Earth working – Guided by walking attendant; supported – propelled – or held... – Hand tool
Patent
1994-05-02
1994-12-20
Novosad, Stephen J.
Earth working
Guided by walking attendant; supported, propelled, or held...
Hand tool
5640008, 172378, A01B 114, A01B 116, A01B 120
Patent
active
053739035
ABSTRACT:
A self-cleaning, dual purpose, manual garden tool that can be used either as a weeder or as a cultivator. The tool has an elongated body that serves as a handle. The body is longitudinally split into two parts which are pivotally joined at one end. When the two parts are brought together they mate so as to form a single body. A blade formed of laterally spaced tines is mounted at the pivoted end of one body part so as to form a longitudinal extension of that body part. Another blade formed of laterally spaced tines is mounted on the pivoted end of the other body part so as to form a transverse extension thereof. When the tool is used as a weeder the longitudinally extending blade is shoved in the soil underneath a weed and the weed is lifted by a prying action. When the tool is used as a cultivator the transversely extending blade is used to scarify the top soil and dig out weeds. When the two parts of the body are spread apart the spaced tines on one blade intermesh with the spaced tines on the other blade so as to remove any dirt or debris lodged between the blades thereby rendering the tool self-cleaning.
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