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Snow Scoop With Foot Lever

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This tool greatly simplifies snow removal. The foot pedal acts a lever and helps the user to toss the snow without straining one's lower back. There is no lifting involved.

It is a substantial improvement over both existing snow scoops and shovels. It is ideal for decks, walkways, and even small driveways.

The invention has been both field tested and refined based upon user input and manufacturability.

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July 15, 2025

Maine Company Offers Patent For Sale

An inventor from Standish, Maine has created a snow scoop which, with the push of a foot lever, tosses the snow for you without wrecking your back.

Years ago, Michael Lyons worked late through a Noreaster snowstorm. “Nothin’ special,” Lyons said, “Maybe eight to ten inches of wet snow.” But his plow guy had blown a hydraulic hose and couldn’t show up to plow. So, Lyons grabbed a shovel and went at it. “I knew enough to take frequent breaks from the shoveling,” Lyons said. But it took two long hours to clear the entire driveway and parking lot before he could make it home
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He had also forgotten to bring his snow boots, so he shoveled the entire time in wingtips. “Not having boots may have added to my cumulative effort, but something fortuitous happened after the first hour. The shoveling was exhausting, and I started imagining that there had to be a better way to do this without electricity or gas.”

While working with a small, traditional snow shovel, he started thinking that the snow scoop had originally been invented for storms exactly like this. But they were heavy, cumbersome and definitely not ergonomic. What if a snow scoop could be designed which had a mechanism so that the snow could be flung without having to lift it?
And so began the eight-year journey of testing, prototyping and finally building a Snow Sling.

“The idea was the easy part. The testing was actually fun. But the design iterations took the talents of no less than three engineers, each with a different skill set,” commented Lyons. Now that the design is tested and proven, the next step is finding someone with both the vision and resources to take this from a proven prototype to full on production. Recognizing the uniqueness of this design, the Maine Technology Institute became one the early backers of this creation.

“Many companies originally started with a simple idea and then built from that. LL Bean created their iconic boots, Singer with an automated sewing machine, Orvis with a novel fly-fishing reel. This snow scoop has the very real potential of being that seed concept for an entirely new business venture,” said Lyons. “It won't be easy, but it could be an interesting and rewarding journey.”

This isn’t his first foray into the world of patents. Years ago, he wrecked his back and his doctor told him to stop sitting on his wallet. None of the wallets fit comfortably in his front pocket so he created one which was curved and matched the contour of the front pocket. That company became Rogue Industries, and their leather designs are now offered in over five hundred stores, including LL Bean, The Vermont Country Store,
and Hammacher-Schlemmer.

Lyons and his fiancé, Mary Anne Hildreth, currently run two companies together, Rogue Industries and Tower Publishing, and they decided that adding a third business into the mix would take too much time away from their family. The patent is now available for either an outright purchase or a license. To inquire further, please call Rogue Industries.

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US 11542674

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