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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7284779 | Electric tweezers Electric tweezers (1) include a case (60) for accommodating a motor (52), a finger (13) for releasing and holding an object, one end portion of which is connected and fixed to the case (60), and the other end portion (13g... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281740 | Debris collection and vegetation removal apparatus The present invention may be used for debris collection and vegetation removal. An interior shaft may be slidably disposed in an exterior tubular shaft. The interior shaft may protrude out of a lower end of the exterior tubular shaft and a prong assembly may have a ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7185720 | Hole digger A hole digger for digging a hole in ground. The hole digger includes a handle end for manually turning the hole digger. The hole digger includes a support section extending from the handle end. The hole digger includes a digging end extending from the support sectio... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7056235 | Alternative golf club and method of using the same An improved golf training system and method of using the system is provided. The golf training system may also be used as a new game. The system includes a golf club having an enlarged hitting surface and shorter shaft, and a tee that comes in variable extended leng... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7021688 | Test core clamp A test core clamp comprising a first longitudinally split tube comprising a split portion having opposing ends and attached to a base, and a tightening device for moving the opposing ends towards each other. The tightening device comprises two brackets one affixed t... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6959852 | Surgical stapling instrument with multistroke firing incorporating an anti-backup mechanism A surgical stapling and severing instrument particularly suited to endoscopic procedures incorporates a handle that produces separate closing and firing motions to actuate an end effector. In particular, the handle produces multiple firing strokes in order to reduce... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6922920 | Snow removal device A snow removal apparatus in the form of a shovel in which a leveraged arrangement is used to lift snow gathered on the shovel blade by lateral movement of such blade while supported by a handle adjustably secured upon the blade and the shovel handle is rested upon a... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6904715 | Growth containers A panel (10) for use as a side wall of a plant growth container is disclosed. In one embodiment the panel (10) comprises an elongate cuspated sheet (11) having apertures formed in at least some of the outwardly projecting cusps to facilitate air... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6733057 | Apparatus for breaking off cores An Apparatus and method for breaking off cores from a material to be tested includes a tube split by opposing slots, a tightening device for moving confronting ends of a split tube towards each other so that the split tube grasps the core to be broken, and a handle ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6662879 | Semi-automatic garden planter A combined bulb and vegetable planter which is spring loaded to allow the user to readily remove a plug of soil from the ground, either for the purpose of planting vegetables and disposing of the plug of soil or planting a bulb and returning the plug of s... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6123374 | Mini hole digger A new and improved mini hole digger with a handle having a hook secured to a lower surface thereof and two shafts, each of which is secured to the lower surface of the handle inward of an end portion thereof. A foot lever has two apertures formed therethr... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5826668 | Square cut turf plugging tool with adjustable cut depth A device and method for cutting, removing and inserting adjustable depth plugs of square straight edged turf. Square straight edged turf is readily positionable and makes a clean patch where a straight edge must be maintained. The device has a square fram... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5662179 | Hole-making device A device for making holes in the ground, such as for a golf course, has a tubular cutter having an open first end for insertion into the ground, and an opposite second end from which a guide extends. A percussion weight is guided for movement along the gu... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5615744 | Garden hand tool A garden hand tool having a tubular outer member terminating at its bottom end in an elliptically shaped peripheral edge with such end being open, a plunger reciprocally mounted in the tubular member and a spring that resiliently biases the plunger upward... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5492181 | Apparatus for cutting square grass plugs The sod cutting device described herein comprises a hollow sod-receiving four-sided receptacle open at the bottom and at least partially closed at the top. The receptacle has a square cross-section parallel to the bottom of the receptacle and the walls of... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5469923 | Device for extracting a plant from the ground The present invention relates to a device for extracting a plant, such as a weed, from the ground. The device has at least two opposed prongs, each prong tapering operatively downwardly. The tapered prongs are shaped and configured with respect to one ano... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5431466 | Apparatus for pulling cores An apparatus and method for removing cores from a material to be tested includes a first split shell having a first split portion, a tightening device for moving confronting ends of the first shell towards each other so that the shell grips the core to be... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5409281 | Weed puller with plug ejecting mechanism A weed pulling apparatus has a tubular member and a handle. The end of the tubular member distally from the handle is inserted into the ground around a weed for forming a weed plug. A plunger rod is longitudinally disposed inside the tubular member and it... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5338078 | Lawn and garden tool for the removal of ground plugs A lawn and garden tool for removal of plugs of earth from the ground. The tool has a plurality of blades rigidly affixed at the lower end of an elongate shaft, an earth-receiving channel being defined between inner surfaces of the blades. The inner surfac... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5328221 | Core puller for pulling test cores An apparatus and method for removing cores from a material to be tested includes a first split shell having a first split portion, a tightening device for moving confronting ends of the first shell towards each other so that the shell grips the core to be... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5322130 | Golf ball mark repair tool A ball repair tool has a plurality of fingers which extend first vertically into the surface of the green. After extending into the green vertically a specified distance, the plurality of fingers are forced conically inward to force both dirt and grass in... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5156101 | Tree transplanter A portable tree and shrub transplanter which is easy to use by a landscaper and which reduces the shock a plant experiences during the transplantation process. The transplanter includes a rigid elongated handle extending to a blade to form a spade, wherei... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5088562 | Hand aerator A hand operated aerator for cutting a plurality of holes in turf and soil to facilitate incoporation of air, water, and plant nutrients into the soil and has an upright member attached to a pan. A plurality of tubes attached to the pan are pushed into the... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4986588 | Weed puller with plug ejecting means A weed puller is disclosed having a tubular main body member in one end of which is mounted a piston that is spring-biased toward a released position adjacent the body one end. At its other end, the main body member is provided with a handle arrangement f... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4974682 | Hammer driven soil coring device A hammer driven soil coring device for use on golf course greens having a cylindrical cutting tube that has a lower cutting edge and longitudinally extending guide slots which serve as a guide for an ejector plate. Affixed to the cylindrical cutting tube ... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4966238 | Hexagon turf plugger A tool for cutting hexagon turf plugs has a base secured to upright legs and a hexagon-shaped cutter. A handle is attached to the legs to facilitate moving the cutter into turf to cut a turf plug. Wedge members secured to the inside of the cutter retain a... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4951584 | Transplanter A transplanter with a rigid frame has a stationary handle fixed to the upper portion of the frame and an open ended earth corer rigidly fixed to the lower portion of the frame. The corer is an open ended casing of circular horizontal cross-section in whic... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4924944 | Side-ejecting, double coring tine A side-ejecting double coring tine includes a pair of vertically depending tine members, each having an upper end portion with a generally rectangular cross-section, a central body portion and a lower end portion having a generally circular cross-section,... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4884638 | Soil coring device with a core ejector mechanism A soil coring device with a core ejector mechanism that has a cylindrical cutting tube with two (2) 180 degree opposed tee slots that serve as a guide for an ejection plate, affixed to a cylindrical cutting tube is a tube with a vertically oriented slot a... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4881602 | Turf aerating tine A coring tine for use in a turf aerator and the like has an elongated generally tubular body having a core discharge end and a turf penetrating end. The turf penetrating end has a core gripping configuration which, in various embodiments, may take the for... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4848074 | Leaf bundling rake A rake-like device is provided for grasping and lifting a pile of fallen leaves. The device is comprised of a hollow handle having a rake head attached to its lowermost extremity. The rake head is provided with a circular array of a multitude of flexible ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4822088 | Weed puller A weed puller of telescopic tubes, the outer tube having one end engageable with a ground surface for surrounding a weed, the inner tube being held retracted and an ejector resiliently held retracted and releasable to eject the weed.... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4819735 | Hand-operated lawn aerator A hand-operated lawn aerator which can be used to extract plugs of thatch and soil from a lawn. The device includes a long hollow tubular member having a cutting head at one end. The hollow tubular cutting head is driven into the ground with an operator's... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4788894 | Hand tool for removing sprinkler heads from underground watering systems A hand held tool for rotating and twisting as it is forced into the turf and ground over and around a part of a watering system such as a sprinkler head, and employing a ridge at least partially around its inside periphery which traps and compresses the g... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4723607 | Turf aerating apparatus and aeration tine therefor A turf or soil aerating apparatus includes in one embodiment a carrier drum having a plurality of turf aerating tines pivotally supported thereon such that movement of the drum along a turf surface establishes a pattern of aerification holes in the turf. ... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4715634 | Weed extracting tool A weed extracting tool includes an elongated shaft having a handle at its upper end and a cutting head at its lower end. The cutting head includes a tubular housing and a semi-circular blade depending from the housing. An ejector device is reciprocable wi... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4676538 | Fertilizer implanting tool A tool for implanting fertilizer spikes in the ground with a rod slidably disposed in an open ended hollow tube which is adapted to be inserted into the ground to a predetermined depth. The fertilizer spike engages the end of the slidable rod, the hollow ... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4659127 | Hole cleaning device A rotatable hand tool for cleaning soil, stones, grass cuttings and like accumulated debris from a blind hole such as a memorial vase hole. The device comprises a cylindrical head portion having a transverse plate member fitted therein in spaced relation ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4653791 | Clam digger An apparatus for digging clams, bait or other items includes an elongated cylindrical barrel with a piston reciprocably mounted on one end of an elongated plunger rod extending into the barrel and having a handle on the outer end thereof. A handle extends... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4653790 | Coin getting apparatus A treasure digging tool is disclosed with an open elongated circular tube formed at one end thereof to which is secured a spring-biased mechanism that works in conjunction with the circular tube when digging for treasure. The depth to which the treasure d... | 03/31/1987 |
