# US 11,297,827 B2 · Device for reducing ground mole tunneling

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- Number: US 11,297,827 B2
- Document ID: US11297827B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/749,212
- Filed: 2020-01-22
- Published: 2021-07-22
- Granted: 2022-04-12
- Earliest claimed: 2020-01-22
- Applicants: Rollin Yeakle
- Inventors: Rollin Yeakle
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11297827B2

## CPC

- A01M 99/00: Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- A01M 17/00: Apparatus for the destruction of vermin in soil or in foodstuffs {(injecting fertilisers into the roots of trees A01G29/00)}
- A01M: CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS (appliances for catching swarms or drone-catching A01K57/00; fishing A01K69/00 - {A01K99/00}; biocides, pest repellants or attractants A01N); APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS

## Abstract

A device for reducing ground mole tunneling.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A device for reducing ground mole tunneling, said device consisting of:
a wheel with a center hub, said hub containing an axle;
a handle, said handle containing a double shaft at a near end, said handle being secured on both ends of said axle;
said wheel having an outer rim, said wheel containing a single line of spiked protrusions through said outer rim;
said spiked protrusions having an equal distance between them ranging from ½ inch to 2 inches;
said spiked protrusions having a length of from ¾ inch to 2 inches measured from the outer circumference of said wheel.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the handle has a length in the range of from 1 foot to 3.5 feet.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the wheel is manufactured from plastic.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A device as claimed in claim 3 wherein the plastic is polyethylene.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

A device as claimed in claim 3 wherein the plastic is polypropylene.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

A device as claimed in claim 3 wherein the plastic is crosslinked polyethylene.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the wheel is manufactured from metal.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

A device as claimed in claim 7 wherein the metal is aluminum.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

A device as claimed in claim 7 wherein the metal is iron.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

A device as claimed in claim 7 wherein the metal is steel.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the wheel is manufactured from wood.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the diameter of the wheel ranges from 3 inches to 24 inches.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the handle is manufactured from metal.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

A device as claimed in claim 13 wherein the metal is aluminum.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

A device as claimed in claim 13 wherein the metal iron.

### Claim 16 (depends on 13)

A device as claimed in claim 13 wherein the metal is steel.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the handle is manufactured from wood.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the handle is manufactured from a combination of wood parts and metal parts.

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the handle is manufactured from plastic.

### Claim 20 (depends on 1)

A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the spiked protrusions are manufactured from a group selected from:
i. metal,
ii. wood,
iii. plastic
iv. a combination of metal components and wood components,
v. a combination of metal components and plastic components, and,
vi. a combination of plastic components and wood components.