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US 6,615,928 B2Granted
Powered garden tool
OwnerMichele M. Dueittinventor
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Abstract
A powered garden tool is provided comprising a handle member having a power unit disposed therein and a digging attachment having a first end rotatably and detachably securable to the handle member and a second end having at least two cutting blade members secured thereto. In an alternative embodiment, the powered garden tool is in the form of a digging attachment which can be rotatably and detachably securable to a hand-held power tool, such as a power drill or cordless screwdriver.
Claims18
A powered garden tool comprising:
- (a) a handle member having a power unit disposed therein, and
- (b) a first digging attachment comprising:
- (1) an elongated shaft having a first end rotatably and detachably securable to said handle member and a distal second end, and
- (2) at least two soil excavating members secured to said second end of said elongated shaft, each of said at least two soil excavating members consisting of:
- (c) a vertical winged cutting blade member having a horizontal ground-engaging blade edge perpendicularly disposed to said elongated shaft, a first shaft-securing planar edge extending upwardly from said horizontal ground-engaging blade edge and a first slanted edge extending outwardly and away from said elongated shaft, and
- (d) an angle winged cutting blade member having an angular ground-engaging blade edge angularly disposed from said elongated shaft, a second shaft-securing planar edge extending upwardly from said angular ground-engaging blade and a second slanted edge extending outwardly and away from said elongated shaft,
- wherein said first slanted edge is joined to said second slanted edge, thereby joining said vertical winged cutting blade member and said angle winged cutting blade member.
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In combination with a rotary, hand-held power tool having a chuck for holding attachments, a garden tool attachment comprising:
- (a) an elongated shaft having a first end rotatably and detachably securable to said chuck of said power tool and a distal second end, and
- (b) at least two soil excavating members secured to said second end of said elongated shaft, each of said at least two soil excavating members consisting of:
- (c) a vertical winged cutting blade member having a horizontal ground-engaging blade edge perpendicularly disposed to said elongated shaft, a first shaft-securing planar edge extending upwardly from said horizontal ground-engaging blade edge and a first slanted edge extending outwardly and away from said elongated shaft, and
- (d) an angle winged cutting blade member having an angular ground-engaging blade edge angularly disposed from said elongated shaft, a second shaft-securing planar edge extending upwardly from said angular ground-engaging blade and a second slanted edge extending outwardly and away from said elongated shaft,
- wherein said first slanted edge is joined to said second slanted edge, thereby joining said vertical winged cutting blade member and said angle winged cutting blade member, and
- wherein rotation of said at least two soil excavating members is of sufficient speed to cause each of said soil excavating members to penetrate a section of ground and excavate soil from said section of ground, thereby creating a hole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.