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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7210539 | Hole trimmer A hole trimmer (10) for removing peripheral material projecting inside a hole (1), including a severing mechanism (11) with first (14) and second (15) opposing cutting surfaces, configured such that the first cutting surface (14... | 05/01/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6076614 | Soil tilling implement with novel tine and footrest structure A dirt-loosening tool comprising of an elongated handle having a head at one end that has multiple prongs in separate planes that can be easily pushed into soil. A footrest deposed between the separate planes doubles as a leveraged fulcrum. This allows fo... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5813471 | Lawn aerator with an array of aeration posts A ground aerator is provided including a thin square base plate with a top surface, a bottom surface and a periphery formed therebetween. An array of posts are coupled to the bottom surface of the base plate and extend downwardly therefrom to define a plu... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5433278 | Earth clod chopper A clod chopper structure arranged to effect the cutting and cubing of earth clods into manageable agricultural components is provided. The chopper includes a rectilinear frame, including intersecting rows of first and second blade members whose edges exte... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5003760 | Garden tool A combination cultivator, rake and hoe having cultivator tines of uneven length parallel to one another and inclined with respect to the handle. A hoe blade, preferably with a sharpened forward edge is connected on one or both ends of the row of cultivato... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4905768 | Manual agricultural implement A manual agricultural implement, having a shaft with an axis and two ends, a handle arranged at one of the ends of the shaft and a tool arranged at the other end of the shaft having a plurality of tines arranged at radial distances from the shaft, the tin... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4846286 | Ball mark fixer apparatus with pivotal turf gripping element The present invention is directed to an apparatus for fixing ball marks. The apparatus includes a pair of turf gripping elements for moving patches of turf and soil for fixing or filling in ball mark indentations on a golf green. The apparatus is preferab... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4791995 | Manual tiller, mulcher, weeder tool A manual tiller, mulcher and weeder tool has an elongated upright handle having its lower end connected to a horizontal top plate which has a series of diamond-headed tines extended downwardly in parallel spaced apart relation from the underside of the to... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4115984 | Arrangement for interconnecting a side delivery rake and a baler A support member is pivotally connected to a baler and projects laterally thereof. A side delivery rake is secured to the projecting end of the support member.... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4054178 | Garden tool with adjustable length tines A gardening tool that includes a handle portion having a plurality of tines depending therefrom and a second plurality of tines of shorter length, which are adjustable in alternating arrangement with the longer tines. Each tine of the second plurality of ... | 10/18/1977 |
| 3999244 | Shag rug rake A rake for raising and combing the pile of a rug, carpet or the like having a head and an elongated handle attached thereto. The head has a plurality of prongs arranged along an edge opposite said handle in at least two spaced, parallel rows with the indi... | 12/28/1976 |