US4042037A
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Lawn edging device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-11-25
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Granted: 1977-08-16
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Expires: 1995-11-25
Abstract
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.
Inventors
- 👤 William Bede Whiteley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:58
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G3/00; A01G3/06; A01K; A01K1/00; A01K1/01; A47; A47L; A47L13/00; A47L13/10; A47L13/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A lawn edging device comprising an elongated shank having a handle portion disposed at one end thereof, a planar cutting member having a sharpened lowermost cutting edge, and an upright straight edge fixed to the other end of the shank so that said cutting member extends from the shank in only a first direction, a footrest bar extending from the lower end of the shank at right angles to said first direction, an elongate member pivotally connected at one end thereof to the opposite side of said shank from said cutting member, and spring means connecting said elongate member to a point adjacent said other end of said shank and normally biasing said elongate member towards said shank.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
A lawn edging device comprising an elongated shank having a handle portion disposed at one end thereof, a planar cutting member having a sharpened lowermost cutting edge, and an upright straight edge fixed to the other end of the shank so that said cutting member extends from the shank in only a first direction, a footrest bar extending from the lower end of the shank at right angles to said first direction, an elongate member pivotally connected at one end thereof to the opposite side of said shank from said cutting member, and spring means connecting said elongate member to a point adjacent said other end of said shank and normally biasing said elongate member towards said shank.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said elongate member is provided with a cap of hard material at the end remote from the pivotal connection.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-08-15 | 1981-02-14 | 1981-08-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-08-15 | 1985-02-14 | 1985-08-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-08-15 | 1989-02-14 | 1989-08-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |