Sod-cutting tool
OwnerRobert L. Finneyinventor
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Abstract
Devices for cutting sod around sprinkler heads. The device may include a handle coupled to a shaft. The shaft may be coupled to a cylindrical cutting assembly that includes one or more blades that are inserted into sod that has grown over a sprinkler head. The cutting assembly is rotated to cut the sod. Alternatively, a cylindrical cutting assembly may be coupled to a drive motor that mechanically lowers the cylindrical cutting assembly into the sod and rotates the cylindrical cutting assembly to cut the sod growing over the sprinkler head.
Claims17
A device for manually cutting sod around a sprinkler head, the device comprising:
- a shaft having a first end and second end;
- a handle coupled to the first end of the shaft;
- and
- a cutting assembly coupled to the second end of the shaft through a linkage assembly, wherein the cutting assembly comprises a cylinder and a blade configured to cut sod and wherein the linkage assembly regulates a maximum depth of cutting into the sod.
A device for manually cutting sod around a sprinkler head, the device comprising:
- a shaft having a first end and a second end;
- a handle coupled to the first end of the shaft;
- and
- a cylindrical blade coupled to the second end of the shaft to cut sod wherein the cylindrical blade includes a serrated bottom edge.
A device for manually cutting sod around a sprinkler head, the device comprising:
- a shaft having a first end and a second end;
- a crank handle coupled to the first end of the shaft, wherein the crank handle comprises a rotatable knob and a U-shaped portion;
- and
- a cutting assembly coupled to the second end of the shaft to cut sod.
A device for mechanically cutting sod around a sprinkler head, the device comprising:
- a shaft having a first end and a second end;
- the first end of the shaft coupled to a drive motor, wherein the drive motor is attached to a mobile transport unit;
- a cylindrical blade coupled to the second end of the shaft;
- and
- an apparatus for lowering the cylindrical blade into the sod and rotating the cylindrical blade for cutting.
A method for manually cutting sod around a sprinkler head, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a sod-cutting tool comprising:
- a shaft having a first end and a second end,
- a handle coupled to the first end of the shaft, and
- a cylindrical blade coupled to the second end of the shaft;
- positioning the sod-cutting tool over the sprinkler head;
- inserting the cylindrical blade into the sod;
- and
- twisting the handle to cut the sod.
A method for mechanically cutting sod around a sprinkler head, the method comprising the steps of:
- attaching a sod-cutting tool to a mobile transport unit, the sod-cutting tool comprising:
- a shaft having a first end and a second end,
- the first end of the shaft coupled to a drive motor, wherein the drive motor is coupled to a mobile transport unit, and
- a cylindrical blade coupled to the second end of the shaft to cut sod;
- positioning the sod-cutting tool over the sprinkler head;
- inserting the cylindrical blade into the sod;
- and
- rotating the cylindrical blade with the drive motor to cut the sod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.