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US 5,671,553 AGranted
Grading apparatus
OwnerGlenn E. Burkhartinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for grading soil or dirt adjacent to a curb, gutter, or other structure. The apparatus includes a blade portion, a handle portion, and a guide which may be attached to the handle or blade portions. The guide can be positionally adjusted relative to the blade portion to set the depth of penetration of the blade into soil. The guide is placed along the curb or gutter when the apparatus is used, with the guide controlling the depth of the blade.
Claims16
A grading apparatus, comprising;
- (a) displacing means for grading soil, said displacing means including a blade, said displacing means including a handle, said blade including an elongated, downwardly disposed grading edge;
- (b) guide means for adjustably positioning said blade relative to an external surface feature, said guide means including a vertical slot;
- (c) at least one horizontally disposed protrusion on said blade slidably associated with said vertical slot in said guide means;
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- (d) fastening means associated with said protrusion for attaching said blade to said guide means through said vertical slot in said guide means.
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A grading apparatus, comprising;
- (a) displacing means for grading soil, said displacing means including a blade, said displacing means including a handle, said blade including an elongated, downwardly disposed grading edge, said blade including a vertical slot;
- (b) guide means for adjustably positioning said blade relative to an external surface feature;
- (c) at least one horizontally disposed protrusion on said guide means slidably associated with said vertical slot in said blade;
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- (d) fastening means associated with said protrusion for attaching said guide means to said blade through said vertical slot in said blade.
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A grading apparatus, comprising;
- (a) a blade, said blade including an elongated, downwardly disposed grading edge;
- (b) a handle, said handle coupled to said blade;
- (c) a guide member, said guide member including a horizontal arm and a vertical arm, said guide member including a downwardly disposed edge, said downwardly disposed elongated grading edge on said blade being substantially parallel to said downwardly disposed edge on said guide means, said guide member including a vertical slot;
- (d) at least one horizontally disposed protrusion on said blade slidably associated with said vertical slot in said guide member;
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- (e) fastening means associated with said protrusion for attaching said blade to said guide member through said vertical slot in said guide member.
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A grading apparatus, comprising;
- (a) a blade, said blade including an elongated, downwardly disposed grading edge, said blade including a vertical slot;
- (b) a handle, said handle coupled to said blade;
- (c) a guide member, said guide member including a horizontal arm and a vertical arm, said guide member including a downwardly disposed edge, and said downwardly disposed elongated grading edge on said blade being substantially parallel to said downwardly disposed edge on said guide means;
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- (d) at least one horizontally disposed protrusion on said guide member slidably associated with said vertical slot in said blade;
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- (e) fastening means associated with said protrusion for attaching said guide member to said blade through said vertical slot in said blade.
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A grading apparatus, comprising;
- (a) displacing means for grading soil, said displacing means including a blade, said displacing means including a handle, said blade including an elongated, downwardly disposed grading edge;
- (b) a first guide member, said first guide member coupled to said blade;
- (c) a second guide member, said second guide member coupled to said first guide member;
- (d) at least one of said guide members including a horizontally disposed protrusion slidably associated with a vertical slot in said other guide member;
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- (e) fastening means associated with said protrusion for attaching said first guide member to said second guide member through said vertical slot.
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A grading apparatus, comprising;
- (a) displacing means for grading soil, said displacing means including a blade member, said displacing means including a handle, said blade including an elongated, downwardly disposed grading edge;
- (b) a first guide member;
- (c) coupling means for slidably coupling said first guide member to said blade member, said coupling means including a vertical slot in at least one of said blade and said first guide members, said coupling means further including a horizontally disposed protrusion on said other of said blade and said first guide members, said protrusion slidably associated with said vertical slot;
- (c) a second guide member, said second guide member coupled to said first guide member;
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- (d) fastening means associated with said protrusion for attaching said first guide member to said blade member through said vertical slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.