Combined sack holder and weed removal iron

Claim 1

A combined sack holder and weed removal device, said device comprising an elongate bar member, a ring supported at the upper end of the bar member for holding a sack for collecting waste material and the like, said bar member including a groove at the upper end thereof in which said ring is received, and said ring comprising first and second parts which overlap one another within the width of the groove and for a small additional distance on each side of the groove, said first and second parts comprising a longer part and a shorter part, an outwardly directed point on said longer part at a location opposite to the groove of the bar member and means for connecting said first and second ring parts together so as to enable variation in the circumference of the ring to thereby accommodate sacks of different sized openings, said connecting means comprising a clamping device for bounding said parts together at the ends thereof opposite ends which overlap so as to enable the circumference of the ring to be made greater or smaller, said bar member being of tubular form at the lower end thereof and said device further comprising an elongate removable weed removal member detachably received at one end thereof in the lower end of the bar member, said weed removal member including a bifurcated weed removal tool at the other end thereof and at least one step affixed to said weed removal member intermediate the ends thereof for enabling pressing of the weed removal tool into the earth, said tubular form lower end of said bar member including a hole extending therethrough and said device further comprising a locking pin removably received in said hole for holding said weed removal tool in place in said lower end of said bar member and for permitting removal and replacement of said weed removal tool.