GB2278798A - Garden hand tool - Google Patents

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GB2278798A
GB2278798A GB9312038A GB9312038A GB2278798A GB 2278798 A GB2278798 A GB 2278798A GB 9312038 A GB9312038 A GB 9312038A GB 9312038 A GB9312038 A GB 9312038A GB 2278798 A GB2278798 A GB 2278798A
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Lionel Charles Crockett
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PETA SCISSORCRAFT Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01B—SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY; PARTS, DETAILS, OR ACCESSORIES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES OR IMPLEMENTS, IN GENERAL
    • A01B1/00—Hand tools
    • A01B1/22—Attaching the blades or the like to handles; Interchangeable or adjustable blades

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Abstract

A garden hand tool has a handle 2 with a ground-engaging tool head 1 extending from it in a direction normal to the axis of the handle. The tool-head 1 can be a raking or cultivating tool as shown, or a trowel or hoe or other tool for single-handed use for small-scale work in flower beds, window-boxes and the like. The handle 2 has a hand-grip 3 extending from it upwardly and slightly forwardly with a widened portion 4 at its end to prevent the grip slipping downwardly out of the user's fist. <IMAGE>

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GARDEN HAND TOOL Field of the Invention This invention relates to a garden hand tool, of the type usable single-handedly, for example a trowel, hand fork or the like.
Background to the Invention Conventional garden hand tools are provided with a straight handle with the tool head extending from the end thereof. This arrangement has been standard for a very long time. Its disadvantage is that the user's wrist has to be bent over, in use, since the handle and tool head are directed as an extension of the user's forearm. For many users, this can be uncomfortable, and for some, particularly those with a physical disability, it can be impossible. The present invention provides a garden hand tool which can be used by many disabled gardeners and which will be more comfortable for most users.
Summarv of the Invention According to the invention there is provided a garden hand tool having a handle with a ground-engaging tool head extending therefrom in a first direction, the handle having a hand-grip extending to one side of the handle in a direction substantially normal to the first direction.
Preferably, the hand-grip is angled slightly forwardly of the normal towards the tool head. The hand-grip may be shaped to conform closely with the user's hand, for example in the manner of computer joysticks and the like. The upper end of the grip is preferably widened to prevent the tool sliding downwardly out of the user's fist, in use.
The tool head may be any earth-turning, digging or raking tool, for example. Examples are trowels, rakes and hoes of the type intended to be used single-handedly for small-scale work in flower beds, window-boxes and the like.
The hand-grip is suitably formed of a plastics material, and is preferably moulded as an integral unit with the handle part into which the shaft of the tool head is moulded. As an alternative, the handle may be adapted to receive different tool heads interchangeably.
Brief Description of the Drawings The drawing is a perspective view of a hand rake according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
Detailed Description of the Illustrated Embodiment The hand rake has a three-pronged rake form of tool head 1 of conventional design extending from a handle 2 having a hand-grip 3 angled towards the tool head so that its axis makes an acute angle with the normal to the axis of the handle and the axis of the shaft la of the tool head, for example of 5" to 15 . The upper end 4 of the hand-grip 3 has a wider boss form to abut the thumb and forefinger of the user's hand, in use, to prevent the grip slipping through the user's fist, for example if the tool is loaded and the user has a weak grip, or a damp hand. The main part 5 of the grip 3 may be shaped to conform with the user's fist, with individual formations for the user's fingers, in conventional ergonomic form.
In use, the user's wrist is kept straight, in relation to the forearm, through all raking or digging actions, the tool becoming effectively an extension of the user's forearm.
This puts much less strain on the user's wrist which, with conventional hand tools, has to bend variably during the different actions of the tools. The user will therefore find the tool much more comfortable to use for prolonged periods. The different grip position does not inhibit any of the possible actions of the tool, in use.
It will be appreciated that the raking head illustrated in the drawing is just one of many different forms of tool head which can be used in the garden hand tool of the invention.

Claims (6)

1. A garden hand tool having a handle with a ground-engaging tool head extending therefrom in a first direction, the handle having a hand-grip extending to one side of the handle in a direction substantially normal to the first direction.
2. A garden hand tool according to Claim 1, wherein the hand-grip is angled slightly forwardly of the normal towards the tool head.
3. A garden hand tool according to Claim 1 and 2, wherein the upper end of the hand-grip is widened to prevent the tool sliding downwardly out of the user's fist, in use.
4. A garden hand tool according to Claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the hand-grip is moulded as an integral unit with the handle part into which the shaft of the tool head is moulded.
5. A garden hand tool according to Claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the handle is adapted to receive different tool heads interchangeably.
6. A garden hand tool, substantially as described with reference to, or as shown in, the drawing.
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US5813206A (en) * 1996-03-08 1998-09-29 Mckittrick; Janie Garden tool having enhanced leverage
US7958651B2 (en) * 2006-05-19 2011-06-14 Maniha Allan M Clothes dryer rake

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GB326485A (en) * 1928-12-05 1930-03-05 Frederick Joseph Workman Improvements in or relating to hoes, rakes and like garden implements
GB403504A (en) * 1932-10-22 1933-12-28 Ruby Alice Garnar Household brush
GB594526A (en) * 1944-05-04 1947-11-13 James Reuben John Baker Improvements in or relating to hand hoes and other gardening implements
GB2205221A (en) * 1987-03-26 1988-12-07 John Mccluskey A dual purpose hoe

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GB1075510A (en) * 1966-01-19 1967-07-12 Rheem Internat Inc Sealing of bags around products

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB326485A (en) * 1928-12-05 1930-03-05 Frederick Joseph Workman Improvements in or relating to hoes, rakes and like garden implements
GB403504A (en) * 1932-10-22 1933-12-28 Ruby Alice Garnar Household brush
GB594526A (en) * 1944-05-04 1947-11-13 James Reuben John Baker Improvements in or relating to hand hoes and other gardening implements
GB2205221A (en) * 1987-03-26 1988-12-07 John Mccluskey A dual purpose hoe

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5813206A (en) * 1996-03-08 1998-09-29 Mckittrick; Janie Garden tool having enhanced leverage
US7958651B2 (en) * 2006-05-19 2011-06-14 Maniha Allan M Clothes dryer rake

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