JP2002084801A - Weeding implement - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a weeding implement capable of reliably and easily pulling out even small fine weeds, stubbed weeds or the like without leaving roots. SOLUTION: This weeding implement has a clamping part 2 at the front part of a grip handle 1 so as to remove weeds with the leverage theorem, an work supporting position 8 and a root scoop 5 projected right below the clamping part 2, wherein the clamping part 2 comprises an arm 4 and a clamping claw 3, the root scoop 5 has an approximately doglegged shape with a penetrating claw 6 and a base 7 combined with the claw 6 as a unit and the claw 6 is composed so as to be penetrated into weed roots.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a weeder for removing weeds by using the principle of leverage. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for easily removing thin and small grasses that grow on lawns. The present invention relates to a weeding device configured to be able to be extracted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a weeder of this type, for example, Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 6-23401 discloses an arrangement in which concave and convex teeth are juxtaposed inside a bifurcated holding portion and a lever fulcrum is provided below a handle. And Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-12560.
As in No. 1, a structure in which a hook body is fixed to one side of an arm body provided with a bifurcated root holding part, and a support part for acting as a lever is fixed to the other side of the arm body. was there.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. Hei 6-23401 discloses grasses having large root stocks,
Grass that overhangs horizontally can be easily extracted, but small and thin grass or small root stumps will slip through the pinch, so extract only weeds that meet certain conditions. There was a disadvantage that it could not be done.

[0004] Also, the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-125601.
No. 6 has the same function as No. 6-23401 by the root holding part, and is configured to scrape the widened weed by the hook body. In any case, the root of the weed itself is removed. Since it is not a structure that catches and removes reliably, there is a drawback that grass to be left is easy to come out, and it is difficult to work smoothly because the hook body gets in the way when using the root holding part There was a problem.

[0005] Therefore, there has been a problem in developing a weeding device that can reliably and easily extract small and thin grass or small grass with a root stock without leaving roots.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention employs the following technical means to solve the above problems. That is, in the present invention, in order to remove weeds using the principle of leverage, a gripping portion 2 comprising an arm body 4 and a gripping claw 3 is provided at the front of the handle 1 and an operating fulcrum 8 which can be grounded to the ground. A weeding device having a shape in which a piercing portion 5 protrudes directly below the holding portion 2, wherein the piercing portion 5 is formed integrally with the elongated penetrating claw 6 and the penetrating claw 6. The base 7 has a substantially rectangular shape and the penetrating claws 6 are inserted into the roots of the weeds.

In another embodiment of the present invention, a holding portion 2 and a piercing portion 5 are provided at both ends of a handle 1, and two operating fulcrum portions 8 are respectively located at positions closer to the left and right ends. Independently provided or left and right root stings 5,
5 and is integrally formed.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The weeder of the present invention has a root stab 5
The root of the weed is reliably captured by the penetrating claw 6, and the weed is easily extracted using the principle of leverage. The work is performed by the following procedure. . First, the tip of the penetrating claw 6 is brought into contact with the ground slightly in front of the weed, and the handle 1 is pushed forward as it is so that the root of the weed is pushed into the inner end of the holding claw 3. The penetrating claws 6 are sunk into the ground and inserted between the roots of the weeds or stuck in the roots. Then handle 1
When the rear part of the weeder is pushed down, the front of the weeder
, So that the weeds held by the holding claws 3 can be easily pulled out.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show a weeding device having a structure in which a weeding mechanism including a holding portion 2, a root sticking portion 5, and an operating fulcrum portion 8 is provided at the front portion of the handle 1, and FIGS. Handle 1
Fig. 5 shows a weeding device having a structure provided at both ends of the weeding device, and Fig. 5 shows a usage state of the weeding device.

First, a weeding device having a structure in which a weeding mechanism is provided at the front of the handle 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a handle formed of an appropriate material such as wood, metal, synthetic resin, and the like, and a locking hole 9 for passing a string or the like is provided at a rear end thereof, and a front portion thereof is provided. Is provided with a holding portion 2 for inserting and holding grass. The holding portion 2 is made of a flat metal or a high-strength resin. The arm 4 has its rear end inserted and fixed inside the handle 1 and the front end of the arm 4 is bifurcated or formed. V
And a holding claw 3 having a shape cut into a letter and provided in the shape of two long claws. It is assumed that the holding claw 3 is provided in a shape that is gently raised from the root to the tip.

An operating fulcrum 8 formed by using a strip of metal or high-strength resin is disposed below the handle 1.
It is formed by bending into a substantially L-shape having a gentle arc, and is formed integrally with a piercing portion 5 described later, and a boundary portion with the piercing portion 5 is fixed to the lower surface of the arm body 4. It is in the form that was done. Therefore, in this example, the first half is the root stab 5 and the second half is the operating fulcrum 8.
The structure is as follows. It is to be noted that the root piercing portion 5 and the operating fulcrum portion 8 may be formed separately and fixed independently. The grip 1, grip 2 and operating fulcrum 8 described above are well-known members disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-23401 and JP-A-2000-125601. The description is omitted, and the shapes and detailed structures of those members are not limited to those illustrated.

Next, the root sticking section 5 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the root stab 5 in the present embodiment is formed in a shape extending forward from the operating fulcrum 5,
It is located slightly below the holding portion 2 and protrudes from a position directly below (which is called immediately below) such that the center line of the holding portion 2 and the center line of the piercing portion 5 are identically overlapped. It is something. Then, a penetrating claw 6 formed in the shape of one elongated claw and a base 7 provided behind the penetrating claw 6 and fixed to the back surface of the arm body 4 are integrally formed,
And the whole is formed in a roughly letter shape,
In this case, the tip 5 of the penetrating claw 6 is the pinching portion 5.
It is arranged so as to be located slightly inside from the tip of the. As shown in FIG. 2, the base 7 has a front part formed in a frame shape, another part formed in a plate shape, and the plate part is fixed to the back surface of the arm body 4. It has become. Note that the base 7 may be formed in an elongated rod shape or an elongated plate shape as shown in FIG. Since it is easy to be clogged, one formed in a frame shape as shown in FIG. 2 is more preferable.

Next, a weeding machine in which weeding mechanisms are provided at both ends of the handle 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. In this example, there is no special handle, and the shape is such that the arm and the handle are used together by using a strip of metal or high-strength resin. The gripping portion is a handle 1, and at both ends of the arm body 4, holding claws 3 similar to those of the previous embodiment are formed.
Moreover, it has a shape in which the piercing portion 5 is formed as shown in FIG. Further, the operating fulcrum 8 also has the same shape as the operating fulcrum 8 used in the previous embodiment, which is extended from the left and right sides and connected to each other.
The operating fulcrum portion 5 is inserted between the root piercing portions 5 provided outside each of the operating fulcrum portions 8 by being formed in a substantially U-shape such that four fingers can be inserted and grasped. It has a form. Although not shown, it is also possible to provide a weeder having a structure in which two of the operating fulcrum portions 8 as shown in FIG. 1 are arranged near the lower end of the handle 1 respectively. Note that the weeding device of this embodiment is formed so that the weeding mechanism on the right side in the figure is slightly larger and the weeding mechanism on the left side is slightly smaller, so that it is appropriately selected and used according to the size of weeds and the like. It is possible to
This weeding mechanism may be formed to be the same on the left and right. In addition, it is a matter of course that the root sticking portion 5 may be formed in a shape as shown in FIG. 2, and the handle 1 as shown in FIG. 1 is separately provided without using the arm and the handle together. You can do it.

The weeding device of the present invention configured as described above is used in the procedure shown in FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the tip of the penetrating claw 6 is attached to the ground slightly in front of the weed, and then, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the handle 1 is pushed forward as it is. When the roots of the weeds are pushed into the inner ends of the holding claws 3, the penetrating claws 6 are pushed into the ground and inserted between the roots of the weeds or stuck in the roots. Become. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 5C, when the rear part of the handle 1 is pushed down, the holding part 2 and the root piercing part 5 are moved to the operating fulcrum part 8.
, So that the weeds held by the holding claws 3 can be easily pulled out without leaving any roots.

[0015]

According to the weeding device of the present invention, which is constructed so as to remove weeds by using the principle of leverage, a root sticking portion is protruded below a holding portion for inserting and holding grass, and the root sticking portion is provided. The penetrating claws have a structure that allows the roots of the grass to be reliably captured, so that small and thin grasses or grass with a small root stock can be easily extracted, and the grass roots are not left. There is a great effect that weeds hardly grow on the ground behind. Therefore, there is an advantage that weeds and the like growing on the lawn can be easily removed without damaging the lawn. In the invention of claim 2, weeding mechanisms having different sizes are formed at both ends. Therefore, there is an advantage that it can be selected and used according to the size of a weed, a growing situation, and the like. Further, the product of the present invention can be manufactured very easily because the operating fulcrum portion and the piercing portion are provided integrally, and the number of parts is small, the manufacturing cost is low, and the width is wide. There is an excellent feature that it can be designed compact without taking it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a weeder of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially omitted enlarged perspective view showing the structure of a root sticking portion.

FIG. 3 is a partially omitted enlarged perspective view showing a structure of a root stick portion having another shape.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing another embodiment of the weeder of the present invention.

5 (a), 5 (b) and 5 (c) are explanatory views showing the use state of the weeding device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Handle 2 ... Clamping part 3 ... Clamping claw 4 ... Arm body 5 ... Rooting part 6 ... Penetrating claw 7 ... Base 8 ... Operating fulcrum 9 ... Lock holes

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. To remove weeds using the principle of leverage,
A weeding device comprising: a holding portion for inserting and holding grass at a front portion of a handle, an operating fulcrum portion capable of contacting the ground, and a root stick portion protruding immediately below the holding portion. The root piercing portion is provided in a substantially rectangular shape by an elongated penetrating claw and a base formed integrally with the penetrating claw, and the penetrating claw is inserted into the root of the weed. Weeder characterized by. 2. A grip and a piercing part are provided at both ends of the handle, and two operating fulcrums are provided independently or integrally formed. The weeder according to claim 1, wherein