WEED REMOVING AND EJECTING APPARATUS

摘要

A weed removal device having a handle and a frame through which a rod extends. The rod has a mechanical lock near one end that connects the rod mechanically to the frame, and a base portion near the opposite end. The base portion includes pins that extend into soil around the weed to grasp the weed, and a foot pedal on which the user rests his weight to drive portions of the device into the soil. A spring is compressed when the pins are driven into the soil and grasp the weed, and upon removal of the weed and a plug of soil the mechanical lock can release the spring to expand and thereby eject the weed and soil with force sufficient to propel the weed many feed into a receptacle.

主权项

1. An improved weed extraction device having an elongated frame with a central bore through which a rod extends, a foot pedal rigidly mounted to the frame, a handle extending from the frame, and a plurality of pins that are drivingly linked to the rod and that extend away from the frame for inserting into soil surrounding a weed, the improvement comprising
(a) a spring that is drivingly linked to the rod and frame for compressing the spring when the rod is moved in a first direction relative to the frame; (b) a lock that limits movement of the rod relative to the frame in a second, opposite direction; and (c) a trigger mounted adjacent the handle and that is configured to unlock the lock upon movement thereof, thereby displacing the rod relative to the frame in the second direction under expansion of the compressed spring at speed sufficient to eject the weed from the device and project the weed a predetermined distance from the device.