Post hole digger
AssigneeAquapore Moisture Systems, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Lipscomb, Anthony W. Konkler, Lorena E. Yin
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Abstract
A post hole digger for producing a hole in the ground comprising a first handle pivotally coupled to a second handle and a first blade coupled to the first handle and a second blade coupled to the second handle. The first handle and the second handle extend along a plane defined generally by a longitudinal axis of the first handle and a longitudinal axis of the second handle when the first blade and the second blade are in the open configuration. The first blade and the second blade are generally parallel to the plane and spaced apart from the plane when provided in the open configuration.
Claims31
A post hole digger comprising:
- a first shaft pivotally coupled at a pivot to a second shaft, the first shaft and the second shaft each comprising an upper end, a lower end, and a central portion having a central axis;
- a first blade coupled to the first shaft at the lower end of the first shaft and a second blade coupled to the second shaft at the lower end of the second shaft;
- wherein the central axis of the first shaft and the central axis of the second shaft generally define a plane when the first blade and the second blade are provided in an open configuration;
- wherein the first blade and the upper end of the first shaft are located on a first side of the plane when the first blade and the second blade are provided in the open configuration;
- wherein the second blade and the upper end of the second shaft are located on a second side of the plane when the first blade and the second blade are provided in the open configuration;
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- wherein the upper end of the first shaft and the upper end of the second shaft may be pivoted away from one another to position the blades in a substantially closed configuration.
A post hole digger comprising:
- a first handle pivotally coupled to a second handle, the first handle and the second handle each having a longitudinal axis;
- a first blade coupled to the first handle and a second blade coupled to the second handle;
- wherein the first blade and the second blade are configured to pivot from an open configuration to a closed configuration by pivoting the first handle and the second handle away from one another;
- wherein the first handle and the second handle extend along a plane defined generally by the longitudinal axis of the first handle and the longitudinal axis of the second handle when the first blade and the second blade are in the open configuration;
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- wherein the first blade and the second blade are generally parallel to the plane and spaced apart from the plane when provided in the open configuration.
A method of producing a post hole digger comprising:
- providing a first shaft pivotally coupled to a second shaft, the first shaft and the second shaft comprising an upper end, a lower end, and a central portion having a longitudinal axis;
- providing a first blade coupled to the first shaft and a second blade coupled to the second shaft;
- configuring the first blade and the second blade to pivot from an open configuration to a closed configuration by pivoting the upper ends of the first shaft and the second shaft away from one another;
- configuring the central portions of the first shaft and the second shaft to extend along a plane generally defined by the longitudinal axis of the first and second shaft when the first blade and the second blade are in the open configuration;
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- configuring the first blade and the second blade to be generally parallel to the plane and spaced apart from the plane when provided in the open configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.