Patent ID: 7287344

Claim:
An apparatus for attachment to landscaping equipment, the apparatus comprised of: A substantially unitary elongate plate having a first longitudinal edge, a second opposite longitudinal edge that is not coplanar with the first longitudinal edge, and a middle plate portion disposed between the first longitudinal edge and the second opposite longitudinal edge; wherein the first longitudinal edge includes a plurality of teeth, each tooth separated from at least one adjacent tooth by a trough; the second longitudinal edge includes a plurality of teeth, each tooth separated from at least one adjacent tooth by a trough; and the middle portion includes a plurality of apertures for mounting the tool to the bucket attachment of a landscaping vehicle, at least two of the apertures corresponding to mounting apertures provided in the bottom lip of the bucket attachment, wherein the first longitudinal edge and second opposite longitudinal edge are both exposed for working of a soil surface provided substantially adjacent the front lip of a bucket attachment of a landscaping vehicle when the tool is mounted to the bucket attachment of the landscaping vehicle; and, wherein each tooth provided on the first longitudinal edge has a base portion adjacent the first longitudinal edge and a terminal point portion opposite the base portion, the base portion having a width that is greater than the width of the tooth at the terminal point portion, and wherein each tooth provided on the second opposite longitudinal edge has a second base portion adjacent the second longitudinal edge and a second terminal point portion opposite the second base portion, the second base portion having a width that is approximately the same as the width of the tooth at the second terminal point portion.