Patent ID: 6044914
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
A garden tool comprising in combination:a blade, the blade comprising a blade base including a right edge and a left edge and a cutting edge, the cutting edge suitable for cutting through soil and plant roots;the blade further including a right fin being continuous with said right edge and a left fin being continuous with said left edge, the fins being positioned substantially orthogonal to said blade base and disposed in a parallel orientation one to another; andan elongated support member having a first end and a second end, the first end including a handle suitable for grasping by a user and the second end being capable of securing said blade thereto, whereby the user can grasp the handle of the combination thereby orienting the blade at the surface of the soil and push forward on the handle causing the blade to penetrate the surface of the soil, the forward movement slicing the roots of undesirable plants growing thereon while the fins maintain linear movement of the blade the combination allowing efficient function by the user, wherein said right fin is higher than the left fin.