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US 5,664,819 AGranted
Weed pulling device
OwnerLucas Jones Conradinventor
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A weed pulling device designed to apply a substantially vertical force to the stem of a weed engaged by the device comprises a tubular body having a first end that is bifurcated to provide two opposing members having edges that define two cooperating V-shaped slots or openings positioned in confronting relationship. One of the V-shaped slots or openings is designed to engage and retain the stem of a weed while the second V-shaped slot or opening is designed to contact the stem of the weed in a non-cutting manner as the device is manipulated to cause the weed stem to wrap around the bifurcated end of the tubular body. Also disclosed is a modification that additionally includes an elongated tine offset from an associated collar that is mounted on the side of the tubular body to provide sufficient space between the elongated tine and the tubular body to engage the stem of a weed in that space preparatory to wrapping the weed stem around the device by rotating it so that a pulling force can be applied to the stem of the weed.
A weed extracting device capable of being brought into engagement with the stem of a weed and being manipulated by a user of the device to cause the stem of the weed to be wrapped around the device so that sufficient pulling force can be applied to the weed to extract it from the soil, said weed extracting device comprising a tubular body having a first end provided with weed-engaging means adjacent thereto and an opposing second end adapted for manipulation by the hands of the user, said first end of the tubular body being bifurcated to provide two opposing members having opposing first edges and second edges, said opposing first edges defining a first V-shaped opening designed to engage the stem of a weed and said opposing second edges defining a second V-shaped opening in confronting position to the first V-shaped opening, said opposing second edges having associated therewith rounded structural elements designed for non-cutting contact with the stem of a weed engaged by the first V-shaped opening.
A weed extracting device capable of being brought into engagement with the stem of a weed and being manipulated by a user of the device to cause the stem of the weed to be wrapped around the device so that sufficient pulling force can be applied to the weed to extract it from the soil, said weed extracting device comprising a tubular body having a first end provided with weed-engaging means adjacent thereto and an opposing second end adapted for manipulation by the hands of the user, said first end of the tubular body being bifurcated to provide two opposing members having opposing first edges and second edges, said opposing first edges defining a first V-shaped opening designed to engage the stem of a weed and said opposing second edges defining a second V-shaped opening in confronting position to the first V-shaped opening, said device being further characterized as having portions of said opposing members adjacent to said opposing second edges shaped to provide rounded structural elements designed for non-cutting contact with the stem of a weed engaged by the first V-shaped opening.
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