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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7891162 | Rake with quick handle connection A quick connect tool assembly including a tool head having a socket therein, and an elongated pole for insertion into the socket tool head to lock the tool head and the pole together. The assembly includes a detent fixed to an end of the pole and teeth projecting in... | 02/22/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7134263 | Combination weeding and raking tool The present invention relates to hand operated gardening and landscaping tools for use in cultivating soil and/or removing inferior or unwanted plants from a selected area. More particularly, the present invention relates to a combination scuffle and rake assembly. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7096824 | Rake for self-cleaning pet litter apparatus A rake for a cat litter box for collecting clumped litter waste material from within the cat litter box includes a support member. A plurality of tines are connected to the support member. Each of the plurality of tines includes a first section connected to and exte... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6044638 | Fruit harvesting tool A universal hand held tool for harvesting fruit and nuts. Harvesting is accomplished by a plurality of specially shaped spring wire tines. Tines are covered with plastic to minimize fruit and tree damage. Passing through a guide bracket secured to a handl... | 04/04/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5626009 | A-rake-a-hoe A-Rake-A-Hoe is a combination raking and hoeing implement wherein a sliding head allows the tines of the rake to be fully extended for raking leaves, fully retracted for tilling or adjusted to any position therebetween. A hoe is mounted to the sliding hea... | 05/06/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5501069 | Self-cleaning rake A self-cleaning rake. In a preferred embodiment, a rake assembly couples to a conventional broom, mop, or other conventional yard implement handle. The rake handle attaches to a receiver in the header of the rake assembly. An operator uses a sliding, hand... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5454218 | Rake A rake having first and second raking fans attached to a handle is provided. The first fan defines a first tangent plane, and the second fan defines a second tangent plane which is preferably deflected out of the first plane by an angle of about 45°. In ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5303967 | Golf ball retrieving device A golf ball retrieving device to withdraw a golf ball from a water hole providing an extensible reach and an expandable cage to receive a golf ball for recovery by the operator, the cage having inwardly angled end forming pockets to receive and securely h... | 04/19/1994 |
| 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 |
| 4974894 | Golf ball retrieving device A golf ball retrieving device to withdraw a golf ball from a water hole providing an extensible reach and an expandable cage to receive and entrap a golf ball therein for recovery by the operator.... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4901515 | Rake An adjustable rake is provided having a rake tooth configuration including a rounded portion for structural integrity and a flattened portion to provide rake tooth resilience. An adjustable rake tooth mounting structure is also provided and is slidable al... | 02/20/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4704758 | Handle construction for long handled implements This invention involves an adjustable handle and implement head assembly (10), wherein the handle unit (11) of the assembly (10) is provided with a pair of offset and generally parallel hand grip portions (14) and an elongated shaft member (16) attached t... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4635429 | Windrow yard rake An improved windrow yard rake useful for the raking of leaves, garden debris and the like. The rake has an adjustable drawbar to allow for the angling of the partially cylindrical main rake body so that the accumulated debris will circulate to the outermo... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4292794 | Rake A pick-up rake having a main rake head and an auxiliary rake head movably mounted with respect to the main rake head enabling the auxiliary rake head to be moved to an upper laterally-compacted position enabling the rake to be used in conventional fashion... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4150528 | Adjustable tine rake A gardening rake useful for raking leaves, garden refuse and the like, has a pair of parallel rows of rake tines disposed in a U-channel rake header. The pair of parallel rows of rake tines are formed of multiple tine pairs of spring metal strips formed i... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4086750 | Adjustable rake A fan shaped rake fitted with a plurality of individual prongs pivotably mounted to the end of the rake pole, together with a sleeve slidably fitted about the rake pole which may be slid to a first position to fold the prongs to lie along the axis of the ... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4068346 | Handle for a hand implement such as a rake, a broom, or the like This invention relates to a handle for a hand implement, such as a rake, broom or the like, which can be fixed to a socket of the implement, said handle comprising a plurality of individual tubular members formed of plastics material which can be connecte... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4054178 | Garden tool with adjustable length tines A gardening tool that includes a handle portion having a plurality of tines depending therefrom and a second plurality of tines of shorter length, which are adjustable in alternating arrangement with the longer tines. Each tine of the second plurality of ... | 10/18/1977 |
