Earth working – Guided by walking attendant; supported – propelled – or held... – Hand tool
Patent
1994-01-04
1995-08-15
Reese, Randolph A.
Earth working
Guided by walking attendant; supported, propelled, or held...
Hand tool
172381, 175 20, 47 47, A01B 118
Patent
active
054411181
ABSTRACT:
A tool for removing roots, plants and other tubular objects from the earth while only minimally disturbing the surrounding soil. The tool includes a first, proximal end serving as a handle for rotating the tool and a second end including a plurality of coil-shaped tines. The tines include relatively sharp points and are shaped to efficiently penetrate the soil when the tool is rotated, disrupting the root system. Once engaged in the vertex of the tines, the main root stem entangles in the coil and rotates with the tool, eventually becoming free of the surrounding soil. The coil also maintains a grasp of the plant once removed from the earth which eliminates the extra step of picking up the removed plants from the surface of the soil.
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Novosad Christopher J.
Reese Randolph A.
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