Manual transplanting tool

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of my new manual transplanting tool.

FIG. 2 is a side view of my new manual transplanting tool. A view taken from the other side would be a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 3 is a side view of my new manual transplanting tool shown with a soil plug and plant ejector mechanism handle in a lowered position. FIGS. 1 and 2 show this handle in a raised position.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of my new manual transplanting tool.

FIG. 5 is a top view of my new manual transplanting tool drawn to an enlarged scale than FIGS. 1, 2, and 3.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of my new manual transplanting tool.

FIG. 7 is a bottom perspective view of my new manual transplanting tool showing a soil and transplant ejector in a raised position corresponding with a handle position as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, with a top portion of the tool shown cut away for clarity of illustration; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom perspective view of my new manual transplanting tool showing the soil and transplant ejector in a lowered position corresponding with a handle position as shown in FIG. 3, with a top portion of the tool shown cut away for clarity of illustration.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3163455 December 1964 Tuggle, Sr.
3332501 July 1967 Parish
4974682 December 4, 1990 Hoffman
5088562 February 18, 1992 Shields
5209534 May 11, 1993 Crenshaw et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D411944
Type: Grant
Filed: May 11, 1998
Date of Patent: Jul 13, 1999
Inventor: Gerald E. Lanz (Madison, Madison County, AL)
Primary Examiner: Holly Baynham
Attorney: Mark Clodfelter
Application Number: 0/87,921
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/7
International Classification: 0801;