Method and Apparatus for Humane Mole Eradication
OwnerKeith Lutherinventor
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Abstract
An Apparatus for Mole Eradication incorporating a shaft having an upper end and a lower end; a “T” handle fixedly attached to the shaft's upper end; a “U” bracket having an upper web, and having a pair of downwardly extending arms, the lower end of the shaft being fixedly attached to the upper web; a step plate fixedly attached to lower ends of the “U” bracket's arms; and a multiplicity of lances fixedly attached to and extending downwardly from the step plate, wherein the lances present mole engaging ridges or barbs for humanely extracting the mole from the lawn.
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An apparatus for mole eradication comprising:
- a. a shaft having an upper end and a lower end;
- b. a “T” handle fixedly attached to the shaft's upper end;
- c. a “U” bracket having an upper web, and having a pair of downwardly extending arms, the lower end of the shaft being fixedly attached to the upper web;
- d. a circular plate fixedly attached to the “U” bracket;
- e. a circular cylindrical volume underlying the circular plate;
- f. a plurality of lances fixedly attached to and extending downwardly from the circular plate, each lance being adapted for frictional mole engagement;
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- g. a foot insertion space upwardly bounded by the “U” bracket's web, the foot insertion space being downwardly bounded by the circular plate, wherein the lances are circularly arrayed within the circular cylindrical volume.
A method for eradicating moles from a grass lawn comprising steps of:
- a. Providing an apparatus which incorporates a shaft having an upper end and a lower end;
- a “T” handle fixedly attached to the shaft's upper end;
- a “U” bracket having an upper web, and having a pair of downwardly extending arms, the lower end of the shaft being fixedly attached to the upper web;
- a circular step plate fixedly attached to the “U” bracket;
- a circular cylindrical volume underlying the circular step plate;
- a plurality of mole friction enhanced lances fixedly attached to and extending downwardly from the plate, said lances being circularly arrayed within the circular cylindrical volume;
- and a foot insertion space upwardly bounded by the “U” bracket's web, the foot insertion space being downwardly bounded by the circular step plate;
- b. Viewing the grass lawn to visually detect a mole presence indicating upwelling;
- c. Aligning the multiplicity of lances over the upwelling;
- d. Driving the apparatus downwardly until the plurality of lances within the circular cylindrical volume pierces the lawn;
- e. Inserting a foot into the foot insertion space;
- f. Stepping downwardly upon the circular step plate to further pierce the lawn, and to pierce the mole;
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- g. Upwardly withdrawing the lances and the pierced mole from the lawn.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.