Growing Medium Cutting Tool

Abstract

The invention involves a growing medium cutting tool that, in exemplary embodiments, includes a handle fixedly and distally connected a hollow incising body via a vertical shaft. The growing medium cutting tool is a unitary apparatus with no moving parts, and the hollow incising body defines a cavity completely devoid of any internal structures. The hollow incising body also has a pointed perimeter on its bottom edge useful for penetrating the growing medium. The growing medium cutting tool provides simple, effective, and inexpensive relief to gardeners who need to quickly and precisely create a hole within a growing medium.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cutting tool comprising:
 a handle fixedly attached to a vertical shaft at an upper exterior surface of said vertical shaft; and   a hollow incising body comprising a bottom edge, an exterior outer surface, and an exterior side surface which together define a single cavity devoid of internal structures, the hollow incising body fixedly attached to a lower exterior surface of said vertical shaft;   wherein the handle and the hollow incising body are distally located from each other along a vertical axis of the cutting tool.   
     
     
         2 . The cutting tool of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom edge of the hollow incising body comprises a pointed perimeter. 
     
     
         3 . The cutting tool of  claim 1 , wherein the upper exterior surface of the vertical shaft is attached to the handle at a center point of the handle. 
     
     
         4 . The cutting tool of  claim 1 , wherein the lower exterior surface of the vertical shaft is attached to the hollow incising body at a center point of the exterior outer surface of the hollow incising body. 
     
     
         5 . The cutting tool of  claim 1 , wherein the handle is cylindrical. 
     
     
         6 . The cutting tool of  claim 1 , wherein the hollow incising body is rectangular. 
     
     
         7 . The cutting tool of  claim 1 , wherein the hollow incising body is circular. 
     
     
         8 . The cutting tool of  claim 1 , wherein a length of the handle is equivalent to a width of the hollow incising body. 
     
     
         9 . A cutting tool comprising:
 a hollow incising body comprising a bottom edge, an exterior outer surface, and an exterior side surface which together define a single cavity devoid of internal structures, the hollow incising body fixedly attached to a lower exterior surface of a vertical shaft; and   a cylindrical handle as long as a width of the exterior outer surface of the hollow incising body fixedly attached to the vertical shaft at an upper exterior surface of said vertical shaft;   wherein the cylindrical handle and the hollow incising body are distally located from each other along a vertical axis of the cutting tool.   
     
     
         10 . The cutting tool of  claim 9 , wherein the bottom edge of the hollow incising body comprises a pointed perimeter. 
     
     
         11 . The cutting tool of  claim 9 , wherein the upper exterior surface of the vertical shaft is attached to the cylindrical handle at a center point of the cylindrical handle. 
     
     
         12 . The cutting tool of  claim 9 , wherein the lower exterior surface of the vertical shaft is attached to the hollow incising body at a center point of the exterior outer surface of the hollow incising body. 
     
     
         13 . The cutting tool of  claim 9 , wherein the hollow incising body is rectangular. 
     
     
         14 . The cutting tool of  claim 9 , wherein the hollow incising body is circular. 
     
     
         15 . A cutting tool comprising:
 a hollow incising body comprising a bottom edge with a pointed perimeter, an exterior outer surface, and an exterior side surface which together define a single cavity devoid of internal structures, the hollow incising body fixedly attached to a lower exterior surface of a vertical shaft; and   a cylindrical handle as long as the width of the exterior outer surface of the hollow incising body fixedly attached to the vertical shaft at an upper exterior surface of said vertical shaft;   wherein the cylindrical handle and the hollow incising body are distally located from each other along a vertical axis of the cutting tool.   
     
     
         16 . The cutting tool of  claim 15 , wherein the upper exterior surface of the vertical shaft is attached to the cylindrical handle at a center point of the cylindrical handle. 
     
     
         17 . The cutting tool of  claim 15 , wherein the lower exterior surface of the vertical shaft is attached to the hollow incising body at a center point of the exterior outer surface of the hollow incising body. 
     
     
         18 . The cutting tool of  claim 15 , wherein the hollow incising body is rectangular. 
     
     
         19 . The cutting tool of  claim 15 , wherein the hollow incising body is square. 
     
     
         20 . The cutting tool of  claim 15 , wherein the hollow incising body is circular.