Hand tool for sifting debris from sand and soil
OwnerObed Montezinventor
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Abstract
A hand tool having a tapered wedge head, an entrapment mesh supported by a carriage structure and cantilevered from the wedge head, and a handle adjustably coupled to the carriage structure. The tapered wedge head ramps materials, such as sand and soil, into the entrapment mesh. The entrapment mesh is fixed to the carriage structure such that the face and opposed sides of the carriage structure are open. The entrapment mesh is cantilevered from the wedge head to prevent contact of the mesh with the ground.
Claims15
A hand tool for collecting debris from sand, soil and the like comprising,
- a wedge head having a ground-contacting surface and having first and second ends, said wedge head having a taper in height, from smaller to larger, in a direction from said first end towards said second end,
- an entrapment mesh rigidly cantilevered from said second end of said wedge head at a level above said ground-contacting surface, said entrapment mesh having spacings smaller in size than debris to be collected, said entrapment mesh forming a receptacle having an open face at the second end of the wedge head and having opposed sides, at least one of said opposed sides being open, and
- handle means coupled to said entrapment mesh for exerting a force on said wedge head to move said wedge head in a direction opposite said taper.
A hand tool for separating debris from sand, soil and the like comprising,
- a wedge head having a first end and a second end and having a plurality of parallel teeth sloping from said second end to said first end,
- a carriage structure cantilevered from said second end of the wedge head in a direction away from said first end, said carriage structure having a face at said second end of the wedge head and having opposed sides, and
- a mesh having a first margin attached proximate to the junction of the wedge head and the carriage structure, said mesh extending over the carriage structure opposite said face and terminating at a second margin, said second margin having a length approximately equal to said face and having means for attaching said second margin to said carriage structure, thereby forming a receptacle that is open at said face and at least one of said opposed sides of the carriage structure.
A hand tool for separating debris from sand, soil and the like comprising,
- a carriage structure having a face side, a pair of lateral sides and a back side opposite said face side,
- an entrapment mesh extending across said back side of carriage structure and having first and second margins attached at opposite ends of said face side of said carriage structure, said face side and said lateral sides remaining open,
- a tapered wedge head fixed to said carriage structure for ramping of materials into said face side of the carriage structure, said wedge head being tapered from larger to smaller in accord with the distance from the carriage structure, and
- handle means for exerting a force on said carriage structure for movement thereof.
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