Patent ID: 6854525
Filing Date: 2005-02-15
Classification: A01B,A01C

Abstract:
1. A soil aerator comprising: a plurality of axles, each axle ending with a hub, each hub with in inboard surface; a plurality of tines, each said tine comprising a base and a blade, the tine base displaying first and second sides and comprising a plurality of holes extending between the first and second sides of the tine base, the tine blade displaying first and second edges configured to engage and penetrate a soil profile, each said tine further comprising a slot opening into one of said tine base holes; a plurality of pairs of angular adjusting devices, each said angular adjusting device with first and second opposite surfaces, the first adjustment device surface substantially conforming to the hub inboard surface, the second adjustment device surface having a further raised surface configured to be accommodated in the tine base groove, each of said plurality of tines cooperating with one pair of said plurality of angular adjustment devices to mount said tine in a rotatably adjustable position, each said tine and each said plurality of angular adjusting devices disposable between two of said hubs; and a fluid application system in fluid communication with the tine slot.