Patent ID: 6138589
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: A01C

Abstract:
A bulb planting device comprising:an earth coring device for removing soil from the ground,the earth coring device having a fixed portion and a moving portion, pivotably connected to the fixed portion, for opening and closing the earth coring device and releasing soil from the coring device when opened,a foot bar attached to the fixed portion of the earth coring device, for applying pressure on the earth coring device to force the earth coring device into the soil,a handle attached to the foot bar and extending upward therefrom,a hand grip attached to upper end of the handle, for holding the bulb planting device,an actuating rod movably attached to the handle,a cable connected to the actuating rod and connected to the moving portion of the earth coring device, such that when the actuating rod is moved, the cable activates the movable portion of the earth coring device to pivot relative to the fixed portion of the earth coring devicethe handle has a lumen and an aperture for admitting the actuating rod such that the actuating rod slides up and down in the handle parallel to and proximate the hand grip.