DEVELOPMENT OF THE OPTIMAL DESIGN OF MANUAL GARDEN FORK WITH THE ABILITY TO QUICKLY CLEAN THE WORKING SURFACE

Manual garden tools help a lot with different types of work soil: digging, removing roots and weeds, harvesting root crops bulbs, much more would be difficult if it were not for the forks. This tool has wide range features. There are many varieties this differing in shapes sizes: manure, harvesting, hay, flower, pointed, fork-shovel, telescopic, ball-pointed. A common problem all manual forks is clogging tines. reduces productivity those who use them. Attempts constantly being made to solve quick cleaning tines Many technical solutions patented actively used practice. The employee FSBEI Higher Education “Pskov State University” developed self-cleaning fork. design fork consists handle frame elongated spaced tines, which fixed at one end handle, as well plate that movable spring located on top inside handle. lateral longitudinal grooves. provides movement relative and, consequently, compression releasing spring. overall dimensions proposed device accepted according existing standards such structures. principle operation device: during fork, pressed against by force. Cleaning plate, moved along To do this, user withdraws overcoming resistance By doing so, passes through grooves serves guide second guide. returns its original state after releases main result an increase operational characteristics reduction time effort spent