Harvesters – Cutting – Hand-operated cutter
Patent
1993-09-07
1995-02-07
Buiz, Michael Powell
Harvesters
Cutting
Hand-operated cutter
172 22, A01C 1100
Patent
active
053866819
ABSTRACT:
A tool for use to remove weeds, especially dandelions, which comprises an open rectangular frame having an upper rod-like member defining a handle and a lower rod-like member of a length sufficient to receive the foot of an operator. This open rectangular frame gives room not only to the foot of the operator, but also to his or her knee, thereby making the tool much easier to use. The tool also comprises a tapered extraction tube externally secured to a lower lateral side of the frame. This particular positioning of the extraction tube is of particular importance, since, thanks to its eccentric position, a rotational force may be applied to it by both the hand and foot of the operator which holds the frame, respectively. Thanks to its structure, the taperated extraction tube is also self-cleaning, as it empties automatically when another plug of soil or earth containing a weed to be extracted is inserted therein. The tool further comprises a basket for collecting the plugs of earth or soil extracted with the extraction tube from the lawn or turf. This basket preferably has a flat bottom, an upstanding peripheral wall and a width substantially identical to the distance between the lateral members of the frame, thereby making snappable to the frame. The tool may further comprise penetration depth adjustment blocks removably attachable to the lower, footstep-defining member of the frame to limit the depth of penetration of the extraction tube into the lawn or turf.
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