JP3226714U - Weeding tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a weeding tool suitable for removing weeds growing around roots of plants, flowers, crops and the like. SOLUTION: A weeding tool 1 is formed by bending a single wire rod made of a wire-like elastic metal having a diameter of about 3 mm to form a first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10 and a second U-shaped grass hooking portion. The part 20 and the grip part 30 are configured as main parts. The first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10 gradually widens from the top to the side toward the opening-side tip. It is possible to remove the weeds from the root by hooking the root of the weed Z to be removed inside the vicinity of the U-shaped top by inserting the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10 into the soil. [Selection diagram] Fig. 4

Description

The present invention relates to a weeding tool suitable for removing weeds growing around roots of plants, flowers, crops and the like.

Heretofore, weeding instruments of various shapes have been reported as instruments used for removing weeds. For example, Patent Literature 1 reports a sickle-shaped weeding implement having sawtooth-shaped uneven blade edges. In addition, Patent Document 2 reports a weeding tool in the form of a grass, in which a grip portion is provided at one end of a metal rod bent in an L shape, and the other end is provided with a scraping portion made of a steel plate and having a blade surface. ing. Further, in Patent Document 3, there is provided a weeding tool having two or more claws having a bent portion and a grip portion (handle), wherein the two or more claws have narrow gaps at their tip portions, It has been reported that a rake-like weeding implement widens from the part toward the bent part.

Utility model registration No. 3044815 JP, 2017-136057, A JP, 2015-221011, A

In the above-mentioned conventional weeding instrument, the sickle-shaped weeding instrument of Patent Document 1 cuts the stems and roots of weeds, but the roots of the weeds remain and cannot be completely removed. Further, the grass-weeding tool of Patent Document 2 removes grass while shaving the ground, and thus requires extra force due to the resistance of the soil, and at the same time has a problem of digging the soil excessively. In addition, a rake-shaped weeding tool does not cause the problem of excessively excavating the soil, but it is difficult to remove except weeds suitable for the shape and size of the rake. Further, with these conventional weeding instruments, the stems and roots may be damaged in a narrow space around the roots of plants, flowers and crops.

As described above, the conventional weeding implements have the above-mentioned problems.
Under such circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a weeding instrument capable of easily pulling out and removing the weeds growing in fields or kitchen gardens without excessively scraping the soil.

As a result of earnest studies to solve the above problems, the present inventor has found that the following device meets the above-mentioned object, and has reached the present invention.

That is, the present invention relates to the following inventions.
<1> A whole grass is formed of a wire rod, which is a weeding tool for inserting the soil into the soil and hooking the roots of the weeds to remove the weeds from the roots. And a gripping portion that is formed substantially in parallel and that is provided continuously with the opening-side tip of the U-shaped grass hooking portion.
<2> The weeding implement according to <1>, wherein the U-shaped grass hooking portion has a convex portion at a portion continuous with the grip portion.
<3> The weeding implement according to <1> or <2>, in which the U-shaped grass hooking portions are formed at both ends of the grip portion.
<4> The weeding implement according to any one of <1> to <3>, wherein a blade portion is formed on a side surface of the wire rod in the U-shaped grass hooking portion.

According to the weeding device of the present invention, weeds growing in fields or home gardens can be easily pulled out and removed from the root without excessively scratching the soil, and weeding can be performed efficiently. .. Furthermore, the weeding implement of the present invention has an advantage that weeds that grow around the roots of crops can be removed without damaging the roots of crops.

It is a perspective view of the weeding implement which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the weeding implement which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an expanded sectional view of the side part of the grass catching part of the weeding tool which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is a sectional view of an untreated wire, (b) is a cross section when forming an example of a blade part. The figure is shown. It is explanatory drawing of the usage aspect of the weeding implement which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the following exemplifications and the like, and may be arbitrarily modified and implemented without departing from the scope of the present invention. .. Moreover, in all the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same components, and the description thereof will be appropriately omitted.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a weeding implement 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the weeding implement 1. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a weeding implement 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10, a second U-shaped grass hooking portion 20, and a grip portion 30. Is the main part. In the present embodiment, the entire weeding implement 1 is formed by bending a single wire rod made of a wire-like elastic metal having a diameter of about 3 mm.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the weeding tool 1, the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10 and the grip portion 30 are connected to each other at the opening-side tip portion 11. Further, the second U-shaped grass hooking portion 20 and the grip portion 30 are connected to each other at the opening-side tip portion 21. In addition, the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10 has a convex portion 14 in a portion that is provided continuously with the grip portion 30. Further, in the weeding implement 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10 is formed at an angle oblique to the grip portion 30, The U-shaped grass hooking portion 20 is formed at an angle perpendicular to the grip portion 30, but the angle is not limited to the illustrated angle and can be appropriately changed according to the purpose.

The first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10 is formed in a substantially U-shape, and is connected to the grip portion 30 at the opening-side tip 11 of the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10. In the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10, the side portion 13 gradually widens from the top portion 12 toward the opening-side tip portion 11. Although details will be described later with reference to FIG. 4, the roots of the weeds to be removed can be hooked inside the vicinity of the U-shaped top portion 12 of the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10.

Further, as will be described later, the side portion 13 can be used when the weeding implement 1 is laid down sideways to remove the soft grass on the soil surface. As described above, the weeding implement 1 is formed by bending a wire rod (having a circular cross section) made of a wire-like elastic metal having a circular cross section with a diameter of about 3 mm. In the side portion 13 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3A (corresponding to the AA enlarged cross-sectional view of FIG. 1), even if it is an untreated wire rod (13A) like other portions. Alternatively, the blade may be formed as another embodiment. By forming a blade portion, grass can be removed while mowing, and it can also be used for removing weeds whose roots are difficult to pull out. An example of the blade portion is shown in FIG. 3B (corresponding to the AA enlarged cross-sectional view of FIG. 1). In the blade portion 13B of this embodiment, the slanted surface 131 and the flat surfaces 132 and 133 are formed by cutting the wire material by an arbitrary method so as to function as the blade portion. For example, any shape other than the shape shown in FIG.
Further, the blade portion 13 of the side portion 13 may be formed on both of the side portions 13, or may be formed on only one side for the right-handed person and the left-handed person.

In addition, the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10 has a convex portion 14 in a portion that is provided continuously with the grip portion 30. Since the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10 has the convex portion 14, the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10 can be inserted deeper into the ground than when the convex portion 14 is not formed.

Although the weeding implement 1 according to the present embodiment is designed such that the length of the top 12 and the protrusion 14 (corresponding to the length that can be inserted into the soil) is about 5 cm, and the width at the opening-side tip 11 is about 5 cm. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be appropriately changed according to the purpose.

The second U-shaped grass hooking portion 20 is a grass hooking portion formed in a substantially U-shape like the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10. The second U-shaped grass hooking portion 20 is formed on the opposite side of the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10, and the opening-side tip 21 of the second U-shaped grass hooking portion 20 serves as a gripping portion 30. It is connected.

In the second U-shaped grass hooking portion 20, the side portion 23 is gradually widened from the top portion 22 toward the opening-side tip portion 21. In the present embodiment, the second U-shaped grass hooking portion 20 is formed smaller than the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10, and the U-shaped top portion 22 of the second U-shaped grass hooking portion 20 is formed. The grass roots to be removed can be hooked inside the vicinity.

In the weeding implement 1 according to the present embodiment, the second U-shaped grass hooking portion 20 has a length of the top portion 22 and the opening-side tip portion 21 (corresponding to the length to be inserted into the soil) of about 3 cm, and the opening side. The width of the tip portion 21 is designed to be about 3 cm, but the width is not limited to this and can be appropriately changed according to the purpose.

In the weeding tool 1 according to the present embodiment, although not shown, the wire material that constitutes the weeding tool 1 is welded at the U-shaped top 22 of the second U-shaped grass hooking portion 20, It may be welded at another position of the wire rod that constitutes the handling instrument 1.
Further, the second U-shaped grass hooking portion 20 may be used for another purpose. For example, the second U-shaped grass hooking portion 20 can be used to take care of the strawberries and remove the string. In this case, it is preferable that the width of the front end portion 21 on the opening side be about the width of the thumb.

The grip part 30 is a part that a user grips when weeding. The grip portion 30 has wire members formed substantially parallel to each other, one end of which is connected to the opening-side tip portion 11 of the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10 and the other end of which is the second U-shaped grass hooking portion. It is connected to the open end portion 21 of 20.
The width of the wires forming the grip portion 30 depends on the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10 and the second U-shaped grass hooking portion 20, and is about 3 to 5 cm in the present embodiment, but is not limited to this. Not done.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a usage pattern of the weeding implement according to the present invention. Hereinafter, an example of removing the weeds Z using the weeding implement 1 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the user holds the grasping portion 30 of the weeding instrument 1 in his/her hand and inserts it into the ground so that the top portion 12 corresponds to the root portion of the weed Z to be removed by the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10. Then, the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10 is pulled up while operating the gripping portion 30 so that the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10 is hooked on the root portion of the weed Z (see FIG. 4, left). Then, the root portion of the weed Z is hooked on the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10 and pulled up (see the right side of FIG. 4 ). Since the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10 is formed in a curved shape in the vicinity of the top portion 12, cutting of the root of the weed Z can be avoided.

As described above, the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10 is formed by bending a single wire rod, and the side portion 13 gradually expands from the top portion 12 toward the opening-side tip portion 11. The weeds Z can be easily pulled out from the roots and removed without excessively scraping the soil during use.

FIG. 4 shows a mode in which the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10 is used to remove the weeds Z, but when removing smaller weeds such as potted plants, the second U-shaped grass hooking portion 20 is used. May be used (not shown). In addition, for weeds with even shallower roots, the weeding tool 1 is laid down sideways, and the side portions 13 of the first U-shaped grass hooking portion 10 are used to level the ground so that weeds with roots can be removed. It may be used for scraping (not shown).

As described above, by using the weeding tool of the present invention, weeds of various sizes can be efficiently removed without damaging the target crop or the like.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the embodiments disclosed this time are illustrative in all points and not restrictive, and various modifications are possible, and It will be understood by those skilled in the art that modifications are also within the scope of the present invention. Further, in the embodiments disclosed this time, matters not explicitly disclosed do not deviate from the scope normally practiced by those skilled in the art, for example, the dimensions, weight, volume, etc. of the constituents, and the matters of ordinary A trader has adopted a value that can be easily assumed.

For example, the weeding implement 1 of the embodiment of the present invention is formed of a metal material having wire-like elasticity, but the entire weeding implement of the present invention may be formed of a wire rod. The weeding implement of the present invention may be formed of, for example, a rigid (inelastic) metal wire rod, a plastic wire rod, a ceramic wire rod, or the like.

Further, the weeding implement 1 of the embodiment of the present invention is composed of a wire rod having a circular cross-sectional shape, but is not limited to this, and a cross-sectional shape other than a circular shape (for example, an elliptical or polygonal wire rod) is used. You can also do it.

Further, although the weeding implement 1 of the embodiment of the present invention has U-shaped grass hooking portions at both ends thereof, the U-shaped grass hooking portion may be only one. In this case, although not shown, a long rod may be attached and used as the fastener at the opposite end provided with the U-shaped grass hooking portion. With such a configuration, a long rod is used as the grip portion, and the user can work while standing up, so that even a person with low back pain can easily work.

By using the weeding implement of the present invention, weeds can be removed efficiently, and thus it is industrially promising.

1 Weeding implement 10 First U-shaped grass hooking portion 11 Opening side tip portion 12 Top portion 13 Side portion 13A Side portion (untreated)
13B side (blade)
131 Slopes 132, 133 Flat surface 14 Convex portion 20 Second U-shaped grass hooking portion 21 Opening side tip portion 22 Top portion 23 Side portion 30 Grasping portion Z Weeds

Claims (4)

It is a weeding device that is entirely formed of wire rods and that is inserted into the soil to hook the roots of weeds and remove the weeds from the roots,
A U-shaped grass hooking portion formed in a substantially U-shape,
A gripping portion which is formed substantially in parallel and which is connected to the opening-side tip of the U-shaped grass hooking portion,
A weeding implement characterized by comprising: The weeding implement according to claim 1, wherein the U-shaped grass hooking portion has a convex portion at a portion connected to the grip portion. The weeding implement according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the U-shaped grass hooking portions are formed at both ends of the grip portion. The weeding implement according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a blade portion is formed on a side surface of the wire in the U-shaped grass hooking portion.