Patent ID: 8888153
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: A01B,B25G

Abstract:
1. A method for forming a post hole in the ground, comprising: positioning a post hole digger over a post installation site on the ground, the post hole digger comprising a pair of shaft portions each comprising a handle slidably coupled to a base, wherein the post hole digger further comprises a pair of blades each coupled to the base of a respective one of the shaft portions; independently sliding the handles along the bases from a raised position downwardly toward the ground into a lowered position to impact an impact plate of the post hole digger in force transmitting communication with the blades to drive the blades into the ground; independently sliding the handles along the bases upwardly from the lowered position into the raised position; and temporarily locking each handle in place relative to a respective base, wherein temporarily locking each handle in place relative to the respective base consists of independently rotating each handle relative to the respective base and independently lifting each handle relative to the respective base.