61 |
ROTARY WEEDING DEVICE |
US13130043 |
2010-10-29 |
US20120085558A1 |
2012-04-12 |
Ke Lv |
A rotary weeding device is disclosed and includes: a cylindrical shell; a motor and a transmission connected to the motor, both of which are provided within the shell; a shaft driven by the transmission; and a composite cutter arranged at a distal end of the shaft; the motor may be driven by a DC battery or AC to drive the transmission, and thus rotating the composite cutter through the shaft; a proximal end of the shell is provided with a connecting rod connected to a control handle, with power lines of the DC battery passing through the connecting rod; and the control handle is provided with a speed tuning switch and a charging socket. The weeding device is advantageous over the existing weeding device for the manner of rotary drilling-cut and breaking of both leaves and roots of individual weeds. The nearby grassland may not be damaged during the weeding operation because the composite cutter is small. The weeding device is also advantageous for a higher efficiency and a better effect over the traditional manual weeding. |
62 |
MULTIPURPOSE GARDEN TOOL |
US12848203 |
2010-08-01 |
US20120023755A1 |
2012-02-02 |
Gary Croce |
A tool for removing unwanted plants from an area of soil is disclosed. A flexible two-edged blade bent back upon itself with both ends fastened to a common shaft. One edge acts as a knife to slice through soil and roots, moving parallel to the surface of the ground. The opposing blade edge has teeth to grasp, uproot and remove unwanted plants. The design facilitates the removal of unwanted plants or debris without touching said debris with the hands. |
63 |
Cultivating tool |
US12459200 |
2009-06-25 |
US08079423B2 |
2011-12-20 |
George H. Cole |
A cultivating tool for removing weeds and unwanted grass and for cultivating ground around and under an object under which a standard hoe or a hula-type hoe cannot fit. The cultivating tool has a thin scraping blade at the lower end of an elongated handle with a blade assembly interconnecting the handle and an upwardly disposed mounting standard on the upper surface of the scraping blade. The blade assembly includes a mechanism that connects to the lower end of the handle and a pivoting mechanism that pivots the scraping blade relative to the handle. The blade assembly connects the scraping blade to the handle in a manner which maintains the spaced area above both ends of the blade unobstructed so the scraping blade may slide under a plant without harming the plant and under an object to remove weeds and grass. |
64 |
Weed Extraction system, method |
US12793303 |
2010-06-03 |
US20110298233A1 |
2011-12-08 |
Larry Carter |
A system and method for providing weed extraction so Industrial, Commercial and Home users (ICAHUs) can assure that unwanted weeds can be easily and effectively extracted. The system and method allows ICAHUs to work safely and efficiently and to extract weeds by using a hand-held device that can easily penetrate the ground around weeds, secure the unwanted weed, and aid the user in extracting the weed from the ground. ICAHUs can easily operate the levers of said device which operate jaws to secure to weeds. Specialized debris passages in the jaws of the device allow for debris to be passed through the jaws of the device which allow to for continued use and a greatly reduced need to clean the device during use. The method comprises a system in which unwanted weeds may be easily secured and extracted by the user without an increased risk of accidents or without unnecessary steps or procedures for cleaning. |
65 |
Method and apparatus for weed removal |
US11703658 |
2007-02-08 |
US08051918B2 |
2011-11-08 |
Eugene Zeyger |
A method and apparatus for weed removal, wherein using a depilatory method (new use) with an extension spring having an arcuate axis and being driven in a rotational sliding motion relative to the soil-bearing weed to be removed. For this purpose the apparatus is equipped with a spring (10), having an arcuate axis that is bent at 180 degrees and the spring is made in the shape of a spring of variable rate, so that the spring has a large diameter in its middle zone and conically reduced cylindrical ends of smaller diameter. |
66 |
ADJUSTABLE WEED CUTTING TOOL |
US13026778 |
2011-02-14 |
US20110239604A1 |
2011-10-06 |
Daniel Scott Amundson |
The weed cutting tool (10) comprises a handle (12) and two adjustable cutting arms (14) extending outwardly from the handle (12) and lying in a single plane, the arms (14) being pivotably adjustable toward and away from the handle (12), in increments, to accommodate cutting various densities of weeds growing along shorelines of bodies of water. |
67 |
Weed removal tool |
US12115120 |
2008-05-05 |
US07845696B2 |
2010-12-07 |
Stephen D. Hatcher; Peter A. Arcati |
A manually operable weed remover consists of a cluster of pivotable and rotatable spikes attached to a handle. When positioned over the center of a weed and downward pressure is applied, either by pushing on a bar handle or stepping on a foot rest, a bottom flange is forced up by the ground surface as the spikes are forced into the ground around the weed. The spikes are directed through apertures in the moveable flange and movement of the flange causes the spikes to close around the root of the weed. The insertion motion of the spikes further causes the spike mounting device to rotate relative to the handle and the weed. Thus, as the spikes are being inserted into the ground, the spikes rotate thereby separating the weed root from the adjacent ground. The weed may then be pulled from the ground by upward pressure on the tool. |
68 |
Multipurpose gardening and weeding tool that enables the user to easily and effectively remove dandelions and other unwanted weeds in and around yards, around shrubbery, and in and around vegetable and flower gardens |
US11818980 |
2007-07-27 |
US20090283281A1 |
2009-11-19 |
James Herbert Lewis |
My invention is a multipurpose gardening and weeding tool that reduces the effort of effectively getting rid of weeds, dandelions, and other unwanted vegetation while the user is in an upright standing position. The user places the split tipped end of the tool close to the base of the plant or weed and inserts the tool vertically at the base of the weed. Additional insertion force can be applied by stepping on the heart shaped blade. As the blade becomes the fulcrum, the leverage force removes the weed and its root(s). This very sturdy, uncomplicated tool will enable people working in yards or gardens or around shrubbery to effectively get rid of the unwanted vegetation, roots and all, while the user remains in a standing position. This tool can also be used to prepare the soil to cultivate vegetable gardens and flower gardens and as a hoe to work around individual plants or rows of plants. |
69 |
Method and apparatus for weed removal |
US11703658 |
2007-02-08 |
US20080190629A1 |
2008-08-14 |
Eugene Zeyger |
A method and apparatus for weed removal, wherein using a depilatory method (new use) with an extension spring having an arcuate axis and being driven in a rotational sliding motion relative to the soil-bearing weed to be removed. For this purpose the apparatus is equipped with a spring (10), having an arcuate axis that is bent at 180 degrees and the spring is made in the shape of a spring of variable rate, so that the spring has a large diameter in its middle zone and conically reduced cylindrical ends of smaller diameter. |
70 |
Debris collection and vegetation removal apparatus |
US11087352 |
2005-03-23 |
US07281740B1 |
2007-10-16 |
Chris Fields |
The present invention may be used for debris collection and vegetation removal. An interior shaft may be slidably disposed in an exterior tubular shaft. The interior shaft may protrude out of a lower end of the exterior tubular shaft and a prong assembly may have a plurality of prongs oriented in a subtending direction may be attached at a lower end of the interior shaft. A tubular housing may be attached at the lower end of the exterior tubular shaft in a position to receive the plurality of prongs when the interior shaft may be pulled upwardly relative to the exterior tubular shaft. |
71 |
Rotary tool |
US11329247 |
2006-01-11 |
US20060174496A1 |
2006-08-10 |
Michael Skrypnychuk |
A rotary tool for weed control having a shaft adapted to penetrate the earth at a tip end and adapted to be rotatably driven by a rotary drive at a drive end, and a blade extending from and rotatable with the shaft near the tip end. The rotary tool is inserted into the centre of a weed and rotated by the rotary drive causing the rotary tool to augur into the weed and downward to its roots. Continued rotation of the rotary tool causes the blade to chop and grind the root. |
72 |
Weed puller |
US10872631 |
2004-06-21 |
US20050279516A1 |
2005-12-22 |
Bryan Vipond |
The present invention is directed to a weed puller that comprises a plurality of prongs positioned about an axis, an anvil plate, and a moveable mass adapted to be driven into the anvil plate so as to transmit a force through the anvil plate to the prongs where the force has a substantial component in line with the axis about which the plurality of prongs are positioned. In a preferred embodiment, the weed puller comprises a body having a cavity that terminates at the anvil plate with the moveable mass slideably positioned within the cavity and the moveable mass being coupled to a rod that extends out of the cavity from an end opposite the anvil plate. |
73 |
Weed plucker |
US10921239 |
2004-08-18 |
US06959768B1 |
2005-11-01 |
Luis E. Casillas |
A weed puller includes a handle, a pair of tines extending from the bottom of the handle, and a step extending back from the handle. The tines are pushed into the ground near a weed by pressing down (by foot) on the step. The handle is then pulled back. This causes the tines to pivot and lift the weed (and its root structure) out of the ground. The pivot occurs about the outer-most end of the step. The step is wider than the pair of tines so that the downward pressure on the step is distributed about a relatively large surface area. Thus, the entire step remains above ground, without breaking the ground below the step, to minimize the portion of the ground that is broken by removal of the weed. |
74 |
Foldable stick assembly |
US10291924 |
2002-11-08 |
US06920888B2 |
2005-07-26 |
Kuo-Chi Ko |
A foldable stick assembly includes a foldable tube unit, a sliding handle, a push rod unit, a ratchet socket, an upper ratchet, a pawl member, a lower ratchet, and a push block. The foldable tube unit includes a handle, an upper mounting tube, a lower mounting tube, an upper pivot sleeve, and a lower pivot sleeve. The push rod unit includes a main push rod and an upper push rod. Thus, the foldable stick assembly may be used to cut and remove the weeds and to loosen the soil. In addition, the foldable stick assembly is folded easily and conveniently, so that the volume of the foldable stick assembly is reduced, thereby facilitating storage and transportation of the foldable stick assembly, and thereby decreasing the cost of assembly. |
75 |
Weeding apparatus |
US10299571 |
2002-11-18 |
US06886642B2 |
2005-05-03 |
Tudor Enache |
A weeding apparatus includes a body having a bottom and a blade angularly positioned within the body. The blade is movable between an extended position and a retracted position. In the extended position the blade protrudes at an angle past the bottom of the body. A plunger is used to move the blade from the retracted to the extended position. |
76 |
Foldable stick assembly |
US10291924 |
2002-11-08 |
US20040089334A1 |
2004-05-13 |
Kuo-Chi
Ko |
A foldable stick assembly includes a foldable tube unit, a sliding handle, a push rod unit, a ratchet socket, an upper ratchet, a pawl member, a lower ratchet, and a push block. The foldable tube unit includes a handle, an upper mounting tube, a lower mounting tube, an upper pivot sleeve, and a lower pivot sleeve. The push rod unit includes a main push rod and an upper push rod. Thus, the foldable stick assembly may be used to cut and remove the weeds and to loosen the soil. In addition, the foldable stick assembly is folded easily and conveniently, so that the volume of the foldable stick assembly is reduced, thereby facilitating storage and transportation of the foldable stick assembly, and thereby decreasing the cost of assembly. |
77 |
Weed digger apparatus |
US10461572 |
2003-06-14 |
US20040065452A1 |
2004-04-08 |
DeDe
T.
Baker |
A weed digger apparatus includes a fork portion and a polygonal cross section shaft portion connected to the fork portion. A handle portion is connected to the shaft portion. A leverage block is supported on the shaft portion and extends below the shaft portion. Sliding block-to-shaft connection means are provided for connecting the leverage block to the shaft portion. The leverage block provides a fulcrum, and the fulcrum provides a first lever arm and a second lever arm which permit a one-hand operation for pulling weeds up from the ground. Preferably, the sliding block-to-shaft connection means include a polygonal cross section shaft reception groove in the leverage block which is complementary to the polygonal cross section shaft portion. The polygonal cross sections prevent the shaft portion from rotating within the shaft reception groove as the weed is being pulled up from the ground. A set screw may optionally be provided to selectably affix the position of the leverage block relative to the shaft portion. |
78 |
WEED, WEED ROOT & ROOT VINE REMOVING, CULTIVATING TOOL |
US10074632 |
2002-06-12 |
US20030230420A1 |
2003-12-18 |
Charles
Farrel
Brown |
What I claim is new about my invention is that the double-edged plows on the ends of the plurel to tines (eight as shown) can cultivate and entangle weeds, weed roots and root vines in forward or reverse, will entangle the plural (eight as shown) of tines and double-edged plows with weeds, weed roots and root vines. When a given amount of weeds, weed roots and vines are entangled, stop rotation. Push down Sleeve 7 to have Sleeve 9 cut and push all debris off center pin and tines for removal of the collection of weeds, weed roots and vines. |
79 |
Weeding apparatus |
US10299571 |
2002-11-18 |
US20030094291A1 |
2003-05-22 |
Tudor
Enache |
A weeding apparatus includes a body having a bottom and a blade angularly positioned within the body. The blade is movable between an extended position and a retracted position. In the extended position the blade protrudes at an angle past the bottom of the body. A plunger is used to move the blade from the retracted to the extended position. |
80 |
Combination golf club and weeding device |
US09929402 |
2001-08-14 |
US06517445B1 |
2003-02-11 |
Mike O'Neill |
A combination golf club and weeding device is disclosed. A cutter is attached to the lower portion of the club head and oriented so that weeds can be cut by swinging the club in the same fashion as is used in striking a golf ball. The shape of the cutter requires that the club be swung accurately in order to achieve a successful cut. When the cutter is retrofitted to a conventional club, reliefs are cut in the club head so that the entire assembly has the same mass and moment of inertia as the original club. |