JP2000316301A - Weeding implement - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a weeding implement enabling even a wide variety of weeding to simply be carried out with light labor. SOLUTION: In a pliers-type weeding implement which is in a coupled state through a pivot pin 1 so as to form an x shape, a pair of bill-like parts 3 holding weeds and a pair of parts 5 retaining weeds are formed in a state of the run. The bill-like parts 3 opens and closes around the pivot pin 1 as a fulcrum in response to the opening and shutting operation of a pair of grips 2. The parts 5 form a retaining space 4 capable of retaining weeds in a closed state of the parts 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable weeding tool suitable for a weeding operation of pulling out many weeds from the root.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a portable weeding tool, a bent tweezer A as shown in FIG. 7 is generally known.
This bent tweezers A is a weeding tool suitable for pulling out weeds grown on bonsai or potted plants one by one. A pair of left and right knobs sandwiching the root of the weeds are provided at the tips of a pair of left and right trunks B. C is formed to bend obliquely, and a trowel D is protruded from the base end of the body B.

[0003]

The bent tweezers A described above have a bifurcated structure in which the knob C at the tip is closed by closing the elastic body B with a fingertip. In order to strongly pinch the root of the weed, it is necessary to close the trunk B with great force at the fingertip. Therefore,
When a large number of weeds are pulled out by using the bent tweezers A, there is a problem that a great burden is applied to the fingertips and the fatigue is severe.

In addition, in the weeding operation using the bent tweezers A, each time one weed is pulled out, the tweezers A are removed.
Must be moved to a predetermined place while holding the weeds, and the extracted weeds must be discarded. As described above, with a conventional weeding tool such as tweezers A, weeding work cannot be performed continuously, and there is also a problem that weeding work over a wide area such as an alley or a garden requires a lot of labor.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable weeding tool that can be easily and lightly worked even in a wide range of weeding work.

[0006]

As a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, a weeding implement according to the present invention is a pliers-shaped weeding implement connected in an X-shape via a pivot pin. A pair of beak-shaped weed holding portions that open and close at pivot points in response to opening and closing operations of the grip portion, and a pair of weed holding portions that form a holding space capable of holding weeds when the weed holding portion is closed. Are provided continuously.

In the weeding implement of the present invention, the pair of beak-like weed holding parts firmly clamp the root of the weed by closing the pair of gripping parts by hand. If the weed holding part is pulled up in this state, the weeds are pulled out from the root. The extracted weeds are transferred from the weed holding portion into the holding space as follows. In other words, while holding the weeds already pulled out in the weed holding part, loosen a pair of grip parts to pull out the next weed to provide a gap between the pair of weed holding parts, and a new weed in this gap Hold the root. In this operation, the already extracted weeds are pushed by the new weeds, move little by little between the weed holding parts, and finally are transported into the holding space between the pair of weed holding parts, and into the space. Will be retained. Also, in some cases, the extracted weeds can be loosened by loosening the pair of grips to provide a gap between the pair of weed holding parts, and in this state simply moving the weed holding part forward (that is, as described above, (Without pinching the weeds), it may be transferred and held in the holding space between the pair of weed holding parts.

In the herbicidal device of the present invention, if the weed holding portion is bent at an angle of 100 to 160 degrees with respect to the weed holding portion, even if the weed grows in a narrow place such as between stones, With a pair of grips laid down sideways, a pair of weed holding parts can securely pinch the root of the weeds, and the work of digging the soil at the base of the weeds can be done easily with this weed holding part. It is preferable because it can be used.

In the case where the pair of weed holding portions forms a wedge-shaped gap in a portion other than the tip portion when the pair of weed holding portions is closed, the pair of weed holding portions sandwiches the extracted weed and holds the pair of weeds. This is preferable because it can be smoothly moved and held in the holding space between the parts.

Further, it is preferable that a non-slip pattern is formed on the inner surfaces of the pair of weed holding portions facing each other, since the root of the weed can be reliably pinched and pulled out. In addition, it is preferable that a non-slip pattern is also formed on the inner surfaces of the pair of weed holding portions that face each other, because the weeds can be reliably held.

It is preferable that the pair of grips be spring-biased in the opening direction, since the labor for opening and closing the grips is reduced by half.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a weeding tool according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings to be referred to, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire structure of a weeding tool according to one embodiment, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a structure of the weeding tool according to one embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a weeding tool according to one embodiment. It is a side view which shows the structure of.

As shown in FIG. 1, the weeding tool of one embodiment is a plier-shaped weeding tool connected in an X-shape via a pivot pin 1. This weeding tool includes a pair of grips 2
A pair of beak-shaped weed holding portions 3 that open and close with the pivot pin 1 as a fulcrum in response to the opening and closing operation of the pair, and a pair of weed holdings forming a holding space 4 capable of holding weeds when the weed holding portions 3 are closed. The part 5 is provided continuously.

The main body of the herbicidal device is made of a durable and wear-resistant material, for example, iron, various other alloys, synthetic resins, ceramics, and the like. The pair of grips 2 are covered with an elastic material such as synthetic rubber or synthetic resin.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pair of grip portions 2 have mutually curved shapes so as to be easily gripped by hand, have a length of 70 to 120 mm, and have a covering. The included thickness is 7 in the vertical direction in side view.
It is set to about 15 mm. Further, in order to reduce the labor of the opening and closing operation by half, the pair of grips 2 are constantly urged in the opening direction by a coil spring 6 provided between the base ends of the pivot pins 1. The maximum width of this grip part 2 is
About 60-100mm when open, 30-60m when closed
The width is set so that it can be easily used by hands around m.

On the other hand, the pair of weed holding portions 3 is provided with a grip portion 2 in a side view shown in FIG.
100 to the weed holding part 5 extending linearly continuously to
It is bent to form an angle θ of up to 160 degrees, for example, 140 degrees. This weed holding part 3 is 20-40 mm in length
The thickness in the vertical direction in the side view is about 2 mm at a minimum portion (generally the tip portion), the inner surface is formed as parallel surfaces facing each other, and the outer surface is formed as a semicircular arc surface. .

Non-slip patterns 7 are formed on the mutually facing inner surfaces of the pair of weed holding portions 3 to ensure that the roots of the weeds can be clamped. The non-slip pattern 7 is formed, for example, as a concave / convex pattern having a streak-shaped mountain-shaped cross section orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the weed holding portion 3, as shown in FIG.

The anti-slip pattern 7 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the weed holding portion 3 may be formed as a concavo-convex pattern having a streak-like mountain-shaped cross section obliquely extending in the longitudinal direction. Alternatively, the pattern may be formed as a lattice-shaped uneven pattern as shown in FIG. 4C or a dot-shaped uneven pattern as shown in FIG. In any of the concavo-convex patterns, it is preferable to use a coarse concavo-convex pattern in order to prevent clogging due to soil adhesion.

In the closed state, only the tips of the pair of weed holding portions 3 are in contact with each other, and a wedge-shaped gap is formed at a portion other than the tips. The wedge-shaped gap is for smoothly transferring the extracted weeds into the holding space 4 between the pair of weed holding parts 5, and has a maximum width of 0.3 to 1.
It is set to about 5 mm.

The length of the pair of weed holding portions 5 is about 40 to 100 mm, and the thickness in the vertical direction when viewed from the side is 5 to 5 from the pivot pin 1 side to the weed holding portion 3 side. It gradually decreases to 2 mm. The pair of weed holding parts 5 each have a symmetrically curved shape so as to form the holding space 4, and the maximum width of the formed holding space 4 is 8 to 8 so that pebbles or the like are not sandwiched. It is set to about 50 mm, and in the example shown to about 13 mm.

As shown in FIG. 5, the weeding implement of one embodiment configured as described above is used in a weeding operation of pulling out a weed at a root thereof. In this weeding operation, first, a pair of beak-like weed holding parts 3 are opened, inserted into both sides of the root of the weed, the pair of grip parts 2 are closed, and the root of the weed is placed between the pair of weed holding parts 3. Pinch. If the weed holding section 3 is pulled up in this state, the weeds are naturally pulled out.

In this weeding operation, the weed holding section 3
Is bent at an angle of, for example, 140 degrees with respect to the weed holding portion 5, so that the pair of grip portions 2 are connected as shown in FIG.
The root of the weeds can be pinched by the weed holding part 3 while keeping it in a comfortable posture lying on its side. Since the anti-slip pattern 7 as shown in FIG. 4A is formed on the inner surfaces of the pair of weed holding parts 3 facing each other, the root of the weed can be reliably held and pulled out. .

Further, regarding the labor of the weeding operation, the pair of grips 2 are gripped and closed by hand, so that no burden is applied to the fingertip, and the weeding operation can be performed with light labor.
In addition, since the pair of grips 2 are constantly urged in the opening direction by the coil spring 6, the labor for the opening and closing operation is only in the closing direction, and the labor is reduced by half.

In the herbicidal device of the present invention, the weeds are extracted as described above, and then the weeds are extracted one after another by the same operation, whereby a plurality of weeds already extracted are newly extracted. Are sequentially pushed into the holding space 4 between the pair of weed holding portions 5 and held. Therefore, the weeding work of a large number of weeds can be performed continuously, and the weeding work over a wide range can be performed easily and with light labor.

The weeding tool of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, as shown in FIG.
A pair of weed holding parts 3 is provided for a pair of weed holding parts 5,
It may be a straight continuous form without bending. The opposing inner surfaces of the pair of weed holding portions 3 may be formed in a flat shape without a non-slip pattern. Further, the spring that urges the pair of grip portions 2 in the opening direction may be configured by a pair of leaf springs 8 that intersect and engage with each other.

[0026]

As described above, according to the weeding implement of the present invention, the pair of beak-like weed holding parts firmly hold the root of the weed by closing the pair of grip parts by hand. Therefore, no burden is applied to the fingertips, and the weeds can be pulled out from the roots with light labor. In addition, after the weeds are extracted, the same operation is performed to successively extract the weeds, whereby a plurality of already extracted weeds are pushed one after another by the newly extracted weeds, and a pair of weeds are held. Since it is sequentially transferred and held in the holding space between the sections, weeding work of a large number of weeds can be continuously performed. That is, according to the weeding implement of the present invention, a wide range of weeding work can be performed easily and with a small effort.

In the weeding tool of the present invention, when the weed holding portion is bent at an angle of 100 to 160 degrees with respect to the weed holding portion, the pair of grip portions are laid down sideways. The root of the weed can be reliably held by the pair of weed holding portions.

Further, in the case where the pair of weed holding portions forms a wedge-shaped gap in a portion other than the tip portion in the closed state, the pair of weed holding portions holds the weeds pulled out and holds the pair of weeds. It can be smoothly moved and held in the holding space between the parts.

In addition, in the case where a non-slip pattern is formed on the inner surfaces of the pair of weed holding portions facing each other,
The root of the weed can be reliably pinched and pulled out. In addition, when the pair of grips are spring-biased in the opening direction, the labor for opening and closing the grips can be reduced by half.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire structure of a weeding tool according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the structure of the weeding tool according to one embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the structure of the weeding tool according to one embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a partial front view showing different patterns of non-slip patterns formed on a weed holding portion of the weeding tool according to one embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a usage example of the weeding tool according to one embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the entire structure of a weeding tool according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the entire structure of a bent tweezers as a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 pivot pin 2 grip part 3 weed holding part 4 holding space 5 weed holding part 6 coil spring 7 non-slip pattern 8 leaf spring

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A pliers-type weeding tool connected in an X-shape via a pivot pin, wherein the pair of beak-shaped weeds open and close on the pivot pin in response to an opening and closing operation of a pair of grips. A weeding tool comprising: a weed holding portion; and a pair of weed holding portions forming a holding space capable of holding the weeds in a closed state of the weed holding portion. 2. The weeding tool according to claim 1, wherein the weed holding portion is bent at an angle of 100 to 160 degrees with respect to the weed holding portion. 3. The weeding tool according to claim 1, wherein the pair of weed holding portions form a wedge-shaped gap in a portion other than a tip portion in a closed state. . 4. The weeding tool according to claim 1, wherein a non-slip pattern is formed on inner surfaces of the pair of weed holding portions facing each other. Tools. 5. The weeding tool according to claim 1, wherein the pair of grips are spring-biased in the opening direction.