Aerator

An aerator, which comprises:

• a base plate with an upper and a lower surface;
• a handle spaced apart from the base plate;
• a bracket connected to the handle and connected to the base plate with a first portion of the bracket contacting the upper surface of the base plate and a second portion of the bracket contacting the lower surface of the base plate;
• and a plurality of hollow tines of generally circular cross section attached to the base plate in spaced-apart relation wherein each tine has an earth-piercing end and a discharge end such that the earth-piercing end is downwardly directed from the base plate and the discharge end is opposite the downwardly directed earth-piercing end and discharges earth on the upper surface of the base plate.

An aerator which comprises:

• a first base plate with an upper and a lower surface having a plurality of holes;
• a second base plate with an upper and a lower surface having a plurality of holes aligned with the holes in the first base plate, said second base plate spaced apart from said first base plate;
• a handle spaced apart from the first base plate;
• a bracket connected to the handle and connected to the first and second base plates with a first portion of the bracket contacting the upper surface of the first base plate and a second portion of the bracket contacting the lower surface of the second base plate;
• and a plurality of hollow tines of generally circular cross section inserted within the holes of the second base plate and contacting the first base plate, wherein each tine has an earth-piercing end and a discharge end such that the earth-piercing end is downwardly directed from the second base plate and the discharge end is opposite the downwardly directed earth-piercing end and terminates adjacent to the upper surface of the second base plate such that earth discharged from the earth-discharging end of the tine is discharged on the upper surface of the first base plate.