121 |
Versatile impact-type hand tool |
US761565 |
1996-12-06 |
US5768785A |
1998-06-23 |
Ray H. Pessin |
An improved spade-type hand tool incorporates an easily operated impact member which is slidably received on the upper end of the tool handle for acceleration by gravity to generate an impactive force for increasing the efficiency of the tool for chopping ice, roots, hard soil, etc. Attached to the tool's spade-type blade is an inclined-ramp component that serves (a) to lift, separate, and break up material into which the blade is driven, and (b) to increase the effectiveness of the spade tool when it is used for prying or as a lifting wedge. |
122 |
Multipurpose garden tool |
US692234 |
1996-08-06 |
US5765648A |
1998-06-16 |
Kelly C. Sheehan; Mike Roser |
A multipurpose garden tool and method for indoor or outdoor gardening, planting, and soil working. The tool and method incorporate the capabilities of loosening, working, furrowing, trenching, digging, removing, and replacing soil; of setting and removing plants; of weeding; of scraping, emptying, or cleaning planters, pots, and other gardening containers, especially those having tight corners; and of cutting and removing plant roots and other obstacles found in or around soil. Preferred embodiments of the tool aspect of the invention provide a generally dished blade with a highly curved, offset pointed tip for loosening and furrowing soil. Serrated blade edges for cutting of roots and other obstacles or debris are optionally provided. The method includes a procedure for loosening, furrowing, digging, and excavating soil with a single tool. |
123 |
Gardening hand tool |
US731503 |
1996-10-17 |
US5695011A |
1997-12-09 |
Francis P. Daniels |
A multipurpose work-saving and ergonomically designed gardening tool useful for transplanting seedlings and other gardening tasks. A creased metal blade has a faceted cutting edge with straight sides. A cylindrical handle supports the flat end of the blade with fasteners. |
124 |
Shock-absorbing tool handle |
US640986 |
1996-04-19 |
US5690374A |
1997-11-25 |
Paul J. Jacobs; Ronald J. Shaud |
A shock-absorbing telescoping tool handle is disclosed having tubular, larger diameter proximal and a smaller diameter distal portions. An internal spring between the handle portions is compressed when the handle portions telescope toward each other. Guide mechanism in the handle portions limits the extent of sliding motion between the handle portions and prevents relative rotation of the handle portions. One or more wipers in the handle portion wipes away any snow, water or debris on the distal portion which could potentially enter the spring area. |
125 |
Apparatus for killing weeds |
US294387 |
1994-08-23 |
US5600918A |
1997-02-11 |
Edwin R. Carr |
Apparatus which comprises a housing having a compartment and a shaft, a piezoelectric crystal captured in the compartment of the housing and an actuator assembly slideably disposed in said shaft for selectively applying a compressive force to the crystal is used to kill weeds by impressing a voltage across the roots of the weed. An electrically conductive path is formed between one end of the crystal and ground. A second electrically conductive path is formed between the other end of the crystal and a probe adapted for insertion into the roots of a weed. When a compressive force is applied to the crystal, the voltage generated is passed through the root to ground to kill the root, thereby destroying the weed. |
126 |
Reinforcing sleeve for long-handled tools |
US303075 |
1994-09-08 |
US5540472A |
1996-07-30 |
Mark O. Dunlap |
A retrofittable reinforcing tubular sleeve that is operable to reinforce a variety of long-handled implements. The sleeve is slid over the free end of the handle and toward the implement head to establish a snug fit between the wall of the sleeve bore and the neck of the implement head. A reinforcing spine extends lengthwise along the exterior of the sleeve. The sleeve is positioned on the handle such that the spine extends adjacent the aft side of the implement handle. |
127 |
Manual implement handle attachment |
US946677 |
1992-09-18 |
US5331720A |
1994-07-26 |
Daryl Beckingham |
An auxiliary handle is provided for manual implements like rakes and brooms. The handle has a lateral arm with one end pivotally connected to the implement handle by a clamp and the opposite end connected to an upright second arm, which is in turn pivotally connected to the implement handle by a clamp. The upright second arm is telescopically adjustable in length to allow the system to be adjusted to suit most any implement configuration and personal stature. The lateral arm is also preferably telescopically adjustable. It carries one or more hand grips. |
128 |
Rock gathering tool |
US2317 |
1993-01-08 |
US5305834A |
1994-04-26 |
Steve White |
A rock gathering tool (10) for collecting rocks and stones lying on or loosely embedded in the surface of the ground, comprising a rock collection basket having an opening (19) at its front side, a handle (27) fixedly mounted to the basket and extending forwardly of the basket for pulling the basket along the surface of the ground, a plurality of tines (29) mounted to the basket along the bottom edge at the front side of the basket, the plurality of tines extending forwardly of and downwardly from the basket, and a one-way gate (36) for closing the opening at the front side of the basket and which is pivotable inwardly of the basket to allow rocks and stones to enter the basket as the basket is pulled along the ground. |
129 |
Shock resistant digging iron |
US379093 |
1982-05-17 |
US4489795A |
1984-12-25 |
Richard F. Leidy |
An improved digging iron for probing for buried high tension lines has for safety an insulative, non-wettable shaft of glaze-finish fibreglass which may additionally have a silicone rubber dielectric coating on it. The shaft has shouldered ends fitting sockets of the chisel shaped digging end and of a circular-section top section with the shoulders abutting the sockets and the ends bottoming in the sockets for support; the top section acts to reinforce the shaft for driving or as an integral hammer mass and serves as a balance for the digging end. |
130 |
Gardening tool |
US920063 |
1978-06-28 |
US4180289A |
1979-12-25 |
Eric N. Faine |
A gardening tool has a straight handle and a tool head, such as a spade blade, gardening fork or weeding fork, pivoted to its lower end about a transverse axis, stops limiting the pivotal movement of the tool head in one direction beyond normal working position, aligned with the handle, and in the other direction beyond a second position at an obtuse angle to the handle. A spring biases the tool head to working position and a pedal at the lower part of the tool enables foot pressure to be applied to the tool head. A catch may be provided to hold the tool head releasably in its second position, and the tool head may be interchangeable with others. |
131 |
Manual material spreader and leveler |
US3800883D |
1972-12-26 |
US3800883A |
1974-04-02 |
RONNING J |
An implement for distributing and leveling top dressing material on ground surfaces in which a generally horizontal frame is operated forth and back by a handle, and includes a fore and aft central runner with laterally extending frame bars, which runner and bars support a forwardly bowed blade for initially engaging the material, and a rearwardly bowed but relatively longer blade arranged to engage material discharged around the outer ends of the forward blade. The runner edges project slightly below the bottom edge levels of the two blades to serve as a directional guide for the implement, and the two blades are preferably formed of semiresilient material so as to provide limited horizontal flexibility without permitting any substantial vertical yield to the bottom edges of the blades.
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132 |
Hand tools, particularly for gardening |
US3767249D |
1972-03-30 |
US3767249A |
1973-10-23 |
ROGERS E |
The hand tool comprises a working head, such as a spade blade or a fork, welded to a tubular tang-forming portion of a handle, the tang-forming portion comprising two telescoped tubes which have been bent to a curved shape and flattened to an oval crosssection over the curved part and up to one end. The major axis of the oval section lies in the plane of curvature, and the end of the tubes is cut off obliquely in a plane normal to the plane of curvature to provide an end surface of elongate oval shape which is welded around its periphery to a flat surface of the working head.
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133 |
Rotary hoe |
US3640347D |
1969-07-01 |
US3640347A |
1972-02-08 |
MILLER HARRY T |
A manually operable hoe having a handle, a frame and rotary discs on caster axles extending outward angularly from the frame. The hoe provides the same rolling action as an ordinary farm disc.
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134 |
Gardener{3 s glove |
US3593803D |
1968-12-27 |
US3593803A |
1971-07-20 |
IBACH CHARLES W |
A gardener''s glove formed of a thin, flexible tough material having finger members and an elongated sleeve. Tool elements are associated with one or more finger members and may be formed integral therewith or otherwise secured thereto. The tool elements extend beyond the tips of the finger members and are curved away therefrom toward the palm to form work engaging portions. Tool means in the form of claws can be provided adjacent the ends of the tool elements remote from the work engaging portions.
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135 |
Garden tool |
US10853349 |
1949-08-04 |
US2594598A |
1952-04-29 |
TIMMINS GEORGE M |
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136 |
Tool handle |
US24424938 |
1938-12-06 |
US2192399A |
1940-03-05 |
DOWNES JACK J |
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137 |
Lever spade |
US49279330 |
1930-11-01 |
US1889984A |
1932-12-06 |
GLASIER HAROLD H |
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138 |
Gutter cutter |
US27611728 |
1928-05-08 |
US1754837A |
1930-04-15 |
SCULLIN JAMES B |
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139 |
Garden tool |
US60752822 |
1922-12-18 |
US1490582A |
1924-04-15 |
BELLAMY CHARLES F A |
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140 |
Loading apparatus for wagons and the like. |
US1907402054 |
1907-11-14 |
US886705A |
1908-05-05 |
KNIFFEN LE GRAND |
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