Benjamin S Greene

US Patent:

48117943, Mar 14, 1989

Filed:

Nov 24, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/934152

Inventors:

Benjamin F. Greene - McConnells SC

International Classification:

A01B 3300

US Classification:

172 43

Abstract:

A garden tilling apparatus has a frame with movable arms extending out of the frame and soil-working tines connected to the forward-most portion of the movable arms. Inside the frame, a crankshaft is mounted coupled to the arms and the arms pivotally attached to the frame. A drive mechanism mounted on top of the frame rotates the crankshaft which in turn reciprocates in an elliptical manner the soil-working tines which engage the soil. Handles extend upwardly from the rear of the frame so that one operator may move and use the apparatus to till the soil.