Plant uprooting device having plant stem gripping jaws at on end of a lever and a foot formation with an arcuate shaped tread plate fixed to a lower edge of an upright foot plate to which one of the jaws is secured

摘要

A device for uprooting a plant has a lever (12) with a handle at one end, a pair of jaws (16, 18) at the other end, for gripping a plant stem, and a foot formation (14) extending transversely from said other end. The jaw (16) is fixed to the foot formation 14 and the jaw (18) is fixed to the lower end of the lever (12). When the device is placed in position with the jaws on opposite sides of the stem of a plant, and the lever (12) pulled, the jaws (16, 18) close onto the plant stem to grip the stem and, when the lever is pulled further, the device pivots about a fulcrum that is formed where the foot formation contacts the soil surface, pulling the plant roots and all from the soil.