Abstract: An earth splitting tool comprised of a central shaft, a handle bar, a foot pressure bar and a wedge-shaped blade is disclosed. The blade has two primary trapezoid-shaped faces, two triangular side faces and a rectangular butt face. One primary face in the same plane as a tangent to the surface of the central shaft. The butt face has a width substantially the same as the thickness of the central shaft. The butt face may be perpendicular to the axis of the central shaft, or it may be sloped away from the perpendicular. The length of the butt face may also be substantially the same as the thickness of the central shaft.

Abstract: An improved lawn edger encludes an edging disk mounted for straight line adjustment, on the wheel axle of a lawn mower, between stowed and operative positions. One-handed operation moves the edger between these positions and, additionally, totally removes the edger for close-in mowing. The operating handle extends above the mower deck for ease of operation, while the apparatus minimizes undue tortional forces on the wheel axle.

Abstract: A tractor-towable sidewalk edging device includes a pair of laterally spaced cutting blade members and the depth of the cut the blade members make in vegetation to be trimmed is controllable by adding or removing weight members to receptacle members which form a part of the device. The lateral spacing between the cutting blade members is adjustable in three different ways. Each cutting blade member may also be pivoted about a vertical axis.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for conversion of a flexible line trimmer for use as a lawn edger by attachment of a plate and wheels to a flexible line trimmer, said plate acting as a support seating a flexible line trimmer and maintaining position and orientation of a trimmer cutting path.

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 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 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: An edger is provided with a rotatable cutting blade for trimming grass, weeds, and the like, wherein the angular orientation of the cutting blade is quickly and easily adjusted to a selected one of several cutting positions. The cutting blade is driven by a motor mounted within a motor housing which is in turn supported for rotation about a longitudinal axis between a front wheel assembly and a rear wheel assembly. A locking mechanism carried by the motor housing has a pair of spring-biased lugs normally received into locking recesses in the front and rear wheel assemblies to lock the motor housing at a selected rotational position and thereby lock the cutting blade at a selected angular orientation. The locking mechanism is manually retractable to withdraw the lugs simultaneously from their respective locking recesses to permit rotation of the motor housing simultaneously with respect to the front and rear wheel assemblies to alter the angular orientation of the cutting blade.

Abstract: A device for edging lawns around concrete walkways, driveways, etc. The device includes a handle and a blade for being forced between the lawn and the walkway. The blade is specially formed so that the cutting edge thereof will be forced against the walkway as it is forced downward and rotated through the lawn whereby the device is self-sharpening as it is used.

Abstract: A flat blade is mounted on a handle and has upper and lower edges. The lower edge consists of a pair of cutting edges leading upwardly from a central point at an angle to each other and the upper edge consists of a pair of stepping edges leading downwardly from each other from a central point. The stepping edges are substantially parallel to the opposite cutting edge. The cutting edges have scallop-type serrations formed by defining edges extending substantially at ninety degrees to each other.

Abstract: A one-piece sidewalk edger and lawn trimmer is disclosed. The one-piece edger-trimmer may be attached to a hoe by removable clamping means. The combined edger-trimmer-hoe allows control of the depth of the groove which is made in the ground during the operation of the implement without the need for making a separate adjustment of the implement. The hoe portion scrapes the upper surface of the sidewalk and collects the cuttings which fall upon the sidewalk. A one-piece edger-trimmer-hoe is also disclosed.

Abstract: A hand tool for grooming outdoor terraces, comprising a weed hook and associated handle together with gauge structure limiting the depth to which the hook may penetrate. It is used primarily for removing grass, weeds or other debris from cracks or grooves in terraces or paved walks.

Abstract: A hand and foot-operated lawn edge trimming tool includes a pair of platform sections each having a flat base and an attachment flange depending therefrom, and a flat blade clamped by fastening means between the attachment flanges and extending downwardly therebeneath, the clamped-together sections forming a platform having a ribbed foot-receiving upper surface terminating at the front end thereof in an upstanding toe-retaining wall. Stiffening ribs extend laterally outwardly from the attachment flange and cooperate to define recesses for the fastening means, one of the ribs receiving therethrough a transversely extending bolt for pivotally coupling a pair of handle brackets to the platform adjacent to the front end thereof, the handle brackets being secured to an upstanding handle and cooperating to bridge the foot of a user standing on the platform. The upper edge of the blade extends rearwardly beyond the rear end of the platform.

Abstract: The present invention resides in a floor cleaning aid or lawn edging device comprising a shank having a handle portion at one end thereof, a blade member depending from another end of said shank remote from said handle, means projecting from said blade member in a direction transverse to the plane of the blade member and an elongate member pivotally connected at one end thereof to said shank to pivot in a plane substantially parallel to said plane of the blade. Further there is provided a spring connecting said elongate member and said blade member, said spring being adapted to bias said elongate member towards said blade member.

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 grass-clearing device for lawn sprinkler heads, wherein the grass and sod surrounding the in-line, sprinkler head is to be trimmed therefrom, to provide an unobstructed flow of water from the sprinkler head. The device comprises a pair of adjustable, cutting blades slidably secured to a support body, the blades being provided with a centering mechanism whereby the blades can be adjusted for proper cutting relative to the size of the sprinkler head. A telescoping, handle shaft is secured to the support body, the upper end of the handle including a foldable, hand grip connected thereto.