Plant hole digger with cylindrical cutter
OwnerRobert Charneskiinventor
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Abstract
This invention is comprised of an auger with fixed or replaceable tips designed to cut openings through sheet plastic or fiberglass ground coverings and drill, in a continuous operation, an appropriate diameter hole for planting seedlings or seeds as may be desired. This invention is comprised of a shaft with spiral auger and a cutting tip with a cylindrical cutting edge and a recessed drilling point as an assembly which is removably attached to the shaft with flights on it. The device can be driven by a conventional electric drill with a one-half inch chuck.
Claims9
An improved plant hole digging device which is comprised of a shaft to which is attached a radially disposed auger, a tip which contains an auger point and a cylindrical cutter;
- said cylindrical cutter having a longitudinal axis coaxial with the axis of said shaft and which is fixedly connected to said auger point by at least one support means and wherein said cylindrical cutter has a beveled cutting edge around its lower perimeter.
An improved plant hole digging device which is comprised of a shaft to which is attached an anger blade and a cutting device which contains a cylindrical cutter;
- said cylindrical cutter having a longitudinal axis coaxial with the axis of said shaft and which contains a beveled cutting edge around its lower perimeter, said cylindrical cutter being fixedly attached to said shaft by at least one support means.
An improved plant hole digging device which is comprised of a shaft to which is attached a radially disposed auger, a tip which contains a cylindrical cutter;
- said cylindrical cutter having a longitudinal axis coaxial with the axis of said shaft and which is fixedly connected to said shaft by a support said support being attached to the inner edge of an auger blade;
- said auger blade having a radially inward edge and radially outward edge;
- said auger blade is fixedly attached to the inside of said cylindrical cutter at its outer edge and which is fixedly attached to said support at its inner edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.