A Grubbing or Weeding Rake, also Applicable as a Drilling Hoe.
Year: 1885

page_text: A Grubbing or Weeding Rake, also Applicable as a Drilling Hoe.
I JOHN HARDING COLE of Woodview Innishannon in the County of Cork
Batchelor of Arts and Clerk in Holy Orders do hereby declare the nature of said
invention for "A GRUBBING OR WEEDING RAKE ALSO APPLICABLE AS A DRILLING
HOE" to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to supply a want always felt in implements of
an equivalent nature as now made. In using the ordinary rake on gravel paths
and other places there is almost always experienced a want, and it is desirable to
be able to supply that want, of something with which to extract or remove
anything which the teeth of the rake will not catch such as growing weeds, a want
which is abundantly testified by the fact that a rake of ordinary construction
which has been but a short time in use has the two end teeth bent and closed
inwards and so rendered useless or almost so by the attempt continually made to
use them for a purpose for which they are not adapted as before mentioned.
Now according to my invention I obviate this defect by making the end teeth
in the form of strong chisel shaped grubbers, or cutters capable of extracting weeds
with facility and without injury to the implement; these teeth may be made
removable so that they may be replaced by new ones when worn out, To give
better effect to the cutters it is of advantage to give a slight curve to the back or
back bone of the rake. By these improvements I greatly increase the utility of
the implement and make it applicable not only for raking garden paths, but for
many gardening operations such as for opening drills for seeds and other purposes.
Dated thio 7th day of December 1885´

page_text: A Grubbing or Weeding Rake, also Applicable as a Drilling Hoe:
I, JOHN HARDING COLE, of Woodview, Innishannon, in the County of Cork,
Bachelor of Arts, and Clerk in Holy Orders, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement, reference being had
to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,
that is to say:―
The object of this invention is to supply a want always felt in implements of an
equivalent nature as now made.
In using the ordinary rake on gravel paths and other places, there is almost
always experienced a want, and it is desirable to be able to supply that want, of
something with which to extract or remove anything which the teeth of the rake
will not catch, such as growing weeds; a want which is abundantly testified by the
fact that a rake of ordinary construction which has been but a short time in use
has the two end teeth bent and closed inwards, and so rendered useless, or nearly
so, by the attempt continually made to use them for a purpose for which they are
not adapted, as before mentioned.
Now according. to my invention I obviate this defect by making the end teeth in
the form of strong chisel shaped grubbers or cutters capable of extracting or
eradicating weeds with facility and without injury to the implement. These teeth
may be made removable so that they may be replaced by new ones when worn out.
To give better effect to the cutters, it is of advantage to give a slight curve to the
back or backbone of the rake.
By these improvements I greatly increase the utility of the implement and make
it applicable not only for raking garden paths but for many gardening operations
such as for opening drills for seeds and other purposes.
The accompanying drawings illustrate the manner in which I carry my invention
into effect.
Figure 1 is a front elevation, Figure 2 is an inverted plan, and Figure 3 is a
perspective view of one form of a grubbing or weeding rake constructed according
to my invention wherein the grubbers are only shown on one side of the back or
backbone of the rake. Figure 4 shows a front elevation Figure 5 a side elevation,
Figure 6 an inverted plan, and Figure 7 is a perspective view of a similar form of
rake, but in which the grubbers are shown on both sides of the back instead of
only on one side as in the previous figures. Figure 8 shows a rake similar to those
before illustrated but wherein the back or backbone is curved in contrary directions
so as to be able to apply reversed cutters to same.
Similar letters of reference refer to like parts in all the figures. a a are the end
teeth shown chisel shaped the inverted plan shows one of these teeth in section in
order to show the shape thereof which I prefer although I do not limit myself
absolutely to the shape shown. These teeth may be on one side only or both sides
of the back as shown in the several views, or at each side on one end, and only on
one side on the other end; b is the back or backbone of the implement which is
preferably made of the curved shape as shown in the drawings.

page_text: By my invention I largely extend the utility of the implement, not only in raking
gravel walks, but also in many gardening operations such as weeding, hoeing,
opening drills for seeds, thinning and so forth. As a hoe it is an extremely useful
and handy garden tool, by reason of its narrowness for working between plants,
loosening the soil, and the like, and the penetrating power afforded by its shape-
at the same time collecting the weeds as a rake, thus doing the work of two imple-
ments together, and so saving the time and trouble of changing. It is in fact, a
combination of rake, hoe and drill. To ladies and other amateur gardeners and
those who have small house plots in towns and suburbs it is an invaluable aid.
These rakes are made in various sizes, and of different patterns. Figures 4, 5, 6
and 7 show a highly useful form in which the cutters are extended upwards, as well
as downwards, thus increasing the width of the hoe to any desired size. This not
only affords a wider hoe but also confers another most useful office on the imple-
ment. For by simply turning the rake on its back, two seed drills can be drawn
at one stroke to a perfect gauge. And again, by dividing this space, drills of half
Also marks or holes for planting at accurate distances,
can be readily made with these points.
the width can be drawn.
Another form, shown in Figure 8 has a reflex curve with reversed cutters so
that one of them is used as a drawing or picking, and the other as a pushing or
scuffling, hoe.
Another pattern may have one narrow and one wide cutter. A miniature form
of tool may be made with short handle, very convenient for one handed use in
dressing flower beds &c.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
In grubbing or weeding garden rakes, the application thereto, or combination
therewith of cutters, grubbers or hoes whereby I obtain in one and the same
implement, a rake, hoe, and drill, all substantially as and for the purposes herein-
before described with reference to the accompanying drawings. ·
Dated this 11th Love of 1000
BREWER & SON,
For the Applicant.