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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096367 | Excavation system and method A system and method of cutting for replacement a replaceable coupon out of a paved surface for keyhole excavation provides a truck with a turret to which a support arm supporting a cutter assembly is mounted, and a stabilizing member remote from the turret, which al... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7451832 | Weed remover tool attachment A weed remover tool attachment for efficiently removing undesirable plants. The weed remover tool attachment includes a connecting member including a connecting aperture, wherein the connecting aperture is formed to receive a shaft of a weed trimmer, a first blade e... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7353892 | Guide frame for an earth drilling apparatus A guide frame (1) for an earth drilling apparatus includes a support plate (6) for holding the drive unit (7) and a handle frame (2) having handle sections (17, 18) for holding and guiding the earth drilling apparatus. Operator-con... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347276 | Adjustable garden tool A manual garden tool having an elongate shaft with an actuator rotatably mounted at its lower end, tine(s) mounted to the actuator, and a cam surface at the lower end of the shaft in contact with a surface of each tine such that, as the actuator is rotated between t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7314095 | Gardening tool A gardening tool extracts a weed along with a plug of soil. A plurality of blades are circumferentially spaced about an axis of a shaft and extend downwardly beyond the lower end of the shaft for insertion into soil about the roots. Each blade includes a trailing ed... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7258178 | Auger planter An auger planter for forming small holes in the earth for the planting of flower bulbs, plant seedlings and plants, and for the insertion of termite monitors and baits. The auger includes a central shaft and a single helical flighting having its leading edge configu... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7234535 | Apparatus for turf aerification A novel drill for the aerification of turf grasses is disclosed. The drill comprises a chuck and a fluted turf drill bit held by the chuck. The chuck includes a locking mechanism which permits the chuck to rotate freely about its longitudinal axis when loaded in com... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7140112 | Head cover trimming system A head cover trimming system for trimming around a ground level head cover includes a head cap and a grass trimmer assembly. The head cap is provided on the head cover and includes a centering member. The grass trimmer assembly includes a head member having a periph... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128165 | Excavation system and method A system and method of cutting a core out of a finished surface for keyhole excavation provides a truck with a turret to which a support arm supporting the cutter assembly is mounted, and a stabilizing member remote from the turret, which allows the turret to be rot... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121356 | Tools and methods for retrieving buried coins and other treasure A “sod saver” tool for digging to acquire an object buried in the ground, and a non-metallic scraping tool utilized when carefully examining the soil. The sod saver tool includes a main cylindrical body rotated about its longitudinal axis for digging a substanti... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117954 | Weed puller 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 ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7086959 | Golf putter The present invention provides a golf club putter and more specifically a putter head configuration which incorporates a golf ball receiving/retreieving and retaining aperture, which will permit a golfer to accomplish virtually effortless ball retrieval from a hole,... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7059421 | Weed extracting device A weed extraction tool is disclosed, comprising an elongated handle, a prong assembly, and a step assembly. The prong assembly includes a rod having a plurality of prongs attached at a lower end thereof and a pivot pin holder near its center. The step assembly compr... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036606 | Quick-detach vehicle-mounted auger driver The present invention provides a device useful for boring holes into the earth, and is especially useful for drilling holes in which fence posts are to be placed. A device according to the invention is completely self-powered, having its own on-board engine which su... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6955227 | Auger for mixing and burrowing An auger to assist in ground-burrowing or mixing paint or concrete, is used by attaching it to an electric or cordless power source. The major advantages over previous augers are: a hex head design prevents slipping in the drill chuck, an offset boring tip provides ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951253 | Animal bedding groomer A grooming apparatus, for sloping, aerating and fluffing bedding material in livestock free stalls, is attached to a vehicle such as a skid steer. The grooming apparatus includes a rotary arm, having grooming members, and connected to the vehicle by a boom. The rota... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6951254 | Soil manipulating tool A soil manipulating tool is disclosed which has a handle (12) and a soil penetrating portion (14). The soil penetrating portion (14) is formed from a helical or spiral rod or wire (13) which defines a cavity (18). The rod or wire (... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6947819 | Swivel joint for a work machine A joint for a work machine having a body and a base is provided. A first member is connected to one of the body and the base and a second member is connected to the other of the body and the base. The second member is engaged with the first member to allow the body ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6904977 | Portable handheld work apparatus A portable handheld work apparatus, such as a motorized cultivator (1) or the like, includes a frame (2) which extends essentially in the longitudinal direction (21) of the work apparatus. A drive motor (3) is fixed at one end (22)... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6739401 | Hole cutting device A hole cutting device for forming and relocating holes in the ground includes a hollow cylindrical cutting head with a lower cutting edge surrounding an open bottom, a tubular shaft extending upwardly from the cylindrical head and a handle portion on an upper end of... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6736217 | Weed, weed root and root vine removing, cultivating tool 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... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6722444 | Rotary hand-held tilling and weed removing device A rotary hand-held tilling and weed removing device comprises a shaft; a “T” shaped handle and two lock collars and is attachable to the chuck of a power drill. The shaft is provided with rotary arms which allow tilling and weed removal in very confined areas an... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6612377 | Scraper tool An excavation cleaning tool or dredge is provided which rotates and scrapes together and captures the loose soil, sand and gravel debris at the bottom of the hole to provide a clean, flat-bottomed hole which is free of compressible excavation waste materi... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6578272 | Edge cutting apparatus An edge cutting apparatus provides a means for edging around pop-up and stationary sprinkler devices and provides a safe and secure means of transporting the components of the apparatus. An edge cutting apparatus can include a cutter handle with a compres... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6536535 | Garden tool A garden tool for rejuvenating the soil of a garden includes a tool head and a handle pivotably mounted onto the tool head. The tool head includes a central hub and a plurality of tines which are integrally formed onto the outer periphery of the hub. Each... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6485234 | Apparatus and method for making cylindrical columns A tool for use with a rotatable drill shaft and a source of pressurized fluidized solidifying agent. The tool member has upper and lower extremities. A coupler is coupled to the upper extremity of the tool member and is adapted to be secured to the drill ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6412568 | Sprinkler head edging device The sprinkler head edging device has a cutting assembly attached to a handle or other device such as a powered rotational device. The cutting assembly has cutting blades attached which are oriented to cut and remove grass, weeds, dirt and other materials ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6340061 | Lawn and garden tool A hand-held portable lawn and garden tool having implements. A housing encloses a motor and at least two sets of gears arranged in cascade to provide low speed and high torque to the implements. Each set of gears is a sun gear with a plurality of planetar... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6311782 | Apparatus for trimming and edging grass around a lawn sprinkler head An edging and trimming apparatus for a lawn sprinkler head includes an elongate rotary shaft carrying an annular rotary blade at a lower end thereof. The opposite upper end of the shaft is releasably interconnected to a rotary auger motor. The motor drive... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6293350 | Trimmer/cutter attachment for landscaping trimmers An attachment to replace existing landscaping trimmer heads and for mounting on new trimmers. The attachment includes specific structure for trimming grasses and weeds as well as structure for the removal of weeds unwanted grasses and unwanted shallow roo... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6196334 | Excavating tool A tool for excavating material from the bottom of a hole formed in the earth has a rotatable crankshaft adjacent one end of which is a hollow housing open at one end and coupled to the crankshaft for rotation therewith about a vertical axis and for rockin... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6189627 | Lawn and garden tool A hand-held portable lawn and garden tool having implements. A housing encloses a motor and at least two sets of gears arranged in cascade to provide low speed and high torque to the implements. Each set of gears is a sun gear with a plurality of planetar... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6125951 | Hole drilling apparatus for tree farms A hole drilling apparatus facilitates the task of drilling holes in the ground at predetermined locations for the planting of replacement Christmas tree seedlings. The hole drilling apparatus includes a bifurcated frame having a base frame portion and a w... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6119787 | Auger planting tool An auger planting tool for boring holes in yards and the like, wherein plants and the like may be conveniently implanted into the soil, is attached to a rotating drive device such as a drill or a Weed-Eater type cutting and drill. By triggering the rotati... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6102130 | Soil preparation for planting tool and method A soil preparation-for-planting tool which has a drive motor with a rotatable portion including a central shaft with a distal cutting end, with the central shaft further having secured therewith an outwardly extending support to which is affixed one blade... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6064918 | Anti-interference device for construction machine Detecting section detects joint angles and the relative angle of rotation from a plurality of rotatable operating tools mounted on a single mobile platform of a construction machine. Interference distance calculator, having recorded predetermined point po... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6050344 | Rotary garden tool A rotary garden tool has cutting blades for generally horizontal cutting generally disposed in a closed loop configuration sharpened on both sides to cut while rotating in either a clockwise of counterclockwise direction. Flexible tines are designed to be... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6032442 | Landscaping trimmer attachment An attachment for a landscaping trimmer for use in precise trimming and edging of landscaped areas. The attachment has bores through an elongated body member which are adjacent to the free end of the body member and perpendicular to its axis. Pre-cut piec... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5988292 | Ground tilling device A rotatable tilling device for tilling ground material, the device consisting of a rotatable shaft having an upper end, a lower end, and having an axis of rotation extending from its upper end to its lower end; a plurality of ground tilling tines, each gr... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5967693 | Adapters for auger drive shaft A drive shaft permits driving two different driven shafts, such as those used on powered earth augers, from a single power source, whether the driven shaft has a circular cross section drive coupling, or a hexagonal cross section drive coupling. In one fo... | 10/19/1999 |
