Hand-held soil tilling system

A hand-held soil tilling system including four tiller components. Each tiller component includes an elongated central extent that is formed with a point at its end. Each tiller component also includes an upper extent in a curved configuration terminating adjacent to a common axis of rotation. The tiller components being flared outwardly with the distance therebetween being greater adjacent to the lower ends than adjacent to the upper ends. A cylindrical coupling post which has an upper extent formed with projections and a flange to allow coupling with the electrical machine and a lower end adapted to receive thereadjacent the upper ends of the upper extents.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The present invention relates to a hand-held soil tilling system and more 
particularly pertains to tilling the soil through the action of a 
hand-held beater with blades. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
The use of soil tilling apparatuses of known designs and configurations is 
known in the prior art. More specifically, soil tilling apparatuses of 
known designs and configurations heretofore devised and utilized for tile 
purpose of tilling the soil through known methods and apparatuses are 
known to consist basically of familiar, expected, and obvious structural 
configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the 
crowded prior art which has been developed for the fulfillment of 
countless objectives and requirements. 
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,892,156 to Willis discloses a Garden 
Tool. U.S. Pat. No. 5,435,396 to Robichaux discloses a Hand Tiller Soil 
Cultivation System. U.S. Pat. No. Des. 332,722 to Torbet et al. discloses 
an Attachment for a Hand Mixer. U.S. Pat. No. Des. 283,292 to Ellis 
discloses an Eviscerating Tool Tip. U.S. Pat. No. 5,491,963 to Jerez 
discloses a Garden Cleaning Implement for Cutting/Macerating Weeds Above 
and Below Ground. Lastly, U.S. Pat. No. 5,048,617 to Haven discloses a 
Hand-Held Tiller Machine. 
In this respect, the hand-held soil tilling system according to the present 
invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs 
of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily 
developed for the purpose of tilling the soil through the action of a 
hand-held beater with blades. 
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a 
new and improved hand-held soil tilling system which can be used for 
tilling the soil through the action of a hand-held beater with blades. In 
this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of soil 
tilling apparatuses of known designs and configurations now present in the 
prior art, the present invention provides an improved hand-held soil 
tilling system. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, 
which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a 
new and improved hand-held soil tilling system and method which has all 
the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages. 
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a new and 
improved hand-held soil tilling system for tilling the soil through the 
action of a hand-held beater with blades comprises, in combination a 
hand-held electrical machine which is adapted to receive a tool for 
selectively causing the rotation thereof. Also provided are four tiller 
components. Each tiller component includes an elongated central extent 
formed with a point at its end. Each tiller component also includes an 
upper extent in a curved configuration terminating adjacent to a common 
axis of rotation and with the length of each central extent being about 
two and three times greater than the radius of curvature of the upper 
extents. The tiller components are flared outwardly with the distance 
therebetween being greater adjacent to the lower ends than adjacent to the 
upper ends. Also provided is a cylindrical coupling post which has an 
upper extent formed with projections and a flange to allow coupling with 
the electrical machine and a lower end adapted to receive thereadjacent 
the upper ends of the upper extents. 
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features 
of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that 
follows may be better understood and in order that the present 
contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, 
additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter 
and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention 
in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its 
application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the 
components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the 
drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being 
practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood 
that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose 
of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting. 
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon 
which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the 
designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the 
several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, 
that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions 
insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present 
invention. 
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and 
improved hand-held soil tilling system which has all of the advantages of 
the prior art soil tilling apparatuses of known designs and configurations 
and none of the disadvantages. 
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved 
hand-held soil tilling system which may be easily and efficiently 
manufactured and marketed. 
It is further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved 
hand-held soil tilling system which is of durable and reliable 
constructions. 
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and 
improved hand-held soil tilling system which is susceptible of a low cost 
of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which 
accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming 
public, thereby making such hand-held soil tilling system economically 
available to the buying public. 
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a 
hand-held soil tilling system for tilling the soil through the action of a 
hand-held beater with blades. 
Another object of the present invention is to provide a hand-held soil 
tilling system including four tiller components. Each tiller component 
includes an elongated central extent that is formed with a point at its 
end. Each tiller component also includes an upper extent in a curved 
configuration terminating adjacent to a common axis of rotation. The 
tiller components being flared outwardly with the distance therebetween 
being greater adjacent to the lower ends than adjacent to the upper ends. 
A cylindrical coupling post which has an upper extent formed with 
projections and a flange to allow coupling with the electrical machine and 
a lower end adapted to receive thereadjacent the upper ends of the upper 
extents. 
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various 
features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with 
particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this 
disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating 
advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should 
be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there 
is illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIG. 1 thereof, 
the preferred embodiment of the new and improved hand-held soil tilling 
system embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and 
generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described. 
The present invention, the hand-held soil tilling system 10 is comprised of 
a plurality of components. Such components are individually configured and 
correlated with respect to each other so as to attain the desired 
objective. 
The new and improved hand-held soil tilling system for tilling the soil 
through the action of a hand-held beater with blades comprises, in 
combination a hand-held electrical machine 14, such as an L-shaped 
trigger-actuated drill, which is adapted to receive a tool for selectively 
causing the rotation thereof. 
Also provided are four tiller components 18. Each tiller component includes 
an elongated planar central extent 20 formed with a triangular point 22 at 
its end. Each tiller component also includes an upper extent 24 in a 
curved configuration terminating adjacent to a common axis of rotation. 
The tiller components preferably reside in separate planes which define a 
box. As shown in FIGS. 2 & 4, the length of each central extent is about 
two and three times greater than the radius of curvature of the upper 
extents. The tiller components are flared slightly outwardly with the 
distance therebetween being greater adjacent to the lower ends than 
adjacent to the upper ends. 
Also provided is a cylindrical coupling post 28 which has an upper extent 
formed with a pair of diametrically opposed semicircular projections 30 
and a horizontally oriented annular flange 32 situated there below. By 
this structure, the coupling post is adapted to allow coupling with the 
electrical machine. The coupling post is further equipped with a lower end 
34 and is adapted to fixedly receive thereadjacent the upper ends of the 
tiller components. With reference still to FIGS. 2 & 4, it is shown that a 
length of the tiller components is comparable to that of the coupling 
post. 
As described hereinabove, the present invention is fabricated from forged 
stainless steel featuring four thin, vertical blades mounted on an 8-inch 
long shaft. The blades resemble beater attachments for an electric mixer 
in appearance except that each blade would end in a point to break up 
soil. 
Instead of using traditional hand gardening tools, gardeners could insert 
the shaft of the garden beater into a small cordless drill to till soil. 
The four blades on the device make shorter work of tilling and require 
less effort to do the job. This convenient accessory is quite helpful when 
planting seeds for vegetable and flower gardens. 
The appealing features of the present invention are its convenience, ease 
of use, light weight, ease of installation, small size and compactness, 
timesavings, reasonable price, and its ability to till garden soil quickly 
and effectively. This product is easily attachable to a small cordless 
drill in the same manner as traditional drill bits to provide gardeners 
with a fast, easy-to-use, and lightweight tilling tool. The tool is easy 
to clean and maintain. 
As to the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same 
should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further 
discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided. 
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the 
optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to 
include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of 
operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to 
one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those 
illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are 
intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the 
principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and 
changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired 
to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and 
described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may 
be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.