Abstract:
Útil amortiguador destinado a acoplarse a herramientas sometidas a impactos, que comprende un mango (1) ergonómico rígidamente unido a un vástago (2) adaptado para acoplarse rígidamente a una carcasa (11), donde la carcasa (11) comprende a su vez interiormente un primer elemento de acople (3) rígidamente unido a la misma, que comprende un primer muelle (4) en una cara inferior de dicho elemento de acople (3), y un primer elemento magnético (5) enfrentado a un segundo elemento magnético (6) que comprende un segundo resorte (7) unido a una cara inferior del mismo, donde ambos elementos magnéticos (5,6) presentan libertad de movimiento longitudinal, permitiendo así que cuando se genera un impacto el primer resorte (4) y el segundo resorte (7) disipen la energía hacía los elementos magnéticos (5,6) debidamente enfrentados los cuales a su vez generan una energía en una dirección opuesta que contrarresta el impacto generado.
Abstract:
Farming tool systems are described. In some embodiments, the farming tool includes a handle shaft and a farming tool that detachably connects to the handle shaft via a locking bit and a locking port that includes a socket. In some embodiments, a multi-head attachment is provided that may include one or more farming tools that slide laterally along a rail (perpendicular to the shaft length) and another farming tool that does not slide along the rail. In some embodiments, the farming tool(s) is a hoe. The farming tool(s) may be in the form of a wire that includes flat portions located inside a crimp to prevent the wire from rotating within the crimp and a forward portion that may be, for example, generally triangular in shape.
Abstract:
A roller assembly for smoothing an expanse of granular media such as golf bunker sand, snow, horse race track dirt, or other media. The assembly has one or more rollers having a longitudinal axis. Each roller includes wires spaced from the axis to define a roller surface. Each wire is resiliently flexible to distort inwardly in response to force of contact on, and to recover during release of force from., the granular media as the roller rotates about the axis on the granular media. A shaft extends along the axis of the roller assembly between the arms of a yoke with a handle extending therefrom. As the roller surface traverses the media, at least some of the media is flung outwardly of the roller, smoothing the expanse. The roller assembly may be manually operated or may be towed behind a towing apparatus.
Abstract:
To support a handle of a tool in a generally upright position, there is provided an apparatus comprising a guide block releasably securable to the handle of the tool, the guide block having a top end, a bottom end, and a pair of longitudinal channels running there through and diverging from said top end toward said bottom end. A longitudinal slot is operatively associated with each of said channels. Each of said slots has a longitudinal first edge and a longitudinal curved edge. The apparatus includes a pair of rigid legs, each leg dimensioned to be slidably received through one of the channels, has a linear portion with a linear rail extending laterally therefrom and has a curved portion with a curved rail extending laterally therefrom. The linear rail and the curved rail of each leg engage within a respective slot when the legs are received through the guide block's channels.
Abstract:
A soil auger for drilling holes into the ground, comprising a shank (2) having an axis of rotation (3) extending in the axial direction, a soil-drilling element (4) which is provided on the shank (2), and at least one handle (8) which is operatively connected to the shank (2) for rotating the shank (2) with soil-drilling element (4) about the axis of rotation (3) by means of manual force. The soil auger (1) is designed for drilling holes into the ground next to a flat obstacle, such as a wall, in which a transmission mechanism (5) is provided between the handle (8) and the soil- drilling element (4) which is designed to enable the shank (2) and the soil-drilling element (4) to be rotated for one or more turns by exerting a manual force on the handle (8) without the handle (8) hitting the obstacle in the process.
Abstract:
Tool, e.g. a scoop, a spade, a pitch fork, a broom handle or the like, and a method of manufacturing the same. The tool comprises a shaft (2) a tool part (4) and a handle (3), which tool part (4) and handle (3) are produced of the same form materials. The shaft (2) comprises a metal pipe (8), which metal pipe (8) has at least one curve (12) in the area between the handle (3) and the tool part (4), and is encircled by form materials (7) of the same composition as the handle (12) and the tool part (4). A first joint (5) between the handle (3) and the form materials (7) that encircle the metal pipe (8) and a second joint (6) between the tool part (4) and the form materials that encircle the metal pipe (8) constitute a tight joint of the same form materials. The method includes a rotation of the shaft (2) to achieve friction welding between the encircling form materials (7) of the shaft (2) and the handle (3), and between said encircling form materials (7) and the tool part (4).
Abstract:
An adapter comprising a handle assembly and connector is disclosed that can be securely attached to single handle household device, such as a vacuum cleaner. The adapter once attached assists individuals with the operation of the household device.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to unmanned aerial vehicle for agricultural field assessment. It is described to fly (210) an unmanned aerial vehicle to a location in a field containing a crop. A camera is mounted on the unmanned aerial vehicle at a location vertically separated from a body of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The vertical separation between the camera and the body is greater than an average vertical height of plants of a crop in a field to be interrogated by the unmanned aerial vehicle. The body of the unmanned aerial vehicle is positioned (220) in a sub- stantially stationary aspect above the crop at the location such that the camera is at a first posi- tion above the crop. The unmanned aerial vehicle is controlled (230) to fly vertically at the loca- tion such that the camera is at a second position below that of the first position. The camera acquires (240) at least one image relating to the crop when the camera is between the first posi- tion and the second position.