Patent ID: 7096969
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
1. A walk aerator for punching a plurality of holes in the ground, which comprises: (a) a frame supported for movement over the ground by a plurality of rotatable ground engaging members that define a transverse wheelbase for the walk aerator; (b) a handle assembly for allowing a walking operator to guide and steer the frame; (c) an aerating mechanism carried on the frame, the the aerating mechanism having a plurality of side-by-side tine assemblies that are vertically reciprocal for punching holes in the ground in a coring swath having a predetermined width; and (d) wherein all of the rotatable ground engaging members of the frame are carried on the frame in advance of the tine assemblies taken with respect to a forward direction of motion of the frame, and wherein the transverse wheelbase is substantially equal to or less than the predetermined width of the coring swath.