resistant articulating pusher shovel may allow a user to clear material while preventing overflow from the shovel head and reducing the lifting strain placed upon the user. To reduce or prevent material overflow from the shovel head the device may comprise a shovel head endplate. To eliminate user lifting and straining under load the device may comprise an articulating head that allows a user to push materials in a desired direction instead of lifting that material. Th...