Abstract: A tool expanding assembly serves to greatly increase the usefulness and versatility of preexisting long-handled tools by providing a specially configured interconnecting approach which allows rapid attachment of various tool head types to the unmodified basic tool. The resulting combined tool may be rapidly reconfigured as needed, and allows the use of a wide range of tool types in groups of two, including the basic tool type and any one other of a variety of alternate tool head types. A two section tool expanding assembly is disclosed via a number of preferred embodiments, and both round and square variants of the alternate tool head interconnecting sections are presented.

Abstract: A weed cutting tool including an elongate handle mounting a generally "L" shaped leg at a lower end thereof for securement to a blade member. The blade member includes arcuate forward and rear cutting edges, with spaced parallel sides, each side including a cutting notch therewithin. Modifications of the invention include mounted forward and rear cutting blades, with the forward blade including saw tooth projections, and the rear blade including spaced notched members with intercommunicating cutting edges, with a handle including a cavity formed within the handle for securing gloves and the like therewithin.

Abstract: A multiple use cultivating tool includes a generally planar rigid blade support defining a plurality of outwardly extending cultivating members and a lower tamping surface. A generally triangular pick blade and a plurality of pointed rake teeth extend outwardly from the blade support in generally perpendicular directions. A straight blade is formed on a portion of the blade support and extends outwardly to form an additional cultivating member. A generally cylindrical handle support is secured to the blade support and extends orthogonally therefrom. An elongated rigid handle is secured within the handle support.

Abstract: A garden roller tool is provided having a weighted roller journaled on fork end of a ferrule at proximal end of an elongated handle. In one position the handle is tilted downwardly with the roller elevated applying pressure on an implement of the tool pushing the implement into the ground. In another position the handle is raised upwardly with roller lowered releasing pressure on the implement of the tool, raising the implement from the ground, allowing the roller to roll over the ground.

Abstract: A garden tool having a cultivating blade portion and a cultivating tine portion provided at the end of a relatively long handle. The blade portion is generally U-shaped and is substantially equal in width to the tine portion. The blade portion is articulated relative to the tine portion.

Abstract: A hand implement for cultivating the surface of the earth, the implement including an elongated shaft which mounts at its distal end a toothed assembly and a blade is mounted on the toothed assembly, the toothed assembly and blade so disposed relative to each other to form a pair of fulcrums interoperable to deploy the toothed assembly and blade for a multiplicity of earth working operations including weeding, permitting weeds to be cut off at uniform depths below the earth's surface or alternatively extracted from the earth in their entirety.

Abstract: A one-piece tool for performing controlled and exacting cuts for the removal of weeds 26 not susceptible to the strike of a horizontal hoe blade 24, as well as small limbs from trees and bushes, these by striking downward, the former by an oblique upward strike with the scythe-cutting edges 22.

Abstract: A cultivation tool includes a flat plate having outer peripheral sharpened edges with one or more notches on the rear edges to permit cutting of weeds. A handle is coupled to the rear of the plate for pulling the plate rearwardly when a weed of weeds are in the notches.

Abstract: Each gardening tool proper (1) has a hollow mounting end-piece (3) provided on its free edge with a hook-shaped or channel-shaped member (4a,4b) whose opening is directed towards the working end of the tool. A handle (2) of either wood or plastic has a diameter at the lower end thereof which permits engagement with slight friction within the end-piece (3). A tool-retaining device stationarily fixed near the lower end of the handle has a resilient loop (11) which is intended to be engaged within the hook-shaped or channel-shaped member (4a,4a) of the end-piece. After engagement, the loop can be stretched or slackened (by means 5and 7 to 10) in order to permit either rigid interassembly or subsequent separation of tool proper and handle.

Abstract: The hoe is formed from a tempered steel blade substantially, triangular when viewed in front elevation and secured at right angles to one end of the handle. The guard or sheath is formed from plastic or sheet metal, to protect the relatively sharp edges of the blade and to prevent injury to people when not in use. The guard, which is detachable, includes a pocket for receiving the sharp edges of the blade and flexible tabs detachably engaging over the edge of the blade to detachably retain the guard in position.

Abstract: A garden tool which includes a handle and a connected head part. The head part includes multiple sides each formed into a tool part for performing a specific garden task.

Abstract: A hand tool for loosening, cutting and crumbling soil or the like, includ a central bearing axle of an angular cross section, a plurality of pairs of pronged wheel arrangements having radially extending prongs and being freely rotatably mounted on the axle such that vertical central planes of the pronged wheels extending in the direction of extension of the radial prongs intersect one another at an acute angle, and wherein the edges of every two adjacent crosswisely interengaging pronged wheels slide along one another to form cutting regions; wherein a spade-type tine or prong formed with an end portion which protrudes beyond the radially extending prongs of the pronged wheels is disposed between every two pairs of intersecting pronged wheels. The spade-type prong is mounted on the axle which may be angularly orientated, as desired, by adjusting the inclination of the handle, such as a shaft non-rotatably mounted on the axle.

Abstract: A combination tool for edging lawns adjacent walkways and the like and for removing the cut strips of lawn. The tool includes a foot plate, an upright elongated handle attached to the foot plate, an edging blade depending from the foot plate for cutting a strip of lawn adjacent a walkway, and a lifting blade projecting from the foot plate having an outer curved end for lifting the cut strip of lawn leaving a desired groove adjacent a walkway. The edging blade is channel-shaped and includes a pair of legs disposed at its opposite ends each having an abutment surface engageable with the walkway for positioning the blade in spaced relation to the walkway when the blade is forced downwardly to edge the lawn. A relief opening is located at each end of the edging blade which prevents the jamming of a strip of lawn between the blade, foot plate and legs. The foot plate also includes a guide surface adjacent the lifting blade which rides along the top of the walkway for properly positioning the lifting blade.

Abstract: A crack and crevice weeder device for cleaning undesirable growth from cracks or crevices in expansion joints between sidewalks and streets. A V-shaped cutting head is attached to an end of a U-shaped rod and a triangular shaped scraper can be attached to a point on the U-shaped rod. The U-shaped rod is fixed to a long handle which enables an operator, while standing, to remove undesirable growth from cracks or crevices and expansion joints by pulling the weeder towards him, while simultaneously applying a downward pressure.

Abstract: A ground working implement assembly having a handle (11) and a plurality of implement heads (13, 14, 15, 16 and 17). Each implement head has a ground working member (13A, 14A, 15A, 16A and 17A) and a tang (13B, 14B, 15B, 16B and 17B). One end of the handle (11) has a socket assembly (20) adapted to receive the tang of an implement head. A retaining pin (31) removably secures the tang of an implement to the socket assembly (20) when the tang is received thereby. The implement heads (13, 14, 15, 16 and 17) are configured so that they are nestable with each other for storage.

Abstract: A compound garden type or agricultural tool having a handle which is adapted to be fitted to a blade type of implement which is angularly adjustable for use as a spade, shovel or hoe and a fork type implement which is similarly adjustable. Additionally, the fork is adapted to be fitted with a pronged attachment which converts the fork into a rake. The adjustability feature comprises an angulated shoulder surface on the blade and fork type implements and having a projection which is operable to cooperate with a recess and a flat surface in the handle for establishing a straight, inclined, and right angled position for the particular implement engaging the handle.

Abstract: A garden tool with a tool head (2) comprising a flat blade portion (4) and a soil-deflection portion (5), the latter being located at one end, and to one side only, of the blade portion (4). This arrangement allows the tool head (2) to be drawn along a line to displace soil to one side thereby on the one hand, forming a shallow trench, while on the other hand, piling up earth for earthing up plants. In addition, the top end (4) of the soil-deflecting portion (5) curves round to form a soil scoop. In a preferred form of the tool, the blade portion (4) has working edges (6, 7) enabling it to be used for lawn edge trimming, and a pointed front end (8) which can be used to break up soil.

Abstract: A tool including a handle secured axially to a reversible face plate structure having a flat sheet metal body including a first portion with a half-round-curved edge or periphery adapted to fit into half-round gutters as well as a second portion with a more rectangular peripheral contour conforming or complementary to inner shape of so-called "K" type gutters. A free end of the handle has a truncated, tapered end portion. Additional light-duty uses or applications total at least twelve tasks for employment thereof including use of the tool as a weeder in a garden; a ditcher; a hoe; a spreader; a row-forming tool; a seed-bed tool; a furrowing tool; a deep planting tool for bulbs, sets and small plants; a blending tool for mortar or plaster; a hand tiller for mulch and dry chemicals or fertilizer; a hand tamping tool for soil or sand; a planting lateral-spacing-gauge tool; a planting depth-gauge tool; and as a scraper for dirt, mud, plaster, mortar and the like.

Abstract: A crack and crevice weeder device for cleaning undesirable growth from cracks or crevices in sidewalks and expansion joints between sidewalk and street. A V-shaped cutting head is attached to an end of an U-shaped steel rod and a triangular-shaped scraper is attached to a point on the U-shaped rod. The U-shaped rod is fixed to a long handle which enables an operator, while standing, to remove undesirable growth from cracks, crevices or expansion joints by pulling the weeder towards him while simultaneously applying a downward pressure.

Abstract: A work implement having a tubular handle, a tool having tines mounted within the handle for movement between an extended position and a retracted position, and a pendulum-action tool mounted on the handle.

Abstract: A gardening tool having a long straight handle with a rake head on one end and a hoe head on the opposite end. The rake head has tines which extend beyond the one end of the handle at an obtuse angle to the longitudinal axis of the handle and terminate in transverse teeth which are disposed completely on one side of the handle. The hoe head extends beyond its end of the handle at an obtuse angle to the longitudinal axis of the handle and it presents a flat blade located completely on one side of the handle. The rake head and the hoe head are offset from each other rotationally about the axis of the handle to prevent the hoe head from striking a person using the tool for raking and to prevent the rake head from striking the person using the tool as a hoe.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a convenient, space saving, multi-functional tool that includes a shovel, rake, spade and hoe. All of the tool functions are integrated into one master tool for the maintenance of gardens and landscaped areas, wherein each of the four separate functions can be accessed at any time in any order of desired priority or need. Two of the implement members which form part of the multi-functional tool, namely the spade and hoe, fold so that a portion of these members are held in notches on either side of the shovel to facilitate implement stowage.

Abstract: A garden tool which allows the user to rake, cultivate, thatch, weed and aerate the soil is disclosed. The tool comprises a handle and a work head which includes a number of partially rotatable earth-working elements. One end of each element is specifically adapted to travel the surface of the soil to sever weeds and to cultivate and aerate the soil. The opposite end of each element is adapted to act as a rake for raking and thatching grass lawns. The rake side of the tool can also be used to weed, cultivate and aerate by causing the tips of the elements to penetrate the soil and work it loose.

Abstract: A garden hoe features a wide cutting edge for normal hoeing, at one end of which is a pair of cutting edges meeting at a right angle for bordering a garden or a walk and at the other end of which is a short cutting edge for chopping or trenching. A hooked cutting edge for pruning is also incorporated in the hoe which may have a long or short handle.

Abstract: A cultivating tool propelled by a walking attendant has sheet metal tines mounted on a rotating axle for rotation therewith. The tines are channel-shaped with axle-accommodating apertures through the flanges and also through the webs. When the axle is engaged through the flange apertures, the ends of the web engage the soil flatwise so as to provide a hoeing action; and when the axle is engaged through the web apertures, the ends of the web engage the soil edgewise so as to provide a chopping action.

Abstract: A plate has on its under side a V-shape keel of decreasing depth from end-to-end, a handle mounting on its upper side, and upwardly flared soil flattener at the ends of the plate.

Abstract: A combination garden tool is disclosed. A first tool, which has a handle, and a second tool, which is secured to a coupling mechanism, are provided and are detachably coupled to each other in such a manner that both tools can be operated simultaneously. If desired, however, the second tool can be used alone while attached to the first tool. Preferably, the detachable coupling device includes a clamping bolt movable by means of eccentric supporting projections between a first and a second position to clamp the first tool is mounted to the body of the coupling device. The coupling device is preferably permanently secured to the second tool.

Abstract: A light-weight, multi-purpose light-duty yard tool made with a small sheet metal blade part shaped like a truncated triangle with the widest part at the front and the narrow edge at the heel or rear end. The front side portions are slightly cupped as is the wide front edge, to enable use as a shovel. The front edge has cutouts with sharpened edges providing raking tines to be used as a pushing cutting member. The forward portions of the side edges are sharpened, enabling use as an edging or slicing tool, while the rear portions of the side edges are flanged for strength. A tang piece, riveted to the heel part of the blade, provides a device for attaching the blade to a lightweight wood handle of medium length. The tool length preferrable is the distance from the users waist to the ground.

Abstract: A hand-held garden implement having a central plate with a tapered digging blade depending therefrom, a rake handle connected to the central plate, two raking blades connected to the central plate turned backwardly toward the rake handle, and a covering blade connected to the central plate which trails the raking blades.

Abstract: A three way garden tool comprising a hollow handle having an opening, a trowel and tamping member connected to one end of the hollow handle with the hollow handle being closed at its other end. A sleeve is slid over the hollow handle adjacent to the opening in the hollow handle to selectively cover the opening, expose a portion of the opening or expose the entire opening. The trowel and tamping member is flat and includes a plurality of digging teeth on at least one edge thereof to be used for digging up for example a bare spot in a grass lawn. Seed, for example grass seed, can be loaded through the aperture and into the hollow handle and retained therein by sliding the sleeve over the aperture. When a bare spot in a lawn is to be treated, the trowel and tamping tool is used to score and dig up the bare spot, the sleeve is moved over the hollow handle exposing a slot shaped portion of the opening and seed can be dropped from the opening and distributed over the bare spot.

Abstract: Disclosed is a combination weed cutter and rake which cooperate by utilization of a common handle to permit weeds cut with a weed cutter to be raked into a pickup pile with the same implement. The rake is pivotally mounted on the handle at its lower end and is movable against a spring force into a work position back to back with the weed cutter with its tines extended below the weed cutter but directed 180.degree. rotationally therefrom, and is locked in this position by a pin passed through a lock ear. The rake is urged by the spring to a stowed position with the tines disposed upwardly toward the mid-section of the handle and away from the action area of the weed cutter. In an alternate form, the rake is held in its work position or stowed position by resilient finger latches.

Abstract: A device having combined features of a glove and a garden tool is disclosed. The device includes a glove element having a bar grip installed therein, with a tool element attached to the bar grip. In one embodiment, a horizontal bar grip is employed in conjunction with a tool element having forks or tines, such as a rake. In a second embodiment, a vertical bar grip is employed in conjunction with a tool element which has the form of a scoop or spade. An additional feature includes the attachment of a bracket on the upper, forward portion of the glove element to receive a second tool element which is detachably connected thereto. Alternatively, a bracket for receiving a second tool element may be affixed directly to the shaft of the main fixed tool element. Also, a threaded connection may be employed for attachment of the tool element which is connected directly to the bar grip. The bar grip may be provided with grooves or ridges to allow the bar to be gripped more firmly.

Abstract: A kit for converting a conventional rake having one row of tines to one having two rows of tines in back-to-back relation. The kit comprises a straight attachment bar having sawteeth on one edge and three clamping plate assemblies, each of which consists of a pair of complemental plates shaped to have the back bar of a conventional rake snugly received therebetween, and a pair of bolts and nuts which clamp the plates toward each other. A shim is also provided for each plate assembly which adapts the latter to a conventional rake having a particular curvature in its back bar and tines.

Abstract: An improved garden tool comprising an end plate attached to a tubular fitting extending vertically from the substantial center thereof, the tubular fitting being adapted to receive a wooden handle. The end plate itself is cut in plan form to provide a conventional hoe blade extending over a segment of an arc with a Warren hoe and a rake equally spaced therefrom. The hoe blade surface is further provided with two openings for securing a lead weight biasing the hoe in a preferred orientation. Furthermore the plate area of the Warren hoe and the rake is distributed to provide equal weight distribution, thus insuring a balanced configuration during the use of the hoe which entails the most pronounced impact stroke.

Abstract: A landscaping hand rake having a handle, tines and an extensive arcuate body containing rectangular perforations across the width of the body. In the inverted position the rake will cause dirt to be scooped into the arcuate cavity due to a cutting edge created by a lip on one of the edges of the rectangular perforations.

Abstract: A combination tool having teeth on one side for both loosening and raking soil or material on the surface of ground and having on its opposite side a portion with a substantially flat bottom for smoothing such soil or material in a manual trowel-like action.

Abstract: A combination digger, trimmer, and edger tool has first and second blade portions mounted on and extending in opposite directions from one end of an elongated handle member and each having a respective cutting edge on the free end thereof. A side blade member is mounted on and extends laterally from and substantially normal to one of the first and second blade portions and has a cutting edge thereon adapted to trim or edge vegetation.

Abstract: A combination lawn and garden implement having a hollow elongated handle provided with a furrow forming and closing tool on one end shaped to form a furrow in the soil or close the furrow when used in a furrowing mode with the user in the standing position and shaped to define a trough to receive and guide seeds into the handle for discharge therethrough into a furrow when used in a planting mode. Various changeable tool attachments are provided for the other end of the handle to perform a variety of gardening and lawn working functions.

Abstract: A hand tool used to manage and cultivate soil in confined areas, as planters and pots, for growing plants. The tool has an elongated handle having an end integral with an earthworking implement. The handle has triangularly related linear sides which taper inwardly toward the earthworking implement, wherein the sides are adapted to be engaged by the first and second fingers and thumb of the user. On the end of the handle opposite to the earthworking implement, the sides converge into a cylindrical section terminating in a knob. The earthworking implement includes a body having a plurality of teeth. The body can be in the shape of a shovel, pick or rake.

Abstract: A hand held garden implement having a working body portion with a tapered digging blade depending from the body and a pair of elongated rake blades projecting from the body portion so that the implement can be used for digging and other like uses by the tapered blade and for raking and de-weeding by the rake blades. Another embodiment is disclosed wherein the body portion has a third rake blade disposed between the other two to facilitate the raking function of the implement.

Abstract: This gardener's hand tool has a double-ended head at one end of a handle. One end edge of the head is beveled to form a cutting hoe-like blade and the other end is provided with spaced tines which are rounded in cross-section to form tapered wedge-shaped recesses for receiving and pulling weeds and roots. The handle is rigidly secured to the head and the latter is bent at two places to dispose the cutting blade and tines at a critical angle relative to the handle to secure the most efficient operation of the tool. A unique connection between the head and handle prevents the rotation in and/or separation of the latter from the head.

Abstract: A multi-purpose agricultural implement usable in one position for cutting roots of weeds just below the surface of the ground and simultaneously therewith pulverizing the upper crust of the earth; usable in a second position for cutting a furrow of any desired width or depth in the ground of planting seeds and fertilizing; and, usable in a third position for covering the furrow. The implement is comprised of a flat blade and a handle, the flat blade being of four sided construction with opposite sides of the blade being substantially parallel. The handle is attached to the upper surface of the blade and extends in a backward direction at a sidewise oblique angle with the upper surface.

Abstract: A garden cultivation implement equipped with a plurality of cutting edges for cutting and removing weeds or other undesired growth in the cultivation of a garden. Tines are also provided from the body of the cutter for use as a rake or cultivator and the outer edges of the implement are useful for hilling.