Weeder with hollow tines

A weeder comprising:

• an elongated handle having a lower end with a socket therein;
• a tool member having a tang with a first end fitted within the socket of the handle, a circular opening, a U-shaped member connected to a second end of the tang, the U-shaped member having first and second spaced-apart tines, each of the tines being tubular and having an outside, a tip, and a longitudinal interior hollow which extends to the tip, each of the tips having a hardened tubular insert telescopically fitted within said each tip, the inserts being narrower than the tines, a thumb screw with a tapered shaft being fitted within the circular opening in the tang, the tines each having a side opening spaced-apart from the tip and extending from the outside of said each tine to the interior hollow thereof, said second tine having a pin on the outside adjacent the side opening thereof;
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• a wire having a hook formed thereon which engages the side opening of the second tine and is directed towards the pin, the wire extends from the hook and is wrapped around the pin, forming a loop, the wire extends from the loop through the side opening of the second tine, through the interior hollow of the second tine to the insert in the tip thereof and then to the insert in the tip of the first tine, through the interior hollow of the first tine, emerging from the side opening thereof and having a second end secured to the shaft of the thumb screw.

A cultivator comprising:

• a handle having a lower end;
• a tool member connected to the lower end of the handle, the tool member having first and second spaced-apart tines, each of the tines having an outer tip and being tubular with a longitudinal interior hollow extending to the tip, each of the tines having an outside and a side opening spaced-apart from the tip thereof which communicates with the interior hollow;
• a flexible member extending from the hollows of the tines and between the tips thereof, the flexible member being a wire;
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• means for securing the flexible member in tension between the tips of the tines, the means for securing including a reel, the wire having a first end secured to the reel, the wire extending from the side opening in a first of the tines to the reel, the wire having a second end, a second of the tines having an anchor securing the second end of the wire.

A cultivator comprising:

• a handle having a lower end;
• a tool member connected to the lower end of the handle, the tool member having first and second spaced-apart tines and a circular opening each of the tines having an outer tip and being tubular with a longitudinal interior hollow extending to the tip;
• a flexible member extending from the hollows of the tines and between the tips thereof;
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• means for securing the flexible member in tension between the tips of the tines, the means for securing including a reel, the flexible member having a first end secured to the reel, the reel having a tapered shaft extending through the circular opening in the tool member, whereby the reel can be rotated when pulled outwardly away from the tool member and non-rotatably secured when pressed towards the tool member.