US1776187A

US1776187A - Weeder

Info

Publication number: US1776187A
Application number: US386426A
Authority: US
Inventors: Krise John Wesley
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1929-08-16
Filing date: 1929-08-16
Publication date: 1930-09-16
Anticipated expiration: 1947-09-16

Description

Patented Sept. 16, 1930 JOHN WESLEY KRISE, OF LECONTES MILLS, PENNSYLVANIA WEEDER Application filed August 16, 1929. Serial No. BSG/126.

This invention relates to a garden implefi ment, the general Object of the invention being to provide a head attached to a handle and having teeth depending therefrom, the head being so formed that by reversing the tool to make the teeth extend upwardly, dirt and other material can be pushed away from the user by the head, the teeth acting as means for loosening the soil, or as a rake.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference Will be had to the acoompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure l is a Perspective view of the tool, looking toward the front of the head.

Figure 2 is a similar view with the tool reversed and looking toward the rear of the head.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1, but showing a slight modification.

In these Views, the tool Comprises a head 1 formed of a flat strip of metal or the like, with its ends bent to form the forwardly eX- tending flanges 2, the teeth 3 depending from the head and the handle 4 Which is attached to the head by the ferrule 5 having a forked portion 6. The teeth may be attached to the head, as shown in Figure 1, or they may be formed With the head, as shown at 3' in Figure 3. The teeth may be strengthened by the ribs 7, as shown in Figure 1, or by the pressedout ribs 7', as in Figure 3. This Figure 3 also shows the head strengthened by a rib 8 which is connected with the rib 7'.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a tool which may be used for breaking up the soil by using the teeth and these teeth also enable the device to be used somewhat like a rake. By reversing the tool and placing the head lowermost, the tool can be used to push dirt and other material away from the user, or as means for smoothing the surface of the soil after the same has been dug up by the teeth.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

'What I claim is l. A tool of 'the Class described comprising a head formed of a flat metal strip, flat rectangular-shaped teeth depending from the Strip and longitudinally extending ribs on the teeth, said ribs terminating a short distance from the lower ends of the teeth with the said lower ends being arranged at rightangles to the rib-s. n

2. A tool of the class described comprising a head formed of a flat rectangular strip of elongated shape whereby one edge of the strip forms a straight ground engaging part and wings on the ends of the head formed by bending the ends of the strip. forwardly and a handle connected with the rear face of the strip.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOHN WESLEY KRISE.