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US 6,227,317 B1Granted
Garden auger having wings and cutters
OwnerRobert P. Severnsinventor
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Abstract
A garden auger having an auger blade with a substantially rectangular body section for use with a drill motor. The preferred auger body including toed-in wings for rapidly clearing earth from the created hole and cutters formed at one end of the auger blade.
Claims12
A garden auger comprising a shaft and an auger blade;
- said auger blade comprising a central body and a tip;
- said central body portion being substantially rectangular and substantially planar;
- said tip having a first end and a tip free end;
- said first end of said tip attached to one end of said central body;
- said tip being substantially planar and in substantially the same plane as said central body;
- said auger blade comprising a first wing and a second wing, said first wing attached to said tip at a first wing first end and said second wing attached to said tip at a second wing first end;
- said first wing extending from said tip at a first angle;
- said second wing extending from said tip at a second angle;
- wherein said first wing includes a first wing free end and said second wing includes a second wing free end;
- said first and second wing free ends are oriented in a direction generally opposite that of said tip free end;
- said auger blade attached to said shaft to prevent rotation therebetween;
- and
- said shaft comprising an attachment portion.
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A garden auger comprising a shaft and an auger blade;
- said auger blade comprising a central body and a tip;
- said central body portion being substantially rectangular and substantially planar;
- said tip attached to one end of said central body and being substantially trapezoidal in configuration;
- said auger blade comprising a first wing and a second wing, said first wing attached to said tip at a first wing first end and said second wing attached to said tip at a second wing first end;
- said first wing extending from said tip at a first angle;
- said second wing extending from said tip at a second angle;
- said auger blade attached to said shaft to prevent rotation therebetween;
- and
- said shaft comprising an attachment portion;
- wherein said tip comprises a first cutter and a second cutter extending outwardly from the plane of said tip in opposite directions and at an angle substantially perpendicular to the plane of said tip.
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A garden auger comprising a shaft and an auger blade;
- said auger blade comprising a central body and a tip;
- said central body portion being substantially rectangular and substantially planar;
- said tip attached to one end of said central body and being substantially trapezoidal in configuration;
- said auger blade comprising a first wing and a second wing, said first wing attached to said tip at a first wing first end and said second wing attached to said tip at a second wing first end;
- said first wing extending from said tip at a first angle;
- said second wing extending from said tip at a second angle;
- said auger blade attached to said shaft to prevent rotation therebetween;
- and
- said shaft comprising an attachment portion;
- wherein said trapezoidal shape of said tip includes angled sides oriented at an angle greater than 135° from the longitudinal axis of said central body and
- wherein said tip comprises a first cutter and a second cutter extending outwardly from the plane of said tip in opposite directions and at an angle substantially perpendicular to the plane of said tip along said angled sides of said tip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.