Post hole digger
OwnerRonald K. Ovensinventor
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Abstract
A post hole digger comprising an auger and motor assembly pivotably mounted to one end of an elongate support structure, the other end of which being mounted via a pivot connection to a support base either mounted or adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, the elongate support structure being adapted to extend to permit the auger to be moved towards or away from the support base and the pivot connection permitting the auger to be raised or lowered or moved laterally relative to said support base.
Claims6
A post hole digger comprising a support base adapted to be mounted on a vehicle for a pivotal movement about a vertical axis, a post hole digging auger and motor assembly, an elongated support structure pivotally connected at one end to said support base about a horizontal axis, said auger and motor assembly being pivotally connected to the other end of said elongated support structure about a horizontal axis, said elongated support structure being extendible or retractable to enable positioning of said auger and motor assembly at a desired location and to adjust as the auger and motor assembly lowers and penetrates the ground, said auger and motor assembly being suspended from said elongated support structure so that in a free state the auger and motor assembly is suspended substantially vertically, and control handle means adapted to be manually gripped to guide said auger and motor assembly and resist lateral forces occurring during operation of the auger and motor assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.