Patent ID: 9661796
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A01C,A01D,A01G

Claim:
1. A bulb, plant, and seedling digging tool, comprising: a handle assembly comprising first and second handles each having a longitudinal axis defining a length; first and second shovel assemblies opposed relative to each other and each configured to penetrate into soil, each of said first and second shovel assemblies having a longitudinal axis defining a length, said first shovel assembly adapted to reciprocate relative to said first handle on an axis generally parallel to said first handle longitudinal axis and said second shovel assembly adapted to reciprocate relative to said second handle on an axis generally parallel to said second handle longitudinal axis; and a hinge secured to said first handle assembly intermediate between said first handle and said first shovel assembly and secured to said second handle assembly intermediate between said second handle and said second shovel assembly, said hinge pivotal about an axis transverse to said first and second handle longitudinal axes to thereby vary a volume between said first and second shovel assemblies; wherein said first shovel assembly further comprises a shovel blade, a channel and a longitudinally extensive slot having a plate and fastener, said fastener passing through said handle and said slot, said slot and fastener in combination acting as a limit to an extent of said reciprocation.