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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056646 | Planting tool A device for making holes in the ground for easy insertion and planting of garden plants which are rooted in small containers. The tool has a least one frustro-conical or frustro-pyramidal shaped projection forming a cone extending down projecting downward from a ba... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7673698 | Perfect planting tool A gardening hand tool for digging holes is provided. The tool further comprises a pair of shovel blades aligned parallel to each other and are pivotally attached to the bottom of a shaft member. A handle is attached to the upper end of a shaft member and is pivotall... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7361572 | STI liner modification method A new and improved liner modification method for a liner oxide layer in an STI trench is disclosed. According to the method, an STI trench is etched in a substrate and a liner oxide layer is formed on the trench surfaces by oxidation techniques. The method further i... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351158 | Golf club with divot repair tool A divot repair tool comprises a cylindrical housing having at least one helical groove located on the inside wall of an axial bore of the housing. The blade is stored within the axial bore of the housing by mechanical cooperation with the grooves such that the blade... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7238125 | Green restoring device having a golf ball marker A green restoring device in the form of a tool by means of which damages, in particular impressions in a golf green, caused by the impact of a golf ball, can be repaired, and comprising a carrier (1) in which a green restoring tool (2) is arranged to b... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7213658 | Ergonomic hand tool An ergonomic hand tool for enhancing the leverage available to a user includes a frame having a distal portion and a proximal portion, and a working element operably coupled to a distal end of the distal portion. The frame further includes a handle that is pivotally... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7194773 | Toilet tool A tool is constructed and adapted for dislodging debris obstructions in a toilet bowl and similar other drains. An elongate longitudinal shaft extends from a handle end to a curved blade end. The curved blade end is broadened, expanded and flattened from the shaft, ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189166 | Golfing accessory A golfing accessory for supporting a golf club away from a ground surface. The golf club has a shaft. The accessory includes a substantially elongated body defining a body first end and a substantially longitudinally opposed body second end. The body is provided wit... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7150238 | Bulber with dirt release mechanism A handheld bulber for use in planting and gardening is disclosed. The bulber has a rigid steel inverted conical frustum body of at least two opposing and slightly overlapping sidewall members pivotably joined together and a handle attached opposite a serrated cuttin... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140983 | Divot tool for golfer An improved divot tool for golfers, which tool includes textured or contoured tines for more effectively mechanically engaging soil beneath a divot to thereby more effectively manipulate and de-compact the soil in remediation of a divot. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131677 | Weeder A weeder includes a longitudinal shaft having a predetermined length and a longitudinal bore, a chuck mechanism provided at a lower end portion of the longitudinal shaft for pinching and pulling out weeds in the ground, the chuck mechanism including first and second... | 11/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7108076 | Weed pulling system A weed pulling system has a pair of similarly configured rods in a cylindrical configuration, a pair of similarly configured gripping heads on the ends of the rods movable toward and away from each other; and a pair of similarly configured replaceable pads having an... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7083001 | Multipurpose, hand held, weed extracting, garden tool A handle is attached to a multipurpose gardening implement that has six narrow, parallel (in full length) tines, separated by no less than 6 mm nor more than 7 mm, on one side of the implement head and two narrow, parallel (in full length) tines, separated by no les... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063168 | Device for removing plants or the like from ground The invention relates to a device for removing plants or the like from the ground. The device comprises an elongated shaft, a ground support pivoted to a first end of the shaft transversely in relation to the longitudinal axis thereof and at least two blades includi... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059420 | Structure for fastening detachably blade with handle of gardening implements A gardening implement comprises a structure for fastening detachably a blade with a handle. The blade is provided at a fastening end with a deviation groove. The handle is provided at a fastening end with a fixation seat and a slide block slidably disposed in the fi... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7021395 | Weeder tool attachment An attachment device detachably connects a gardening or cultivating tool to the blade of a garden hoe. This attachment device enables a tool such as weed cutters, rakes, pronged tools, and scythes to be detachably mounted to a hoe. The attachment device includes a s... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7008330 | Rope swing handle bar apparatus and system A rope swing handle bar apparatus and system. The apparatus is centered on a cylindrical body through which a rope fits. The rope can generally be tied to a fixed object such as a tree branch. The handle bar typically includes handles having grips. The handles gener... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997824 | Golf ball mark repair tool A pocket-sized hinged mechanical golf ball mark repair device for the proper repair of ball marks on a golf putting green. The hinging action squeezes the damaged sod together in one or two easy motions without destroying the roots; repairs the ball mark; thus exped... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976597 | Width-adjustable carrier frame usable in household appliances, particularly in cooking and baking ovens A width-adjustable carrier frame for receiving and supporting a grilling rack, a tray, a dish, a cooking or baking sheet, or the like of an oven. The carrier frame consist of at least two cross members with tube-type front-side end areas and two approximately U-shap... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6968599 | Pliable handle A pliable handle for a hand-held device is provided. The handle includes a core member, an outer sheath disposed about the core member, and gel disposed between the core member and the outer sheath. The outer sheath is deformable, such that when a hand grips the pli... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6959768 | Weed plucker A weed puller includes a handle, a pair of tines extending from the bottom of the handle, and a step extending back from the handle. The tines are pushed into the ground near a weed by pressing down (by foot) on the step. The handle is then pulled back. This causes ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955228 | Tool with rotatable handle grip A tool having a rotatable handle grip includes an elongated handle having a first end and second end, wherein a handle grip is rotatably coupled with the first end, and a working end is coupled with the second end. The working end may include a plurality of spaced t... | 10/18/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6951255 | Weed extraction tool A rotatable shaft has a claw structure near its lower end. The claw structure includes a first blade that is fixed relative to the shaft and a second blade that is movable relative to the first blade. The first, fixed blade is provided by the pointed lower end of th... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945334 | Honeysuckle bush remover An implement for removing honeysuckle bushes and the like wherein the implement is inserted below the soil surface and the root ball of the bush is leveraged up and out of the soil. The implement may be manually used to break the roots of the bush before ultimate re... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6854524 | Tools and methods to trim excess vegetation from growing plants Tools for trimming excess vegetation from growing plants include inner and outer coaxially positioned, relatively rotatable cutter blade assemblies which establish an interior volume for receiving a plant to be trimmed. Excess vegetation from the plant which extends... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6843324 | Gardening implement A manual gardening implement having two tools, for example ground-working tools having tines for breaking up soil. At least one of the tools has two positions, a working position in which it is located at the working end of a shaft of the implement, and a non-workin... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6796383 | Tool with rotatable handle grip The tool includes an elongated handle having a first end and second end, wherein a handle grip is rotatably coupled with the first end, and a working end is coupled with the second end. The working end may include a plurality of spaced tines with the prongs having p... | 09/28/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6631770 | Landscaping mulch turner and treatment applicator and method of using the same A turner for quickly, easily, and aesthetically turning over and aerating and thickening a settled or compacted layer of an aggregate landscaping mulch material, and a method for doing so. The present turner includes an elongate cylindrical barrel having ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6615928 | Powered garden tool A powered garden tool is provided comprising a handle member having a power unit disposed therein and a digging attachment having a first end rotatably and detachably securable to the handle member and a second end having at least two cutting blade member... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6595298 | Multi-purpose weeder with auger A multi-purpose weeder attachable to a hand-held rotary power implement is designed to weed, aerate and till soil. A vertical shaft is removably attached to the implement to permit erect operation of the weeder. A pair of substantially spiral-shaped blade... | 07/22/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6517445 | Combination golf club and weeding device A combination golf club and weeding device is disclosed. A cutter is attached to the lower portion of the club head and oriented so that weeds can be cut by swinging the club in the same fashion as is used in striking a golf ball. The shape of the cutter ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6502646 | Golf green repair apparatus and method A method and apparatus to repair dents formed by a golf ball impacting the surface of a golf green. A restoring tool is mounted to the top of the handle of a putter, and this tool comprises a base member and a ground penetrating portion which is formed as... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6470972 | Gardening tool 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.... | 10/29/2002 |
