Soil boring device and a kit including the same

A soil boring kit, comprising:

• a soil boring device for forming a hole in the ground, the soil boring device including:
• an elongate tubular body portion having a first end and a second end disposed opposite to the first end, the elongate tubular body portion defining a fluid passageway disposed therein, the elongate tubular body portion further defining a water outlet fluidly coupled to the fluid passageway for discharging water from the soil boring device;
• at least one fin member protruding from an outer surface of the elongate tubular body portion, the at least one fin member configured to loosen soil when the soil boring device is rotated about a centrally disposed longitudinal axis of the elongate tubular body portion by a user;
• at least one handle portion extending outwardly from the elongate tubular body portion, the at least one handle portion configured to be grasped by the user while the user is rotating the soil boring device about the centrally disposed longitudinal axis;
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• a water connection subassembly coupled to the elongate tubular body portion, the water connection subassembly defining a water inlet for supplying water to the fluid passageway of the elongate tubular body portion;
• wherein the soil boring device is configured to discharge water from the water outlet of the elongate tubular body portion so as to moisten soil adjacent to the soil boring device, thereby facilitating the forming of the hole in the ground by allowing the soil to be more easily loosened by the at least one fin member;
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• a vacuum collar configured to collect and extract water and loosened soil from a top of the hole in the ground, the vacuum collar including:
• a hollow body portion, the hollow body portion defining an internal cavity configured to receive the water and loosened soil at the top of the hole, the hollow body portion defining an aperture in an end wall thereof, the aperture configured to receive a portion of the elongate tubular body portion of the soil boring device passing therethrough;
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• a vacuum hose connection member extending outwardly from the hollow body portion, the vacuum hose connection member configured to fluidly couple the vacuum collar to a vacuum source so as to enable the water and loosened soil in the internal cavity of the hollow body portion to be extracted from the vacuum collar.

A soil boring device for forming a hole in the ground, comprising:

• an elongate tubular body portion having a first end and a second end disposed opposite to the first end, the elongate tubular body portion defining a fluid passageway disposed therein, the elongate tubular body portion further defining a water outlet fluidly coupled to the fluid passageway for discharging water from the soil boring device, the elongate tubular body portion further comprising a peripheral sidewall defining the fluid passageway;
• at least one fin member protruding radially outward from an outer surface of the peripheral sidewall of the elongate tubular body portion, the at least one fin member configured to loosen soil when the soil boring device is rotated about a centrally disposed longitudinal axis of the elongate tubular body portion by a user, the at least one fin member extending linearly from the outer surface of the peripheral sidewall of the elongate tubular body portion to a distal edge;
• at least one handle portion extending outwardly from the elongate tubular body portion, the at least one handle portion configured to be grasped by the user while the user is rotating the soil boring device about the centrally disposed longitudinal axis;
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• a water connection subassembly coupled to the elongate tubular body portion, the water connection subassembly defining a water inlet for supplying water to the fluid passageway of the elongate tubular body portion;
• wherein the soil boring device is configured to discharge water from the water outlet of the elongate tubular body portion so as to moisten soil adjacent to the soil boring device, thereby facilitating the forming of the hole in the ground by allowing the soil to be more easily loosened by the at least one fin member.