Portable rack for garden tools

A portable rack for garden tools provides support for various garden tools during gardening and light landscaping operations. The present rack is particularly well suited for the support of the upper ends or handles of larger elongate tools, such as shovels, rakes, hoes, etc., with the lower working ends of the tools remaining on the ground. The gardener thus need not bend over or stoop to pick up such a tool from the ground each time a different tool is needed. The present rack essentially comprises a central column with a sharpened lower end to facilitate ground penetration. A laterally extending spade or blade bit is provided above the lower end, which precludes rotation of the central column within the hole formed in the ground when the device is anchored. A lower foot planting crossmember is provided above the spade or blade, for the gardener to plant the device into the ground in the manner of using a shovel or spade. An upper, tool rest crossmember extends across the central column near the upper end thereof, with the tool rest crossmember having a series of spaced apart pins or fingers extending laterally therefrom and defining a series of tool rest positions therebetween. A top crossmember may also be provided, for suspending or supporting additional articles therefrom as desired. The present portable rack is preferably constructed as a rigid, unitary structure, by welding solid steel rod bar stock components together. Alternative materials may be used as desired.

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I claim:

1. A portable rack for garden tools, comprising:

a rigid, straight central column having a lower portion for removably anchoring in the ground and an upper portion opposite said lower portion;

a rigid, straight, elongate tool rest crossmember extending laterally across said upper portion of said central column;

a plurality of spaced apart tool rest fingers extending laterally from said tool rest crossmember;

said fingers defining a plurality of tool rest positions for leaning elongate tool handles thereagainst; and

a rigid, straight, elongate top crossmember affixed to said upper portion of said central column above said tool rest crossmember.

2. The rack according to claim 1, comprising a rigid, unitary, monolithic structure with at least said central column, said tool rest crossmember, and said tool rest fingers each being formed of steel and being rigidly welded together.

3. The rack according to claim 1, wherein said lower portion of said central column includes a sharpened lower end for facilitating ground penetration of said lower portion of said central column.

4. The rack according to claim 1, including a spade bit immovably affixed to and laterally extending from said lower portion of said central column, for removably imbedding in the ground for precluding rotation of said central column relative tothe ground.

5. The rack according to claim 4, including a straight, elongate, rigid foot planting crossmember immovably affixed to and extending across said lower portion of said central column above said spade bit, for applying foot pressure thereto forplanting said lower portion of said central column in the ground.

6. The rack according to claim 1, including at least one secondary support finger for suspending a tool therefrom, with said at least one secondary support finger having a smaller diameter than said tool rest fingers.

7. The rack according to claim 1, wherein said tool rest fingers are symmetrically disposed relative to said tool rest crossmember and extend substantially equally to each side thereof.

8. The rack according to claim 1, including a laterally extending flat spade bit affixed to said lower portion of said central column, a straight, elongate, rigid foot planting crossmember immovably affixed to and extending across said lowerportion of said central column above said spade bit, said tool rest crossmember, said spade bit, said foot planting crossmember, and said top crossmember each being disposed coplanar with one another.

9. The rack according to claim 1, including a bright, rust resistant coating disposed completely thereover.

10. A portable rack for garden tools, comprising:

a rigid, straight central column having a lower portion and an upper portion opposite said lower portion;

a rigid, straight, elongate tool rest crossmember extending laterally across said upper portion of said central column;

a plurality of spaced apart tool rest fingers extending laterally from said tool rest crossmember;

said fingers defining a plurality of tool rest positions for leaning elongate tool handles thereagainst;

a rigid, straight, elongate top crossmember affixed to said upper portion of said central column above said tool rest crossmember; and

at least said central column, said tool rest crossmember, and said plurality of tool rest fingers comprising a rigid, unitary, monolithic structure formed of rigidly welded steel.

11. The rack according to claim 10, including ground penetration means disposed upon said lower portion of said central column for removably anchoring said central column in the ground.

12. The rack according to claim 11, wherein said ground penetration means includes a sharpened lower end for facilitating ground penetration of said lower portion of said central column.

13. The rack according to claim 11, wherein said ground penetration means includes a spade bit immovably affixed to and laterally extending from said lower portion of said central column, for removably imbedding in the ground for precludingrotation of said central column relative to the ground.

14. The rack according to claim 13, including a straight, elongate, rigid foot planting crossmember immovably affixed to and extending across said lower portion of said central column above said spade bit, for applying foot pressure thereto forplanting said lower portion of said central column in the ground.

15. The rack according to claim 10, including at least one secondary support finger for suspending a tool therefrom, with said at least one secondary support finger having a smaller diameter than said tool rest fingers.

16. The rack according to claim 10, wherein said tool rest fingers are symmetrically disposed relative to said tool rest crossmember and extend substantially equally to each side thereof.

17. The rack according to claim 10, including a laterally extending flat spade bit affixed to said lower portion of said central column, a straight, elongate, rigid foot planting crossmember immovably affixed to and extending across said lowerportion of said central column above said spade bit, said tool rest crossmember, said spade bit, said foot planting crossmember, and said top crossmember each being disposed coplanar with one another.

18. The rack according to claim 10, including a bright, rust resistant coating disposed completely thereover.