#$%^&*AU2016100953A420160728.pdf#####An accessory for use with a shovel and in particular for distributing forces over a wide area of a shovel users foot to help alleviate injurious stresses is attachable to the shaft or shaft receiving sleeve of a shovel blade or scoop to be operatively located covering the shoulder. The configuration of the accessory provides two zones of contact with the shoulder and with a transitional portion of the blade connecting with the shaft-receiving sleeve. One of the points is a thickened area of a footplate distally located from the receiving sleeve and the other is at an edge of a facet that abuts the transitional portion. This arrangement provides for advantageous added flexion to suit a wide variety of shovel shapes and sizes while protecting the diggers foot against imperfect foot impact or pressure while digging.SHEET 2 OF 3 10 28 36 10 2 46 126 10 52 4 18 24 24 32 30 FIGURE 3
