Detectorist shovel device

1. A shovel comprising:

a blade;

a shaft having a first modular section and a second modular section;

a handle; and

a coupling component configured to selectively and removably connect the first modular section to the second modular section when the first modular section and the second modular section are in a single, rotational orientation with respect to each other,

wherein the coupling component includes a first movable catch and a second movable catch that are offset from each other about an outer perimeter of the shaft by less than 180 degrees such that the first movable catch and the second movable catch can both selectively engage and lock the first modular section and the second modular section together only when the first modular section and the second modular section are coupled together in the single, rotational orientation.

2. The shovel of claim 1 , further comprising a first plurality of serrated teeth formed on the blade, wherein the first plurality of serrated teeth includes:

a first set of points; and

a first trough,

wherein the first plurality of serrated teeth extend along a first lateral side of the blade, and

wherein the first trough extends into the blade in a first direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the blade.

3. The shovel of claim 2 , further comprising a second plurality of serrated teeth that extend along a second lateral side of the blade, wherein the second plurality of serrated teeth comprise a second set of points and a second trough, and wherein the second trough extends into the blade in a second direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the blade that is different than the first direction.

4. The shovel of claim 2 , wherein the first lateral side and a second lateral side of the blade each include a bevel, and wherein the bevel is disposed on a first face of the blade, and wherein the first face comprises a concave face of the blade.

5. The shovel of claim 1 , wherein the blade includes a first longitudinal axis that extends along a length of the blade, wherein the shaft includes a second longitudinal axis that extends along a length of the shaft, wherein the handle includes a third longitudinal axis that extends along a length of the handle, and wherein the second longitudinal axis of the shaft is oriented at a first angle that is between about 5 degrees and about 30 degrees with respect to the first longitudinal axis.

6. The shovel of claim 5 , wherein the third longitudinal axis of the handle is oriented at a second angle relative to the second longitudinal axis of the shaft, and wherein the second angle is between about 5 degrees and about 45 degrees.

7. The shovel of claim 1 , further comprising a resilient member that extends between a face of the blade and the shaft, the resilient member comprising a segment of a circle.

8. The shovel of claim 1 , wherein the shaft further comprises a handgrip that is formed when the first modular section and the second modular section are selectively coupled together, wherein the handgrip comprises a first portion disposed at a first end of the first modular section and a second portion disposed at a second end of the second modular section, and wherein the first portion of the handgrip and the second portion of the handgrip each include multiple raised projections that extend outwardly from the shaft.

9. The shovel of claim 1 , wherein the first movable catch comprises a first projection that is configured to extend through a first hole in the first modular section and a second hole in the second modular section when the first modular section and the second modular section are coupled together in the single, rotational orientation, and wherein the second movable catch comprises a second projection that is configured to extend through a third hole in the first modular section and a fourth hole in the second modular section when the first modular section and the second modular section are coupled together in the single, rotational orientation.

10. The shovel of claim 1 , wherein the coupling component further includes an interfitting member and an outerfitting member, wherein the interfitting member incudes the first modular catch and the second modular catch, which respectively include a first push button and a second push button, wherein a first hole in the interfitting member is configured to align with a second hole in the outerfitting member to create a first set of corresponding holes, wherein a third hole in the interfitting member is configured to align with a fourth hole in the outerfitting member to create a second set of corresponding holes when the first hole is aligned with the second hole, wherein the first set of corresponding holes and the second set of corresponding holes are offset from each other by less than 180 degrees, and wherein the first push button is configured to extend through the first set of corresponding holes and the second push button is configured to extend through the second set of corresponding holes when the first modular section and the second modular section are coupled together in the single, rotational orientation.

11. The shovel of claim 1 , further comprising a collar, wherein the collar comprises a spring member that connects the shaft to a heel end of the blade.

12. A shovel comprising:

a blade having a first longitudinal axis that extends along a length of the blade;

a shaft;

a first plurality of serrated teeth that is disposed along a first lateral side of the blade and that includes a first set of points and a first trough that extends into the blade in a first direction with respect to the first longitudinal axis; and

a second plurality of serrated teeth that are disposed along a second lateral side of the blade and that includes a second set of points and a second trough that extends into the blade in a second direction with respect to the first longitudinal axis that is different than the first direction wherein the first trough and the second trough are of equal lengths.

13. The shovel of claim 12 , wherein the shaft further comprises a first modular section and a second modular section, and wherein the shovel further comprises a coupling component that includes a first movable catch and a second movable catch that are offset from each other such that the first movable catch and the second movable catch can only both engage and lock the first modular section and the second modular section together at a same time when the first modular section and the second modular section are coupled together in one single, rotational orientation with respect to each other.

14. The shovel of claim 12 , wherein the first lateral side and the second lateral side of the blade include a bevel such that the first plurality of serrated teeth and the second plurality of serrated teach are each beveled, and wherein the bevel is formed on a concave face of the blade.

15. The shovel of claim 12 , wherein the shaft further comprises first modular section, a second modular section, and a handgrip, wherein the handgrip comprises a first portion that is disposed on the first modular section, and wherein the handgrip has a second portion that is disposed on the second modular section such that the handgrip is formed when the first modular section and the second modular section are coupled together.

16. The shovel of claim 12 , wherein the shovel further comprises a coupling component that includes an interfitting member and an outerfitting member, wherein the interfitting member incudes a first projection and a second projection, wherein a first hole in the interfitting member is configured to align with a second hole in the outerfitting member to create a first set of corresponding holes, wherein a third hole in the interfitting member is configured to align with a fourth hole in the outerfitting member creating a second set of corresponding holes when the first and second holes align, wherein the first set of corresponding holes and the second set of corresponding holes are offset from each other by less than 180 degrees, and wherein the first projection is configured to extend through the first set of corresponding holes and the second projection is configured to extend through the second set of corresponding holes to selectively and removably connect the interfitting member to the outerfitting member.

17. The shovel of claim 12 , further comprising a collar, wherein the collar comprises an arched spring member that connects the shaft to a heel end of the blade, and wherein the arched spring member couples to and extends from a face of the blade.

18. The shovel of claim 12 , wherein a recess is defined between a first point and a second point of the first set of points, wherein the first trough is disposed at a first end of the first set of points, and wherein the first trough extends further into the blade than does the recess.

19. A shovel comprising:

a blade having a first longitudinal axis that extends along a length of the blade;

a shaft having a second longitudinal axis that extends along a length of the shaft, wherein the second longitudinal axis of the shaft is oriented at an angle between about 5 degrees and about 25 degrees relative to the first longitudinal axis of the blade;

a handle having a third longitudinal axis that extends along the length of the handle, wherein the third longitudinal axis of the handle is oriented at an angle between about 15 degrees and about 45 degrees relative to the second longitudinal axis of the shaft;

a handgrip located at a center of weight of the shovel, such that a weight of the shovel from a center of the handgrip to a first end of the shovel is substantially equal to a weight of the shovel from the center of the handgrip to a second end of the shovel, the second end being substantially opposite to the first end; and

a coupling component is configured to selectively and removably connect at least a first modular section of the shaft to a second modular section of the shaft, wherein the first modular section of the shaft includes an interfitting member and the second modular section of the shaft incudes an outerfitting member, wherein the interfitting member incudes a first push button and a second push button, wherein a first hole in the interfitting member is configured to align with a second hole in the outerfitting member to create a first set of corresponding holes, wherein a third hole in the interfitting member is configured to align with a fourth hole in the outerfitting member to create a second set of corresponding holes when the first hole and the second hole align, wherein the first set of corresponding holes and the second set of corresponding holes are offset from each other by less than 180 degrees, and wherein the first push button is configured to extend through the first set of corresponding holes and the second push button is configured to extend through the second set of corresponding holes to selectively and removably allow the interfitting member to fully couple with the outerfitting member in only a single, rotational orientation.

20. A shovel comprising:

a blade;

a shaft having a first modular section and a second modular section; and

a coupling component configured to selectively and removably connect the first modular section to the second modular section when the first modular section and the second modular section are in a single, rotational orientation with respect to each other,

wherein the coupling component includes a first movable catch and a second movable catch that are offset from each other such that the first movable catch and the second movable catch can only both engage and lock the first modular section and the second modular section together when the first modular section and the second modular section are coupled together in the single, rotational orientation.