Wormer device
OwnerKeith Moserinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel wormer device. The device utilizes vibration, whether mechanical or sound produced, to drive worms to the surface of the soil for collection. The wormer device comprises a base component with a handle portion and a telescoping metal probe. The base component includes an on/off button in communication with the metal probe, as well as a battery and a vibrating motor or embedded speaker that would generate vibrations down the metal probe into the ground. The vibrations produced by the device will trigger a response by the worms to attract them to the surface of the soil for collection.
Claims1
A method of driving earthworms to a soil surface for collection, the method comprising the following steps:
- providing a wormer device comprising a base component with a handle portion and a telescoping metal probe securable to the base component via a pin connection, wherein the base component comprises a vibrating motor powered by a battery and is configured to generate a plurality of vibrations along the metal probe, and wherein the handle portion comprises a plurality of indentations that conform to a shape of a user's fingers and a clamp configured to attach a flashlight to the handle portion so that the wormer device may be used during periods of low light or at night;
- extending the metal probe to its full length and locking the metal probe in place via a slip lock;
- turning the wormer device on, such that the wormer device generates vibrations along the metal probe;
- inserting the metal probe into the ground;
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- collecting earthworms which are driven to the soil surface because of the plurality of vibrations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.