Patent ID: 7743845
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for at least one of trimming grass from around a head portion of a lawn water sprinkler and at least one of tilling, weeding and cultivating a small garden area, said apparatus comprising: (a) a first elongated generally hollow housing member closed at a first end thereof, said first elongated generally hollow housing member having each of a predetermined length and a predetermined diameter; (b) a plurality of serrations one of formed on and detachably secured to a second axially opposed end of said first elongated generally hollow housing member for cutting grass disposed around such head portion of such lawn water sprinkler; (c) a second elongated generally hollow housing member at least partially disposed for reciprocal movement within said first elongated generally hollow housing member, said second elongated generally hollow housing member being open at a first end thereof and having each of a predetermined length and a predetermined cross-sectional shape in a direction transverse to said predetermined length; (d) a first elongated rod like member having each of a predetermined length and a first predetermined cross-sectional shape in a direction transverse to said predetermined length; (e) a predetermined number of tine members disposed on said first elongated rod like member for penetrating a ground surface to said at least one of till, weed and cultivate a small garden area; (f) a second elongated rod like member passed through axial aperture in each closed end of said first elongated generally hollow housing member and said second elongated generally hollow housing member; (g) a threaded connection connecting a first end of said second elongated rod like member with a second axially opposed end of said first elongated rod like member, so that said first elongated rod like member is removable from said second elongated rod like member for trimming grass from around such head portion of such lawn water sprinkler; (h) means for inhibiting axial movement of said second elongated rod like member; (i) a biasing means disposed over said second elongated rod like member and caged between an axially opposed second end of said second elongated generally hollow housing member and said closed end of said first elongated generally hollow housing member; (j) means engageable with at least said second end of said first elongated rod like member for absorbing shock during operation of said apparatus for at least one of tilling, weeding and cultivating a small garden area; and (k) means engageable with one of said first closed end of said first elongated generally hollow housing member and said second end of said second elongated rod like member for manipulating said apparatus for at least one of trimming such grass from around such head portion of such lawn sprinkler and at least one of tilling, weeding and cultivating a small garden area.