Patent ID: 8051918

Claim:
An apparatus for weed removal comprising: an elongated, substantially hollow hand-held stick extending between a proximal and distal end thereof, a drive housing positioned at the distal end of the elongated stick, said drive housing formed with first and second spaced from each other driving spindles, a driving handle provided at the proximal end of the elongated stick, said first spindle and the driving handle are movably connected by a flexible shaft passing within said hollow hand-held stick, and a helical spring having a substantially cylindrical middle zone interposed between first and second conically shaped end portions, approximately 180° bend being formed in the middle zone of the spring defining an external convex side and an internal concave side thereof, so that windings of the spring on the convex side are spread apart and the windings on said concave side are pressed together, said first end of the spring is movably connected to the first spindle and said second end portion of the spring is connected to the second spindle, rotational motion of the driving handle is transferred to the first spindle and to the spring by means of the flexible shaft, whereby in operation of the apparatus weed stems enter and engage the spread apart windings at the external convex side of the spring and are removed upon rotation of the spring within said first and second driving spindles.