ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,524, issued on Sept. 30.
"Support aid for digging" was invented by Jose Nestor Estrada (Dickerson, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support aid for digging and prying when using a shovel is disclosed. The support aid allows a shovel user to support the weight of a load by use of a support shaft. A user pivots a load from one position to another more ergonomic position using the support shaft. An end of the support shaft has a channel freely slidable along a handle of a shovel, for allowing a fulcrum, which is defined by a point of contact between the handle and the channel, to be quickly moved along the handle. The channel is co...