Methods, systems and apparatus to extract one or more weeds
OwnerRobert J. Russinventor
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus have been disclosed for extracting one or more weeds from the soil. An embodiment includes a shaft including a first end and a second end, the first end of the shaft configured to be attached to a rotatable chuck. The apparatus also includes a cutter including a first face and a second face, the first face of the cutter attached to the second end of the shaft, the first face and the second face forming a regular shape including a plurality of vertices. Additionally, the apparatus includes a stabilizer including a base, the base of the stabilizer attached to the second face of the cutter, the stabilizer having a triangular cross-section.
Claims20
An apparatus to extract one or more weeds from the soil comprising:
- a shaft including a first end and a second end, the first end of the shaft configured to be attached to a rotatable chuck;
- a cutter including a first face and an opposed second face, the first face attached to the second end of the shaft, the first face and the second face forming a flat regular shape including a plurality of vertices extending in a plane perpendicular to the shaft and configured to cut at an angle during operation;
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- a stabilizer including a base, the base of the stabilizer attached to the second face of the cutter, the stabilizer having a triangular cross-section.
A method for extracting one or more weeds from the soil, the method comprising:
- controlling a housing supporting a power source, the power source attached to a shaft via a rotatable chuck, the shaft including a first end attached to the rotatable chuck and a second end;
- placing a cutter into soil at an angle, the cutter including a first face and a second face, the first face of the cutter attached to the second end of the shaft, the first face and the second face forming a regular shape including a plurality of vertices;
- rotating the cutter into the soil until the cutter is at a first position in the soil including one of below a depth of a plant or approximately equal to the depth of the plant;
- deterring, using a stabilizer, the cutter from moving laterally within the soil, the stabilizer including a base, the base of the stabilizer attached to the second face of the cutter, the stabilizer having a triangular cross-section;
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- rotating the cutter one of under a root of the plant and removing the cutter from the soil with the plant or adjacent to the plant to pulverize the plant.
A system to extract one or more weeds, the system comprising:
- a power source attached to a battery;
- a rotatable chuck attached to the power source;
- a housing supporting the power source and the rotatable chuck;
- a shaft including a first end and a second end, the first end of the shaft attached to the rotatable chuck;
- a cutter including a first face and a second face, the first face of the cutter attached to the second end of the shaft, the first face and the second face forming a flat regular shape including a plurality of vertices extending in a plane perpendicular to the shaft and configured to cut at an angle during operation;
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- a stabilizer including a base, the base of the stabilizer attached to the second face of the cutter the stabilizer having a triangular cross-section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.