1. A tool for excavating soil, comprising:
a lever having an upper end adapted for receiving force from a user’s foot,
an excavation head for insertion into the soil mounted to the lower end of the lever, the lever having an opening between the upper end and the excavation head for receiving a user’s foot, and a
handle pivotally mounted to the lever.
2. The tool of claim 1 wherein the opening is along the centerline of the lever.
3. The tool of claim 1 wherein the handle is mounted to the lever between the upper end and the excavation head.
4. The tool of claim 3 wherein the handle comprises two legs which are separated to allow the lever to pivot between the handle legs.
5. The tool of claim 4 wherein the handle legs are connected by a crossbar within the pivot arc of the lever.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A coupling of an axle member to one of a vehicle leaf spring and a spring-loaded longitudinal link, comprising:
at least two separate springdamper elements arranged between the axle member and the one of the leaf spring and the longitudinal link, the springdamper elements being arranged relative to a direction of travel in front of and behind a section of the axle member to which the one of the leaf spring and the longitudinal link is coupled, the springdamper elements being arranged by approximately vertically aligned fastening devices, a stiffness of the springdamper elements being greater in a horizontal direction than in a vertical direction.
2. The coupling according to claim 1, wherein the springdamper elements are arranged on a same level as the section of the axle member to which the one of the leaf spring and the longitudinal link is coupled.
3. The coupling according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the springdamper elements includes an elastomer body, the elastomer body including an outer contour and an inner contour having an at least approximately tubular elastomer element reinforced by sleeves at least in partial areas of the outer and inner contour.
4. The coupling according to claim 3, wherein the elastomer body is aligned vertically with a center line.
5. The coupling according to claim 3, further comprising a supporting strap, the axle member supporting the elastomer body via the supporting strap.
6. The coupling according to claim 3, further comprising a fastening device arranged on the one of the leaf spring and the longitudinal link, the fastening device being configured to rigidly support an inner sleeve of the elastomer body.
7. The coupling according to claim 3, wherein a dividing sleeve is integrated into the elastomer body, the elastomer body substantially surrounding the dividing sleeve.
8. The coupling according to claim 7, wherein the dividing sleeve includes an outside diameter and an inside diameter, the outside diameter and the inside diameter increasing toward a center of the dividing sleeve, the dividing sleeve having a constant wall thickness.
9. The coupling according to claim 1, wherein the coupling is arranged at a location of a maximum dynamic mass of the leaf spring.
10. The coupling according to claim 1, wherein the springdamper elements have a progressive characteristic.