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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7987658 | Multi-purpose garden tool with pivotable gardening head A multi-purpose tool includes, in one embodiment, an elongated pole and a head that are pivotally joined by a coupling mechanism. The head is a unitary member that includes a semi-circular edger plate and a comb-like rake. The coupling mechanism includes a pivot scr... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7363755 | Picking rake with dual rake heads and dual rake handles and method of use A household tool for gathering and picking material comprising two rake head and handle units arranged side by side with both rake heads arranged in substantially the same plane for raking. The units are temporarily held in this position by several possible fastener... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7299614 | Collapsible rake A novel rake minimally consists of: at least two tine frames, each tine frame having a plurality of tines coupled thereto; a tine frame coupling for coupling to proximal ends of each of the tine frames; pivot mechanisms coupled between the tine frames and the tine f... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7131255 | Picking rake with dual handles and dual rake heads for gathering and picking material A household tool for gathering and picking material comprising two rake head and handle units arranged side by side, overlapping, or crisscrossed with both rake heads arranged in substantially the same orientation. The units are temporarily held in this position by ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6951095 | Storable rake An implement for use in smoothing disturbed ground. More specifically, a rake is shown for use at golf course sand traps having disturbed surfaces. The rake has a handle and a rake head is attached to the rake handle. The rake head presents a plurality of tines that... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6948302 | Rake apparatus A rake apparatus includes an elongated handle with an upper wall, a peripheral wall, and an open bottom end. A head is attached to the bottom end and has a bottom surface having an opening therein. Each of a plurality of first teeth is attached to the head. An axle ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6918240 | Push rake A rake device including an elongated stem having a main portion and a first end portion adjacent thereto, with the first end portion having a first end and being configured such that a first angle defined between the first end and the main portion is acute. The rake... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6698178 | Sand trap rake and storage apparatus A sand trap rake and storage apparatus, wherein a tubular storage compartment is sized to receive the sand trap rake therein. The tubular storage compartment is buried in the ground near a sand trap, so that the open top of the storage unit is above groun... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6370857 | Rake with detachable head A rake made of a first rake part having a handle and a first rake head section connected to one end of the handle, and a second rake part having a second rake head section. The section rake part is detachably connected to the first rake part in a manner t... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6339919 | Rake having a gripping mechanism A rake has a rod rotatably engaged in a sleeve. Two tine heads are secured to the sleeve and the rod and rotatable relative to each other between an open position and a folded position. One of the tine head may be rotated relative to the other tine head b... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6296575 | Golf rake A rake and method for golf training by an individual are provided. The rake includes a shaft and a rake head. The shaft has a first end and a second end. The rake head is secured to the second end of the shaft and has a plurality of flexible tines, each t... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6283521 | Support and control device for opening or closing a grip element in two parts A support and control device (11) for opening or closing a grip element (19) in two parts, where the two parts can mutually rotate in order to grip objects, the device (11) comprising a body (12) to which a handle (14) is connected, bearing a control slee... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6101799 | Foldable rake implement An apparatus comprising a frame subassembly, an actuator, a cable, rollers and a flexible hinge. The rollers include two rollers located at the outer edges of, and perpendicular to, the frame subassembly and two rollers located in and parallel to the plan... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6058691 | Rake head attachment A rake head attachment for being removably attached to the shaft of a golf club. The device includes a pair of elongate blade members each having a notch portion and a plurality of substantially parallel rake teeth being extended from each elongate blade ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5970696 | Rake adjustable between a right-handed and a left-handed position A rake that can be adjusted between a right-handed position and a left-handed position is provided. The rake has a handle, and raking fingers forming a first raking fan and a second raking fan each having a raking edge. The raking fingers are pivotably at... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5927058 | Rake having a gripping mechanism A rake includes a sleeve, a rod rotatably engaged in the sleeve, two tine heads secured to the sleeve and the rod for allowing the tine heads to be rotated relative to each other. A ratchet device may drive the rod relative to the sleeve unidirectionally ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5924816 | Interchangeable locking implement handle A threaded connector is disclosed for attaching a handle to a tool head, such as a rake or a broom. The threaded connector may include a central cap or plug and a plurality of opposed wings extending radially outwardly therefrom. The wings are in the form... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5852923 | Interchangeable head for a rake An rake is provided with a interchangeable head comprising a main body having a plurality of prongs attached thereto. The main body further has a neck opposite in location to the prongs for fastening a handle of the rake. The neck is provided with a movab... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5758915 | Golf ball retrieval rake The present invention comprises a golf ball rake having a pair of frame members extending from an elongated handle. A plurality of curved tines extend from each frame member. Each tine has an elongated linear distal portion and a curved proximal portion. ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5720159 | Collapsible leaf rake A collapsible leaf rake having a plurality of overlapping tine sections in which one of the tine sections is fixed to the handle, the other tine sections being relatively movable with respect to each other and to the handle about the pivot so that the wit... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5609215 | Combination hoe and pivoting rake tool A combination hoe and pivoting rake tool including a handle. A hoe portion is dimensioned for coupling with an end of the handle. A central rake portion is secured to the hoe portion. The central rake portion has a plurality of teeth extending outwardly t... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5603584 | Interchangeable locking implement handle A threaded connector is disclosed for attaching a handle to a tool head, such as a rake or a broom. The threaded connector may include a central cap or plug and a plurality of opposed wings extending radially outwardly therefrom. The wings are in the form... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5553447 | Coupler of a rake A rake includes a tube having a bore for engaging with a handle and having a puncture intersected with the bore. A number of tines are secured to the tube. A plate is engaged in the puncture, has an opening for engaging with the handle, and includes a kno... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5461849 | Versi-rake attachment A new and improved versi-rake attachment comprising a clamp adapted to be secured to a handle of a tool. Two apertures are formed on the clamp. Two thumb screws are adapted to be received through the apertures formed on the clamp. The two thumb screws fun... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5452570 | Attachment for bow rake and combination of attachment and rake An attachment is usable in combination with a standard unmodified bow rake having a tined member with a plurality of equally spaced like tines including first and second end tines, the tines being of predetermined length with aligned free ends. The attach... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5440868 | Foldable rake implement A foldable rake implement includes an elongated handle having a proximal end to be grasped by the user and a distal end. An articulated frame structure is attached to the handle at the distal end. The articulated frame structure includes a central axis of... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5414982 | Foldable rake implement A foldable rake implement (commonly referred to as a garden or lawn rake) suitable for smoothing the ground or gathering debris, such as leaves and grass clippings from the ground. The rake includes an elongated, preferably cylindrical, rod handle having ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5319912 | Safety rake A rake is provided including a U-shaped bail supported from the handle and a tine construction incorporating an elongated bar and a plurality of laterally outwardly projecting tines extends between and supported from the free ends of the arms of the bail ... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5287688 | Rake The rake includes a flat rake body with a flared portion provided with a plurality of prongs and a head portion opposite to the flared portion. The flat rake body has a first slot formed adjacent to a free end thereof and a second slot which has a second ... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5205122 | Combination sand rake and shovel A combination sand rake and shovel providing the ability to clean sandy with a tool having two configurations. When configured as a shovel, the debris may be lifted directly from the sand. When configured as a rake, the debris can be screened in a directi... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5182899 | Rake connection assembly A rake has a long handle and a projecting prong section. The prongs of the projecting prong section are held between an elongated upper clamping sheet and an elongated lower clamping sheet. A bolt extends through the fastener hole of the handle and the ho... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5168693 | Coupling means for a gardening tool The coupling means according to the invention consists of an insertion member and a receiving member, as the arms of the insertion member by coupling engage a sliding bolt, which is loaded by a leaf spring against a locking position. The leaf spring is an... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5144791 | Modular bamboo rake A bamboo rake includes a long handle and a projecting prong section with two clamping sheets holding prongs therebetween. A connector apparatus connects detachably the handle to the projecting prong section and includes a small fastening plate secured to ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5133177 | Adjustable rake A rake having an adjustable width or span. The rake has two pivoting rake segments attached to an elongated handle. The rake segments are hinged to a tubular sleeve which is slidably mounted to the middle portion of the handle. The width of the rake can b... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5058370 | Yard rake with pick-up head A pick-up head is hingedly attached to the rear side of a lawn rake making lawn work easier and more convenient. The arm attached to the pick-up head is pushed into a clamp on the rear side of the rake handle. This clamp holds the pick-up head assembly se... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4866922 | Multipurpose rake A multipurpose rake includes a head portion having tines along one end thereof, and an elongated handle removably connected to the other end. A hand-hold is affixed on the upper face of the rake head intermediate the tines and the handle end, and is shape... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4843667 | Work implement A combination rake, broom and pruning knife is disclosed. The invention features a detachable broom head which when in place serves as a backing for the rake. The rake tines are retractable into the handle. The invention also features a knife with a handl... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4606180 | Gardening tool This invention involves a gardening tool used as a rake where the tines of the rake are removably affixed to a bridge element. In the preferred embodiment circumferential banding clamps are used in conjunction with a sinuous wave shaped tines made of spri... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4516393 | Wheeled push rake The push rake includes two pivotally connected frame units. A plurality of broom rakes are mounted on the first frame unit. A spring mechanism becomes loaded as the rake is manually pushed across the ground in forming a windrow, the stored spring energy b... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4461357 | Furrower with removable shares A furrower having shares that are displaceable on a support pipe which is connected to a tool attachment socket by a swivel joint, that can be fastened in any position. The fastening place is effected by a clamping device which can be released against spr... | 07/24/1984 |
