DE202004001766U1 - Weeding tool comprises springy steel wires mounted in wooden handle, slide on guide rod allowing them to be drawn together around weed, tool being rotated to pull it out - Google Patents

Abstract

The weeding tool comprises five springy steel wires (6) mounted in a wooden handle (1). These pass through a plastic disk (4) which slides on a guide rod (5). This allows them to be drawn together around a weed, after which the tool is rotated to pull it out of the ground.

Description

Weed removal device of all kinds from gardens, parks, cemeteries and streets.

With this device you can easily remove without stooping or having to kneel weed from all listed above Investments! The five Spring steel rods pushed together with the plastic disc to approx. 1.5 - 2 cm, depending on the size of the removing tuft of weeds Stuck into the weeds from the side or from above. By rotating movements (drill) to the right or left within the weed cluster (e.g. Grass, couch grass, plantain, dandelion, Stinging nettles etc.) this will be from the soil with the roots easily removed.

By pushing the plastic disc towards the end of the stem, the steel rods open to a diameter of approx. 4 cm and let the tuft of weeds easily fall out or scrape off. The sand (soil) that may still be adhering can be shaken off beforehand. So the simple and solid device has served its purpose. Alternatively, the plastic disc can be pushed up or down instead of by hand with a sliding device made of preformed steel bars, attached to the left and right of the handle. A

1)

Holzstiel 1200 mm lang

2)

Metallhülse (Zwinge) mit Rändelschraube

3)

Vernickelte Kupferhülse (Quetschverbinder)

4)

Kunststoffscheibe verschiebbar

5)

Führungsstab mit Stoppverrichtung

6)

5 Federstahlstäbe

7+8)

Schiebevorrichtung aus vorgeformten Stahlstäben

5 when plugged together + A - D

1)

Wooden handle 1200 mm long

2)

Metal sleeve (ferrule) with knurled screw

3)

Nickel-plated copper sleeve (crimp connector)

4)

Sliding plastic disc

5)

Management staff with stop function

6)

5 Spring steel rods

7 + 8)

Slider made from preformed steel bars

5a in the open state with stop device no. 5 visible

Claims (1)

Device for removing weeds of all kinds - in gardens, parks, cemeteries and streets, characterized in that 5 spring steel rods 125 mm long, approx. 2.3 mm in diameter and 1 × 110 mm long, approx. 2.3 mm in diameter with a compressed head of approx. 4.5 mm diameter galvanized, rustproof, inserted in the middle as a guide and stop device for a plastic disc in a nickel-plated copper sleeve (crimp connector) 29 mm long, 7 mm inside diameter and approx. 10.5 mm outside diameter and pressed in a wooden handle of 24 mm diameter and 1200 mm length are inserted at the end in a pre-drilled hole of 11 mm diameter. A nickel-plated metal sleeve of 24 × 19 mm length (ferrule) is inserted as reinforcement of the handle end and a hole of 3.5 mm diameter is drilled through the ferrule, handle and nickel-plated sleeve and the inserted rod set from the outside with a knurled screw or hexagon socket screw of 4 mm diameter and a length of 22 mm interchangeably attached. An 8 mm thick and 20 mm in diameter large plastic disc with 6 holes with a diameter of 3 mm is placed on the rods, so that the steel rods are brought together in the position "disc pushed down" to a diameter of approx. 15 mm Pierce the weed to be removed. And in the position "disc pushed upwards in the direction of the stem", the rods open up to a diameter of approx. 40 mm and the weeds fall out of their own accord. Alternatively, the plastic disc can be pushed up or down instead of by hand with a sliding device made of preformed steel bars, attached to the left and right of the handle. A - D