Hole boring apparatus
OwnerJohn Van Denhaminventor
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Abstract
A hole boring apparatus and method for boring holes in earth is disclosed that includes, a support frame including an earth engaging member and an upright tubular portion adjacent to the earth engaging member so as to provide a passageway therethrough from a top of the tubular portion through the earth engaging member. Also included is a boring member, including a shaft comprising a shaft lower end and a shaft upper end, a blade adjacent to the shaft lower end, a handle adjacent to the shaft upper end, the shaft being located within the passageway of the tubular portion to allow rotation of the shaft, the handle is operational for initiating rotation of the shaft.
Claims14
A hole boring apparatus for boring holes in earth, comprising:
- (a) a support frame including an earth engaging member and an upright tubular portion adjacent to said earth engaging member so as to provide a passageway therethrough from a top of said tubular portion through said earth engaging member;
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- (b) a boring member including a shaft comprising a shaft lower end and a shaft upper end, a blade adjacent to said shaft lower end, a handle adjacent to said shaft upper end, said shaft being located within said passageway of said tubular portion to allow rotation of said shaft, said handle is operational for initiating rotation of said shaft.
A hole boring apparatus as defined in claimed 2 wherein said earth engaging member further includes a downwardly directed earth piercing spike to locate said hole boring apparatus on an earth surface.
A method for manually boring a hole in an earth surface utilizing a hole boring apparatus with an operator with a foot and a hand, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a support frame including an earth engaging member and an upright tubular portion adjacent to said earth engaging member so as to provide a passageway from a top of said tubular portion through said earth engaging member therethrough, a boring member including a shaft comprising a shaft lower end and a shaft upper end, a blade adjacent to said shaft lower end, a handle adjacent to said shaft upper end, said shaft being located within said passageway of said tubular portion to allow rotation of said shaft, said handle is operational for initiating rotation of said shaft;
- (b) locating said blade on the earth surface wherein a bored hole is desired thus locating said hole-boring apparatus;
- (c) placing the foot on said earth engaging member to engage said earth-engaging member into the earth surface;
- (d) grasping said handle with the hand;
- (e) applying lateral and downward force to said handle for the purpose of rotating said shaft upper and lower ends to engage said blade into the earth surface;
- (f) continuing step (e) until a desired bored hole depth is achieved;
- (g) removing said hole boring apparatus from the desired bored hole depth;
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- (h) removing earth from the desired bored hole depth.
A method for manually boring a hole in an earth surface utilizing a hole boring apparatus with an operator with a foot and a hand, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a support frame including an earth engaging member and an upright tubular portion adjacent to said earth engaging member so as to provide a passageway from a top of said tubular portion through said earth engaging member therethrough, a boring member including a shaft comprising a shaft lower end and a shaft upper end, a blade adjacent to said shaft lower end, a resilient urgent means to apply a downward force on said blade, a handle adjacent to said shaft upper end, said shaft being located within said passageway of said tubular portion to allow rotation of said shaft, said handle is operational for initiating rotation of said shaft;
- (b) locating said blade on the earth surface wherein a bored hole is desired thus locating said hole-boring apparatus;
- (c) placing the foot on said earth engaging member to engage said earth-engaging member into the earth surface;
- (d) grasping said handle with the hand;
- (e) applying lateral force to said handle for the purpose of rotating said shaft upper and lower ends to engage said blade into the earth surface;
- (f) continuing step (e) until a desired bored hole depth is achieved;
- (g) removing said hole boring apparatus from the desired bored hole depth;
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- (h) removing earth from the desired bored hole depth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.