Patent ID: 6425446
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
A harrow tine with a cutting edge, comprising:a shaft having an upper end, a lower end, a rear surface and front surface, wherein said shaft has a circular cross sectional area divided into a front half and a rear half; and an edge member having a base portion and a cutting edge having a straight structure, wherein said base portion is permanently secured to said front surface of said shaft adjacent said lower end; wherein said edge member is tapered from said base portion to said cutting edge; wherein said edge member has a pair of opposing side walls at an acute angle with respect to one another; wherein said cutting edge is forwardly aligned with a travel path of said shaft for severing a ground surface in front of said shaft; wherein said cutting edge is parallel to said shaft; wherein said edge member is syncline shaped; wherein said edge member extends along less than 20 percent of a total length of said shaft; wherein said edge member is comprised of a hardened material; wherein said base portion of said edge member has a width less than a diameter of said shaft.