Manually operated snow removing device

Claim 1

A MANUALLY OPERATED SNOW REMOVING DEVICE COMPRISING A SNOW RECEIVING SCOOP ADAPTED FOR SLIDING MOVEMENT OVER SNOW AND MANIPULATION TO LOADING, TRAVELLING AND DUMPING POSITIONS BY MEANS OF A PAIR OF HANDLES INDIVIDUALLY OPERABLE BY AN OPERATOR; SAID SCOOP HAVING A BOTTOM WALL WITH A LEADING SCRAPER EDGE THEREON AND A REAR PORTION CURVING UPWARD TO BECOME A CURVED REAR WALL; A PAIR OF END WALLS JOINED TO SAID BOTTOM AND REAR WALLS TO DEFINE THEREWITH A SCOOP OPEN AT THE FRONT AND TOP THEREOF; FIRST PIVOTAL MEANS SECURED TO ONE END WALL AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM; A HANDLE LOOSELY SUPPORTED AT ONE END THEREOF ON SAID FIRST PIVOTAL MEANS FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ALONG SAID ONE END WALL AND LIMITED PIVOTAL MOVEMENT TRANSVERSELY THEREOF; HANDLE POSITIONING MEANS ON SAID SCOOP ADAPTED FOR ENGAGEMENT AND DISENGAGEMENT WITH SAID HANDLE THROUGH PIVOTAL MOVEMENT THEREOF TRANSVERSELY OF SAID END WALL; SECOND PIVOTAL MEANS SECURED TO THE OTHER END WALL AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM; ANOTHER HANDLE LOOSELY SUPPORTED AT ONE END THEREOF ON SAID SECOND PIVOTAL MEANS FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ALONG SAID OTHER END WALL AND LIMITED PIVOTAL MOVEMENT TRANSVERSELY THEREOF; AND OTHER HANDLE POSITIONING MEANS ON SAID SCOOP ADAPTED FOR ENGAGEMENT AND DISENGAGEMENT WITH SAID OTHER HANDLE THROUGH PIVOTAL MOVEMENT THEREOF TRANSVERSELY OF SAID OTHER END WALL; DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF SAID DEVICE THE OTHER ENDS OF SAID HANDLES BEING IN POSITIONS CONVENIENT FOR THE OPERATOR TO GRASP WITH HIS HANDS, AND SAID HANDLE POSITIONING MEANS BEING IN POSITIONS ON THE SCOOP FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID HANDLES WHEN IN SAID CONVENIENT POSITIONS, THEREBY ENABLING THE OPERATOR TO MANIPULATE THE SCOOP BY ITS HANDLES FOR LOADING, TRAVELLING OR DUMPING.