JPH071U - Weeder - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] It is an object of the present invention to provide a weed control tool capable of firmly sandwiching weeds that grow naturally on the ground or lawn surface without slipping and promptly pulling out and removing them from the roots. A cross handle (14, 14) pivotally connected at a pivot part (12) and sandwiching parts (16, 16) continuously connected to the tip ends of the cross handles (14, 14) so as to be mutually fastened, Non-slip members 18, 18 are attached to the sandwiching surfaces of the sandwiching portions 16, 16. Thereby, the weeds can be strongly sandwiched by opening and closing the sandwiching portions 16 and 16 while gripping the cross handles 14 and 14 with the fingers, and the weeds sandwiched by the anti-slip member 18 do not slip, and the weeds are swiftly and accurately. Can be pulled out and removed.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a weeding tool for pulling out and removing weeds that grow naturally on the ground or lawn surface.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, in the case of removing weeds that grow naturally on the ground or lawn in the garden of a house, spraying a strong herbicide may damage human health due to chemical damage. Therefore, a herbicide with a weak effect is sprayed, and even if the stem is withered temporarily, the stem grows again in about one month and the weed is not sufficiently effective. It is in a state where it is removed from the root by hand.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, when weeds are removed by hand when the stems of weeds are stretched and the roots are stretched, it is difficult to pull out to the root because the hands slip when grasping the stem and pulling it out. There was a problem that it took a lot of work to remove the weeds that grew naturally on the ground and the grass surface.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object thereof is to firmly weed naturally growing weeds on the ground or a lawn surface without slipping, and to quickly root the roots. It is to provide a weeding tool that can be pulled out and removed from the plant.

[0005]

[Means for solving problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides that the cross handles 14 and 14 pivotally attached to the pivot portion 12 and the tips 15 and 15 of the cross handles 14 and 14 can be mutually closed. The weeding tool 10 is provided with a pair of sandwiching portions 16 and 16 and non-slip members 18 and 18 attached to the sandwiching surfaces of the sandwiching portions 16 and 16.

Further, the sandwiching parts 16, 16 may be composed of sandwiching plates 20, 20 bent in a shape in a side view in a longitudinal direction of the cross handles 14, 14.

Further, the sandwiching portions 16 and 16 may be fixed to the end portions of the cross handles 14 and 14 in a replaceable manner.

The cross handles 14, 14 may be always elastically biased in the opening direction.

[0009]

[Action]

 In the weeding tool according to the present invention, the cross handle is grasped by the hand, and the cross handle is closed and retracted while the crossed handle is pushed in while pushing the clipped portion which is widened to the stem of the weed growing naturally on the ground or the like. The weed stalk is clamped. In this state, the weeds that are sandwiched are twisted and pulled upward. Weeds can be strongly pinched by the leverage of the cross handle, and weeds can be swiftly and reliably pulled out from the root without slipping the weeds by the anti-slip member attached to the inner surface of the pinch.

[0010]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 and 2 show a weeding tool 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As is clear from the drawing, the weeding tool 10 is made of metal, hard synthetic resin, or the like, and is provided with a cross handle 14 which is pivotally mounted in an X shape at a pivotally mounted portion 12 made of a pin or the like provided near the tip. , 14 and long plate-shaped nips 16, 16 fixed to the inner surfaces of the tip parts 15, 15 of the cross handles 14, 14 so as to be mutually closeable. Non-slip members 18, 18 are attached to the sandwiching surface side of the.

When the crossing handles 14 and 14 are gripped with a hand and the contraction operation is performed, the pinching portions 16 and 16 fixed to the tip portions 15 and 15 of the crossing handles 14 and 14 are closed and the crossing handles 14 and 14 are crossed. Due to the lever action of the handles 14 and 14, a sandwiching force that is several times the pressing force for closing and retracting the handles is generated in the sandwiching parts 16 and 16. Further, the non-slip members 18, 18 attached to the sandwiching parts 16, 16 are made of rubber or leather member, and can surely be sandwiched without slipping when weeding a stem portion of weeds.

As a result, the weeding tool 10 pushes the open sandwiching parts 16 and 16 into the stalks of the weeds growing naturally on the ground or the lawn surface in the garden and closes the cross handles 14 and 14. The stem portion is sandwiched by the sandwiching portions 16 and 16 while being strongly pressed. In this state, by slightly twisting the stalk and pulling it upwards, weeds with roots can be easily pulled out, and even if sand etc. is attached to the stalk, it can be pulled out quickly and reliably without slipping. Become.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4, the sandwiching portions 16, 16 are formed by sandwiching plates 20 that are bent in a side view with respect to the longitudinal direction of the cross handles 14, 14. The anti-slip member 18 is attached to the inner surface of the sandwich plate 20. As a result, when the lower surfaces of the sandwiching portions 16, 16 made of the sandwiching plate 20 bent in a side view are brought into contact with the ground or the like, the cross handles 14, 14 are directed obliquely upward with respect to the ground. It is possible to prevent contamination of the hands without being touched the ground by the hands that are arranged and grip the cross handles 14, 14. In addition, with the stalks of the weeds sandwiched between the stalks 20 and 20 of the weeds, the crossed handles 14 and 14 are pressed downward from the ground while using the bent bases of the stiles 20 and 20 of the hems as fulcrums. The ends of the sandwich plates 20 and 20 can be raised to easily pull out the sandwiched weeds. However, the sandwiching portions 16 and 16 are not limited to sandwiching plates shaped in a side view, and may be T-shaped or circular.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, on the base end side of each sandwiching plate 20 of the sandwiching parts 16 and 16, provided on the tip portions 15 and 15 of the cross handles 14 and 14, respectively. A screw hole 24 that is screwed into the screw 22 is opened. The sandwiching plates 20 are fixed to the inner surfaces of the tip portions 15, 15 of the cross handles 14, 14 by screws 22 so as to be replaceable. Therefore, if the anti-slip members 18, 18 and the like on the inner surface side of the sandwich plates 20, 20 are worn out during long-term use, the weeds can be removed and removed while replacing and fixing the new sandwich plates 20. The sandwiching plate 20 may be replaceably fixed to the front end portions 15 and 15 of the cross handles 14 and 14 by screws 22 and may be fixedly fitted by a guide groove or the like.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cross handles 14, 14 are fitted with urging coil springs 26 at their pivotally attached portions 12, and the urging coil springs 26 have opposite ends. Biasing rods 28, 28 are attached to the cross handles 14, 14 so as to always bias the cross handles 14, 14 in the opening direction. As a result, only when the weeds are pinched and removed by the pinching portions 16, 16, the grasped cross handle 14, 14 is pressed and contracted by the hand, and then the cross handle 14 is released by releasing the pressurization. , 14 are expanded and restored by the elastic force of the urging coil spring 26, and the operation of opening and closing the pinching portions 16, 16 can be facilitated, and the fatigue of the hands in pinching and removing the weeds can be reduced. Further, instead of the biasing coil spring 26, a V-shaped spring or the like may be attached to the pivot portion to bias the cross handles 14, 14 in the opening direction.

When the weeding tool 10 of the present invention is used to remove weeds that grow naturally on the ground or lawn, as shown in FIG. The crossed handles 14 and 14 are closed and closed while pushing the clip portions 16 and 16 which are widened to the stalk portion of the native weed G, and the stalk portions of the weed G are clamped by the clip portions 16 and 16. . In that state, the stem portion of the weed G sandwiched is twisted and pulled out upward.

The levers of the cross handles 14 and 14 exert a large clamping force on the sandwiching portions 16 and 16, and the non-slip members 18 are provided on the sandwiching surfaces of the sandwiching portions 16 and 16, so that the sandwiched weeds are sandwiched. Even if sand or mud adheres to the stalks of the stalk, it does not slip, and weeds grown on the ground or on the lawn surface can be firmly and accurately sandwiched and quickly removed from the roots. Further, it can be easily used not only for removing weeds but also for thinning vegetables during cultivation. Then, the cross handles 14, 14 biased in the opening direction by the biasing coil springs 26 and the like are closed and contracted to the ends of the cross handles 14, 14 and the pinch parts 16, 16. By engaging the locking ring or the locking hook to hold the closed contracted state, it becomes easy to carry and store without being bulky.

Next, FIG. 5 shows a weeding tool 10 according to another embodiment. In the figure, a weeding tool 10 is provided with a crossing handle 14 and 14 pivotally attached to a pivoting portion 12 and a pair of nips connected to the tip portions 15 and 15 of the crossing handles 14 and 14 so as to be able to close each other. The sandwiching portions 16 and 16 are provided with concave and convex chevron portions 30 and 30 on the sandwiching surface side, and an anti-slip member 18 is attached to the upper surface thereof.

As described above, the concavo-convex ridges 30 and 30 may be integrally formed on the inner surface side of the sandwich plates 20 and 20, whereby the stem portions of the weeds are sandwiched between the sandwich portions 16 and 16. In addition, a strong gripping force can be maintained by the uneven chevrons 30 and 30 and the non-slip member 18, and the weeds can be pulled out accurately and reasonably without engaging with the stems of the weeds and slipping. The sandwich plates 20 and 20 may be replaceably fixed to the inner surfaces of the distal ends 15 and 15 of the cross handles 14 and 14 with screws 22 or the like.

[0020]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the weeding tool of the first aspect, the cross handle pivotally attached at the pivot portion and the sandwiching member which is continuously attached to the tip end of the cross handle so as to be able to mutually close each other. And a non-slip member is provided on the sandwiching surface side of the sandwiching portion so that weeds that grow naturally on the ground or on the grass surface are sandwiched in the sandwiching portion and a cross handle is applied. It is strong while pressing, and it clamps accurately without slipping, and can be quickly pulled out and removed from the root.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the pinch portion is formed of a pinch plate bent in a side view with respect to the longitudinal direction of the cross handle, so that the pinch portion is joined to the ground. When this happens, the cross handle is positioned obliquely above the ground, and the hands of the operator holding the cross handle can be prevented from being contaminated.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the pinch portion is replaceably fixed to the end portion of the cross handle, so that when the pinch portion is worn, it is replaced with a new pinch portion and the cross handle is attached. Can be worn for long-term use.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the cross handle is always elastically biased in the opening direction, so that the cross handle is gripped by the hand and only the pressing operation in the closing direction causes the gripping portion to move. The opening and closing operations can be repeated, and the weeds can be removed over a long period of time by reducing the fatigue of the hands when sandwiching and pulling out weeds.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a weeding tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a right side view of the weeding tool of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the sandwich plate removed from the sandwich portion.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the sandwich plate of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged front view showing a sandwiching portion of a weeding tool of another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a weed removing operation by the weeding tool.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Weeding tool 12 Pivoting part 14 Crossing handle 16 Clamping part 18 Non-slip member 20 Clamping plate 30 Uneven chevron

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A crossing handle pivotally attached at a pivoting part, and a sandwiching part connected to the tip end of the crossing handle so as to be mutually closed, and a sandwiching surface side of the sandwiching part. The weeding tool is provided with a non-slip member. 2. The weeding tool according to claim 1, wherein the sandwiching portion is a sandwiching plate bent in a side view with respect to a longitudinal direction of the cross handle. 3. The weeding tool according to claim 1, wherein the sandwiching portion is replaceably fixed to an end portion of the cross handle. 4. The weeding tool according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the cross handle is always elastically biased in the opening direction.