Hole digger

• US 7,185,720 B1
• Filed: 09/29/2004
• Issued: 03/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Thomas Menna
• Original Assignee: Thomas Menna
• Inventors: Menna, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Bagnell; David
• Assistant Examiner(s): ANDREWS, DAVID L
• Application Number:
  US10/711,629
• Time in Patent Office: 888 Days
• Field of Search: 175/84, 175/324, 175/20, 175/215, 175/217, 175/213, 175/424, 175/320, 166/311, 172/371, 172/22, 172/329, 294/50.7, 294/64.1
• US Class Current: 175/213
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 11/005 Hand operated drilling tools

Abstract

A hole digger for digging a hole in ground. The hole digger includes a handle end for manually turning the hole digger. The hole digger includes a support section extending from the handle end. The hole digger includes a digging end extending from the support section.

Claims

1. A hole digger, for digging a hole in ground, comprising:

a handle end for manually turning said hole digger;

a support section extending from said handle end;

a digging end extending from said support section;

a vacuum attachment point adapted for attaching a vacuum near said digging end to remove dirt during digging; and

wherein said support section is open and adapted to receive an extension tube of a vacuum such that one end of the extension tube extends down into said digging end and the other end of the extension tube extends to said handle end to act as said vacuum attachment point.

2. The hole digger of claim 1, wherein said digging end includes at least two sharpen prongs.

3. The hole digger of claim 2, wherein said sharpened prongs each include a bottom end which contacts the ground for digging and wherein said bottom end is a sharp angle which comes to a point.

4. The hole digger of claim 3, wherein said sharp angle runs from the point and angles towards an outside of said hole digger.

5. The hole digger of claim 1, wherein said digging end includes a plurality of sharpened prongs which together form a circle.

6. The hole digger of claim 5, wherein said sharpened prongs each include a bottom end which contacts the ground for digging and wherein said bottom end is a sharp angle which comes to a point.

7. The hole digger of claim 6, wherein said sharp angle runs from the point and angles towards an outside of said hole digger.

8. The hole digger of claim 1, wherein said support section is connected at said handle end to a top ring;

wherein said support section is connected at said digging end to a bottom ring;

wherein said top and bottom rings include an open center;

wherein said support section is made up of legs connected between said top and bottom rings, whereby said legs form an outside of a cylinder with an open center between said open centers of said top and bottom rings to receive the extension tube.

9. The hole digger of claim 8, wherein two handles extend from said top ring.

10. The hole digger of claim 8, wherein said digging end includes at least two sharpened prongs extending from said bottom ring.

11. The hole digger of claim 10, wherein said sharpened prongs each include a bottom end which contacts the ground for digging and wherein said bottom end is a sharp angle which comes to a point.

12. The hole digger of claim 8, further including a stop ring in said support section near said bottom ring that is adapted to receive one end of the extension tube to hold the extension tube in a position close to the ground and further including an alignment ring in said support section near said top ring that is adapted to prevent the extension tubing from rattling about said support section.

13. The hole digger of claim 1, further including a stop ring adapted to receive one end of the extension tube to hold the extension tube in a position close to the ground and further including an alignment ring adapted to prevent the extension tubing from rattling about said support section.

14. A hole digger, for digging a hole in ground, comprising:

a handle end for manually turning said hole digger;

a handle attached to said handle end to manually turn said hole digger;

a support section extending from said handle end;

a digging end extending from said support section;

a vacuum attachment point adapted for attaching a vacuum near said digging end to remove dirt during digging;

wherein said support section is an open ended cylinder having a top, a bottom and a center from said top to said bottom, said center of said support section being open from said top to said bottom of said support section, said top of said open ended cylinder being the vacuum attachment point adapted to connect the vacuum; and

wherein said digging end includes at least two sharpened prongs extending from said digging end to dig and loosen dirt by turning said handle.

15. The hole digger of claim 14, wherein said sharpened prongs each include a bottom end which contacts the ground for digging and wherein said bottom end is a sharp angle which comes to a point.

16. The hole digger of claim 15, wherein said sharp angle runs from the point and angles towards an outside of said hole digger.