GARDEN TOOL HEAD WITH COATED LEADING EDGE

1 . A garden tool comprising:

an elongated handle;

a tool head having a body with a front side, and back side, a leading edge, side edges, a medial portion, and a rear edge;

said tool head rear edge having a socket structured to be coupled to said handle;

said tool head coupled to said handle at said socket;

said tool head having a coating disposed on said tool head leading edge; and

said coating having a pattern with a leading edge and a rear edge.

2 . The garden tool of claim 1 wherein said coating extends over said tool head front side and said tool head back side.

3 . The garden tool of claim 2 wherein said coating is disposed in generally the same pattern on said tool head front side and said tool head back side.

4 . The garden tool of claim 2 wherein said coating is disposed in different patterns on said tool head front side and said tool head back side.

5 . The garden tool of claim 1 wherein said coating leading edge corresponds to said tool head leading edge.

6 . The garden tool of claim 5 wherein:

said coating rear edge corresponds to the shape of said tool head leading edge; and

said coating rear edge is spaced about one inch from said coating leading edge.

7 . The garden tool of claim 6 wherein said coating rear edge further corresponds to the shape of said tool head side edges.

8 . The garden tool of claim 1 wherein said tool head is a shovel head having a leading edge with a generally forwardly extending curved edge at the middle of said body and which extends to two generally parallel, opposing side edges.

9 . The garden tool of claim 8 wherein said coating leading edge corresponds to said tool head leading edge.