Gardening tool

Abstract:

A garden tool is shown that has the compactness and general shape of a conventional straight shaft weeder. However, certain angles are formed in the shaft to facilitate easier use, particular by those with limited flexibility.

Citations

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Claims:

What is claimed is:

1. A gardening tool comprising: a handle adapted to be held by a user of the tool; a shaft protruding form said handle; a plurality of teeth on an end of said shaft furthestfrom said handle; said teeth being sharpened to pronounced points; and a plurality of bends formed in said shaft such that said teeth are predominantly facing the user holding said handle outward during use, wherein the teeth are oriented at an angleoffset from said handle, the angle being substantially 45 degrees.

2. The gardening tool of claim 1, further comprising a flattened portion of said shaft immediately adjacent to said teeth.

3. The gardening tool of claim 2, wherein an edge of said flattened portion located between said teeth is sharpened.

4. The gardening tool of claim 1, comprising exactly two teeth.

5. The gardening tool of claim 1, comprising exactly two bends.

6. The gardening tool of claim 1, wherein said handle is between five and ten inches in length.

7. The gardening tool of claim 1, wherein said handle is greater than three feet in length.

8. A gardening tool comprising: a handle adapted to be held by a user of the tool; a shaft protruding from said handle; a plurality of teeth on an end of said shaft furthest from said handle; said teeth being sharpened to pronounced points; and wherein said shaft is curved such that said teeth are predominantly facing the user holding said handle outward during use, wherein the teeth are oriented at an angle offset from said handle, the angle being substantially 45 degrees.

9. The gardening tool of claim 8, further comprising a flattened portion of said shaft immediately adjacent to said teeth.

10. The gardening tool of claim 9, wherein an edge of said flattened portion located between said teeth is sharpened.

11. The gardening tool of claim 8, comprising exactly two teeth.

12. The gardening tool of claim 8, wherein said handle is between five and ten inches in length.

13. The gardening tool of claim 8, wherein said handle is greater than three feet in length.

Patent number:
6470972
View patent at USPTO

Filing date:
August 3, 2001

Issue date:
October 29, 2002

Inventor:
Leslie O. Trampe (St. Louis, MO)

Assignee:
Trampe; Irene L. (St. Louis, MO)

Primary Examiner:
Victor Batson

Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Blumenfeld, Kaplan & Sandweiss, P.C.

Current U.S. Classification: 172/378 7/114