GB2460905A - Weeding tool with hinged support leg - Google Patents
Weeding tool with hinged support leg Download PDFInfo
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- GB2460905A GB2460905A GB0813707A GB0813707A GB2460905A GB 2460905 A GB2460905 A GB 2460905A GB 0813707 A GB0813707 A GB 0813707A GB 0813707 A GB0813707 A GB 0813707A GB 2460905 A GB2460905 A GB 2460905A
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- shaft
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- garden tool
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- implement
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- 238000009333 weeding Methods 0.000 title abstract 5
- 241000196324 Embryophyta Species 0.000 abstract description 7
- XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Iron Chemical compound [Fe] XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 238000010413 gardening Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000002689 soil Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000011540 hip replacement Methods 0.000 description 1
- 229910052742 iron Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 201000008482 osteoarthritis Diseases 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01D—HARVESTING; MOWING
- A01D9/00—Forks
- A01D9/06—Forks combined with strippers, grippers or the like
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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
- A01B1/16—Tools for uprooting weeds
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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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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01D—HARVESTING; MOWING
- A01D9/00—Forks
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- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Environmental Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Soil Sciences (AREA)
- Soil Working Implements (AREA)
- Catching Or Destruction (AREA)
Abstract
A weeding tool comprises a shaft having a weeding implement at a distal end thereof and a support leg hinged to the shaft. The leg may be attached to the lower half of the shaft and the leg may terminate in a flat plate. The weeding implement may be a fork with four tines or a blade for weed removal. The implement maybe attached to the shaft by means of quick release tension clasps or the implement may sit in the shaft by means of a male-female socket. The weeding tool is rotateable about a pivot point or fulcrum.
Description
The Fulcrum Weeder
Description i/I
The Fulcrum Weeder is a gardening tool which enables plants and weeds to be lifted from the soil with ease, the fulcrum principle being employed to transfer the strain of lifting from the user tO the tool's hinged leg.
The inventor devised the Weeder after undergoing two hip replacement operations, and being advised by his surgeon that he should not do any digging in the future He made a prototype consisting of a single iron bar ending in a flattened-out point and he adapted a garden fork, both tools enabling him to dig up weeds without imposing any strain on his hips or back, in which he has advanced osteoarthritis.
The Fulcrum Weeder in its refined form, and which is the subject of this application, will give the user the choice of fitting either a lady's-style gardening fork to the shaft, or a single flattened prong, these working heads being secured by a simple quick-release tension clasp.
The free-swinging leg is held between two lugs welded to the shaft, and to prevent it sinking into the soil when pressure is applied, it is fitted with a flat plate to act as a foot.
In operation, the tool is placed so that when pressed into the ground, the tip of the working head wilt raise the weed and its root.
When it is sunk to the appropriate depth, the leg is positioned so as to create maximum leverage when downward pressure is applied to the tool's handle.
As the handle goes down, so the tip comes up -and with it the weed.
It will be noted that no lifting is involved, except when it comes to picking up the weed. (For users with serious back problems, this can be done with a Helping Hand).
Claims (3)
- CLAIMS1. A garden tool with a hinged leg and alternative operational fixtures.
- 2. A garden tool according to Claim I consisting of a shaft fitted with a D' shaped handle.
- 3. A garden tool according to Claim 1 in which the hinged leg terminates in a flat plate.4 A garden tool according to Claims I & 3 in which the hinged leg is attached to the lower half of the shaft.A garden tool according to Claim 1 in which a sprung-release mechanism retains one of two operational fixtures.6 A garden tool according to Claim 5 in which the alternative operational fixtures consist of a "ladies'-size" garden fork with four tines, and single piercing blade, curved in section at its top end, splayed open towards its bottom end, and culminating in a point.6 A garden tool according to Claims I & 5 in which the two alternative operational fixtures sit in the shaft by means of a male-female socket.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GBGB0811125.4A GB0811125D0 (en) | 2008-06-18 | 2008-06-18 | The fulcrum weeder |
Publications (2)
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GB0813707D0 GB0813707D0 (en) | 2008-09-03 |
GB2460905A true GB2460905A (en) | 2009-12-23 |
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Family Applications (2)
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GBGB0811125.4A Ceased GB0811125D0 (en) | 2008-06-18 | 2008-06-18 | The fulcrum weeder |
GB0813707A Withdrawn GB2460905A (en) | 2008-06-18 | 2008-07-28 | Weeding tool with hinged support leg |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GBGB0811125.4A Ceased GB0811125D0 (en) | 2008-06-18 | 2008-06-18 | The fulcrum weeder |
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Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US10694652B2 (en) | 2014-04-07 | 2020-06-30 | Mario Cote | Digging implement, digging implement attachment and methods of using same |
Citations (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4461458A (en) * | 1982-12-09 | 1984-07-24 | Charlemagne Poulin | Low effort digging and lifting tool |
GB2179831A (en) * | 1985-09-04 | 1987-03-18 | John Leonard Kelly | Spade or fork |
GB2233539A (en) * | 1989-07-12 | 1991-01-16 | Czeslow Ted Michalek | Digging tool attachment |
WO1992017049A1 (en) * | 1989-09-28 | 1992-10-15 | John Leonard Kelly | Self raising spade |
US5863084A (en) * | 1997-12-04 | 1999-01-26 | Krug; Richard D. | Lifting aid device for a shovel |
US6290211B1 (en) * | 2000-11-03 | 2001-09-18 | Nicolaas G. Pheiffer | Gardening tool |
US20040206515A1 (en) * | 2003-04-15 | 2004-10-21 | Christopher Grenner | Honeysuckle bush remover |
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2008
- 2008-06-18 GB GBGB0811125.4A patent/GB0811125D0/en not_active Ceased
- 2008-07-28 GB GB0813707A patent/GB2460905A/en not_active Withdrawn
Patent Citations (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4461458A (en) * | 1982-12-09 | 1984-07-24 | Charlemagne Poulin | Low effort digging and lifting tool |
GB2179831A (en) * | 1985-09-04 | 1987-03-18 | John Leonard Kelly | Spade or fork |
GB2233539A (en) * | 1989-07-12 | 1991-01-16 | Czeslow Ted Michalek | Digging tool attachment |
WO1992017049A1 (en) * | 1989-09-28 | 1992-10-15 | John Leonard Kelly | Self raising spade |
US5863084A (en) * | 1997-12-04 | 1999-01-26 | Krug; Richard D. | Lifting aid device for a shovel |
US6290211B1 (en) * | 2000-11-03 | 2001-09-18 | Nicolaas G. Pheiffer | Gardening tool |
US20040206515A1 (en) * | 2003-04-15 | 2004-10-21 | Christopher Grenner | Honeysuckle bush remover |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US10694652B2 (en) | 2014-04-07 | 2020-06-30 | Mario Cote | Digging implement, digging implement attachment and methods of using same |
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GB0811125D0 (en) | 2008-07-23 |
GB0813707D0 (en) | 2008-09-03 |
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WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |