US 10,980,162 B1
Lifting aid for a long-handled implement
Stephen E. Dombrowski, Midland, MI (US)
Filed by Stephen E. Dombrowski, Midland, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 30, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/731,018.
Int. Cl. A01B 1/02 (2006.01); E01H 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC A01B 1/028 (2013.01) [E01H 5/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lifting aid for a long-handled implement, the lifting aid comprising:
a mounting assembly configured to be attached to an elongated portion of a long-handled implement; and
a fulcrum assembly pivotally attached to the mounting assembly, the fulcrum assembly including:
a fulcrum bar having an upper end portion, a lower end portion disposed opposite the upper end portion and an intermediate portion disposed between the upper and lower end portions, the fulcrum bar further having a longitudinal centerline thereof extending through at least the upper end portion, the intermediate portion and the lower end portion, the fulcrum bar being pivotally attached to the mounting assembly proximate the upper end portion of the fulcrum bar, and
at least one skid shield operably coupled to the fulcrum bar, proximate the lower end portion of the fulcrum bar, such that (i) at least a bottom portion of the at least one skid shield is disposed adjacent to a lowermost part of the lower end portion of the fulcrum bar and (ii) at least a lower part of the bottom portion of the at least one skid shield is capable of moving, at least in a substantially linear manner, upwardly above the lowermost part of the lower end portion of the fulcrum bar and downwardly below the lowermost part of the lower end portion of the fulcrum bar.