System and Method for Soil Saturation and Digging
A system and method for soil saturation and digging is disclosed. First, a system for soil saturation and digging is disclosed. Said system comprises a digging tool having a first end and a second end, a pipe having a first end and a second end, a hose socket, a nozzle, a trigger, and a shield. Said pipe having an axial body capable of transporting a fluid between said first end and said second end of said pipe. Said hose socket capable of receiving a hose comprising said fluid. Said nozzle capable penetrating a surface and a subsurface and of spraying said fluid into said subsurface. Said trigger is capable of controlling a flow of said fluid. Said shield capable of redirecting a diverted fluid displaced by said digging tool. Wherein, said nozzle attaches to said first end of said digging tool, said hose socket attaches to said second end of said digging tool, and said shield attached around said pipe. Next, a method for soil saturation and digging is disclosed. Next, a method for soil saturation and digging is disclosed. Said method comprising injecting a fluid through a surface and into a subsurface comprising attaching a hose to a digging tool having a nozzle and an internal channel, aligning said nozzle with a point on said surface, running said fluid through said hose and said internal channel within said digging tool, spraying said fluid out of said nozzle and into said surface and said subsurface, and continuing to spray said fluid into said surface and said subsurface as required. Finally, another system for soil saturation and digging is disclosed. Said system comprising a digging tool having a first end and a second end, a pipe having a first end and a second end and an axial body capable of transporting a fluid between said first end and said second end, a hose socket capable of receiving a hose comprising said fluid, a nozzle capable of penetrating a surface and a subsurface and of spraying said fluid into said subsurface, and a trigger capable of controlling a flow of said fluid. Said nozzle attaches to said first end of said digging tool and said hose socket attaches to said second end of said digging tool.
This disclosure relates generally to a system and method for soil saturation and digging. Further, this disclosure claims the benefit of provisional application No. 61/360,349, filed Jun. 30, 2010.
BACKGROUNDIn one embodiment, Mr. Zizak disclosed a post hole borer (U.S. Pat. No. 3,638,741). Said post hole borer can comprise a hydraulic boring tool comprising, a cylindrical member, and inner cylindrical member connected thereto at the extremities of the cylindrical members and spaced therefrom to define an annular area therebetween, a pair of handles connected to the first named cylindrical member, one of said handles having a passage therethrough connected to the annular area between the cylindrical members, valve means associated with the passage and adapted to open and close the same, a plurality of apertures positioned around the connection between the cylindrical members at the extremity opposite the handle members, said handle member having the passage therethrough being adapted to be connected to a source of water under pressure, and said inner cylindrical member being open at both extremities. Although a suitable tool for hydraulic digging, said post hole borer is limited for a variety of other uses. Namely, said post hole borer, as disclosed, is designed for digging post holes and would not be suitable for everyday garden digging, or for loosing soil around an existing object for removal of said object. Further, said post hole borer does not provide a shield for protection its user from diverted liquid splashing back at said user during operation. Further, due to a plurality of cylindrical members in said post hole digger, said extremity opposite the handle members is likely to have trouble penetrating a surface without the use of a tool, such as a toothed or serrated outer cylinder defining a saw-type surface to engage the earth and loosen the same as said post hole borer tool is used. In one embodiment, said post hole borer can “erode the soil and the water will carry the soil along with the water up through the interior of the inner cylinder to be discharged out of the aperture in the top flange of the cylindrical structure”; accordingly, said post hole borer is not well suited for saturating a subsurface without leaving said subsurface otherwise intact without removing said subsurface.
Several embodiments require a vehicle to carry a large and complex digging apparatus. Such embodiments comprise a pressurized liquid or gas for breaking apart earth, a vacuum for lifting excess earth and/or liquids from the point of digging. Such embodiments are limited, however, as they require a vehicle for operation. They are not suited individual users in common household cases due to their size and complexity. Due to the need of said vehicle and said vacuum, such embodiments are complex and generally only suited for larger jobs.
In another embodiment, a water pressure post-hole digger (tool) is disclosed by Mr. Sikes (U.S. Pat. No. 6,196,337 B1). In one embodiment of Sikes, said tool includes an elongate conduit member having an upper end for receiving a flow of water under pressure and a lower end; and an enlarged mandrel member mounted to said lower end of said conduit member, said mandrel member comprising: an elongate body portion having upper and lower ends and a generally circular cross section; a generally axial bore formed in said body portion for passage of said flow of water there through; a nozzle opening formed at said lower end of said body portion for discharge of said flow of water therefrom; and a generally conical taper on said lower end of said body portion for accelerating and directing said flow of water into a generally annular passage around said body portion; so that said flow of water which is discharged from said nozzle opening excavates a bottom of a post-hole bore and flows upwardly through annular passage around said body so as to remove soil material along upwardly-extending sides of said bore. As such, Sikes discloses a hydraulic digging tool. Nonetheless, Sikes leaves much to be desired; for example, said embodiment provides a means of excavating a subsurface rather than saturating and loosening said subsurface without removing the same. Further, said embodiment does not provide a shield to prevent excavated subsurface material from splashing back at users of said embodiment. Likewise, said embodiment does not provide a means of minimizing disbursed subsurface material. Further, Sikes requires a conical shaped end on his disclosure. Finally, said embodiment has a large and problematic mandrel which will cause problems when inserting said embodiment into a surface and into said subsurface.
Accordingly, a system and method for soil saturation and digging would be advantageous.
SUMMARYA system for soil saturation and digging is disclosed. Said system comprises a digging tool having a first end and a second end, a pipe having a first end and a second end, a hose socket, a nozzle, a trigger, and a shield. Said pipe having an axial body capable of transporting a fluid between said first end and said second end of said pipe. Said hose socket capable of receiving a hose comprising said fluid. Said nozzle capable penetrating a surface and a subsurface and of spraying said fluid into said subsurface. Said trigger is capable of controlling a flow of said fluid. Said shield capable of redirecting a diverted fluid displaced by said digging tool. Wherein, said nozzle attaches to said first end of said digging tool, said hose socket attaches to said second end of said digging tool, and said shield attached around said pipe.
Described herein is a system and method for soil saturation and digging. The following description is presented to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the invention as claimed and is provided in the context of the particular examples discussed below, variations of which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. In the interest of clarity, not all features of an actual implementation are described in this specification. It will be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation (as in any development project), design decisions must be made to achieve the designers' specific goals (e.g., compliance with system- and business-related constraints), and that these goals will vary from one implementation to another. It will also be appreciated that such development effort might be complex and time-consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the field of the appropriate art having the benefit of this disclosure. Accordingly, the claims appended hereto are not intended to be limited by the disclosed embodiments, but are to be accorded their widest scope consistent with the principles and features disclosed herein.
Various changes in the details of the illustrated operational methods are possible without departing from the scope of the following claims. Some embodiments may combine the activities described herein as being separate steps. Similarly, one or more of the described steps may be omitted, depending upon the specific operational environment the method is being implemented in. It is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. For example, the above-described embodiments may be used in combination with each other. Many other embodiments will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description. The scope of the invention should, therefore, be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. In the appended claims, the terms “including” and “in which” are used as the plain-English equivalents of the respective terms “comprising” and “wherein.”
Claims
1. A system for soil saturation and digging comprising:
- a digging tool having a first end and a second end,
- a pipe having a first end and a second end and an axial body capable of transporting a fluid between said first end and said second end,
- a hose socket capable of receiving a hose comprising said fluid,
- a nozzle capable of penetrating a surface and a subsurface and of spraying said fluid into said subsurface,
- a trigger capable of controlling a flow of said fluid, and
- a shield capable of redirecting a portion of said fluid displaced by said digging tool; and wherein, said nozzle attaches to said first end of said digging tool, said hose socket attaches to said second end of said digging tool, and said shield attached around said pipe.
2. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 1 further comprising a handle having a first end and a second end; and wherein, said handle attaches to said second end of said pipe.
3. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 2 wherein said handle further comprises one or more grip materials such as rubber.
4. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 2 further comprising arranging said trigger and a trigger grip on said handle for use of said trigger grip under an index finger and said trigger under a thumb.
5. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 2 further comprising an internal channel inside of said handle having a first end and a second end; and wherein,
- said first end of said internal channel attaches to said second end of said pipe, and
- said hose socket attaches to said second end of said internal channel.
6. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 5 wherein said trigger comprises a valve capable of controlling movement of said fluid through said internal channel.
7. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 6 wherein said trigger comprises a rotating wheel comprising a plurality of positions along a rotary path corresponding to a plurality of positions between open and closed in said internal channel.
8. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 1 wherein said fluid comprises a gas.
9. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 1 wherein said fluid comprises a liquid.
10. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 1 wherein said fluid comprises water.
11. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 1 wherein said fluid comprises a fertilizer.
12. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 1 wherein said fluid comprises an insecticide.
13. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 1 wherein a pressure of said fluid is increased prior to entering said digging tool.
14. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 1 wherein said shield comprises a back portion, a side portion, a central aperture, an open end, and a closed end; and wherein,
- said central aperture comprises a hole in said back portion,
- said side portion comprises a side wall surrounding and extending substantially perpendicular to said back portion,
- said closed end comprises said back portion,
- said open end comprises an opening opposite said back portion,
- said shield attaches to pipe by inserting pipe through central aperture, and
- said shield is oriented where said open end is closer to said first end of said digging tool than said closed end.
15. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 14 wherein said back portion is substantially circular and said side portion comprise a circular wall around and substantially perpendicular to said back portion.
16. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 14 wherein said shield further comprises one or more apertures capable of redirecting a portion of said fluid.
17. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 14 wherein said apertures comprise one or more side apertures in said side portion.
18. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 14 wherein said nozzle comprises an external diameter larger than an internal diameter of said central aperture of said shield.
19. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 1 wherein said nozzle comprises a flare at said first end of said pipe.
20. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 19 wherein said flare in said nozzle is capable of causing said fluid to spray in a plurality of directions in said subsurface.
21. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 1 further comprising a hose comprising said fluid; and wherein, said hose attaches to said digging tool at said hose socket.
22. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 21 wherein said hose attaches to said digging tool at a first end and to a fluid tank at a second end; and wherein, said fluid tank comprises a reservoir of said fluid.
23. The system for soil saturation and digging of claim 22 wherein said fluid tank comprises a pump handle capable of increasing an internal pressure within said fluid tank by pumping said pump handle.
24. A method for soil saturation and digging comprising injecting a fluid through a surface and into a subsurface comprising:
- attaching a hose to a digging tool having a nozzle and an internal channel;
- aligning said nozzle with a point on said surface;
- running said fluid through said hose and said internal channel within said digging tool;
- spraying said fluid out of said nozzle and into said surface and said subsurface; and
- continuing to spray said fluid into said surface and said subsurface as required.
25. The method for soil saturation and digging of claim 24 wherein said digging tool further comprises a trigger controlling a valve within said internal channel; and wherein, running said fluid through said hose and said internal channel within said digging tool comprises engaging said trigger to control said fluid within said digging tool.
26. The method for soil saturation and digging of claim 25 wherein said trigger comprises a flare at a first end of said digging tool capable of causing said fluid, exiting said nozzle, to spray out of said nozzle.
27. The method for soil saturation and digging of claim 24 wherein said digging tool further comprises a shield capable of diverting a portion of said fluid after spraying said fluid into said surface and said subsurface.
28. The method for soil saturation and digging of claim 27 wherein said shield attaches to a portion of said digging tool and is capable of sliding along said portion of said digging tool as said digging tool is inserting into said subsurface.
29. The method for soil saturation and digging of claim 27 wherein said shield comprises one or more apertures capable of further diverting said fluid.
30. The method for soil saturation and digging of claim 24 wherein said fluid comprises a gas.
31. The method for soil saturation and digging of claim 24 wherein said fluid comprises a liquid.
32. A system for soil saturation and digging comprising:
- a digging tool having a first end and a second end,
- a pipe having a first end and a second end and an axial body capable of transporting a fluid between said first end and said second end,
- a hose socket capable of receiving a hose comprising said fluid,
- a nozzle capable of penetrating a surface and a subsurface and of spraying said fluid into said subsurface, and
- a trigger capable of controlling a flow of said fluid; and wherein, said nozzle attaches to said first end of said digging tool, and said hose socket attaches to said second end of said digging tool.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 29, 2011
Publication Date: Jan 5, 2012
Inventor: Randy Christopher Gomez (Clovis, NM)
Application Number: 13/172,646
International Classification: E21B 7/18 (20060101); E21B 21/00 (20060101);