# US 9,775,273 B2 · Multi-use gardening tool

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- Number: US 9,775,273 B2
- Document ID: US9775273B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/239,154
- Filed: 2011-09-21
- Published: 2012-03-22
- Granted: 2017-10-03
- Earliest claimed: 2010-09-21
- Applicants: Dave Kindred
- Inventors: Dave Kindred
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9775273B2

## CPC

- A01B 1/12: with blades provided with teeth
- A01B 1/06: Hoes; Hand cultivators
- A01B 1/08: with a single blade
- A01B: SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY; PARTS, DETAILS, OR ACCESSORIES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES OR IMPLEMENTS, IN GENERAL (making or covering furrows or holes for sowing, planting or manuring A01C5/00; mowers convertible to soil working apparatus or capable of soil working A01D42/04; mowers combined with soil working implements A01D43/12; soil working for engineering purposes E01, E02, E21)

## Abstract

A multi-use tool includes a chevron-shaped body and a coupling mechanism configured to couple a handle to the chevron-shaped body. The chevron-shaped body comprises a first external edge, a second external edge, a first internal edge and a second internal edge. A void is formed by the first internal edge, the second internal edge and the coupling mechanism. An apex of the chevron-shaped body points away from the handle.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A long handled gardening tool comprising a stamped single piece tool head coupled to a long handle, the long handle being of a length to allow for manipulation of substrate supporting a tool operator with the operator in a standing position upon the substrate, the stamped single piece tool head comprising:
opposing coupling members embracing opposing sides of one end of the long handle;
each individual coupling member extending to a lateral member, each lateral member extending to a strip;
each strip merging to define sides of a chevron;
the chevron, strips, and lateral members defining an opening within the tool head;
the chevron being angled from the strips and defining a base, the base supporting the tool upon the substrate during the manipulation of the substrate by the operator;
the chevron further defining individual leading and trailing edges extending to an apex of the chevron;
each of the individual leading edges defining a group of pointed teeth and gullets bounded by two straight portions;
one of the two straight portions extending between strips and the group of pointed teeth and gullets;
the other of two straight portions extending between the apex and the group of pointed teeth and gullets;
the other two straight portions merging to form the apex, and being beveled; and
the trailing edges defining a plurality of pointed teeth and gullets extending the entire length of each of the trailing edges; and wherein on each leading edge, each of the one straight portion is recessed from the tips of the pointed teeth and the other straight portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The tool of claim 1 wherein the tool head comprises steel.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The tool of claim 1 wherein the teeth of the leading and/or trailing edges are sharpened.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The tool of claim 1 wherein the teeth of the leading edge comprises a point extending in the same direction as the apex.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The tool of claim 1 wherein the straight portions of each individual leading edge are of equivalent length.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The tool of claim 1 wherein the teeth of the trailing edge comprises a point extending in the opposite direction as the apex.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The tool of claim 1 wherein the teeth of the leading edge extend in an opposite direction to the teeth of the trailing edge.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The tool of claim 1 wherein the base is flat.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The tool of claim 1 wherein on each leading edge, each of the other straight portion is aligned with the tips of the pointed teeth.