# US 11,304,365 B2 · Rake system for removing floating and submerged vegetation and debris from ponds > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,304,365 B2 - Document ID: US11304365B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/601,939 - Filed: 2019-10-15 - Published: 2021-04-15 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2019-10-15 - Applicants: James Orvis - Inventors: James Orvis - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11304365B2 ## CPC - A01D 7/00: Rakes (mowers convertible to rakes or capable of raking A01D42/02; mowers combined with rakes A01D43/02) - A01D 7/06: with tines specially shaped or attached - A01D 44/00: Harvesting of underwater plants, e.g. harvesting of seaweed - A01D 7/02: with tines rigidly connected to the rake-bar - A01D: HARVESTING; MOWING ## Abstract The present invention provides a rake system for removing floating and submerged vegetation and debris from ponds. The rake system includes: a handle; a frame that includes a first cutting member, a second cutting member, one or more entrapment meshes, a floating member; and a line connected the proximal end of the handle. Methods for removing floating and submerged vegetation and debris from ponds are also disclosed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A rake system for removing floating and submerged vegetation and debris from ponds, the rake system comprising: a handle having a proximal end and a distal end; a frame having a first member, a second member, and a third member, wherein the first member has a first surface, a second surface, a first edge, a second edge, a third edge, and a fourth edge, wherein the first surface of the first member is directly connected and fixed to the distal end of the handle, wherein the distal end of the handle and the first surface of the first member are both in the same plane, the plane defined by the top of the first member, at relatively the same angle, wherein the proximal end of the handle is angled above the distal end of the handle and oriented toward the first edge of the first member, wherein the first edge of the first member is connected to a first cutting member having two or more first teeth extending parallel away from the first edge, wherein the second edge of the first member is connected to a second cutting member having two or more second teeth, wherein the second cutting member having two or more second teeth extending from the second edge and are downwardly curved from the first surface, wherein the third edge of the first member is connected to a first surface of the second member, wherein the fourth edge of the first member is connected to a first surface of the third member, wherein the first member, the second member, the third member, and a combination thereof each independently comprise one or more entrapment meshes, wherein the first member, the second member, and the third member form a receptacle having an open face at the first edge and the second edge of the first member and having a first opposed side and a second opposed side; and a line connected the proximal end of the handle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The rake system of claim 1, further comprising a first support member connected to the first edge of the first member and to the second edge of the first member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The rake system of claim 1, wherein the two or more first teeth each independently have a V-shaped cross section. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The rake system of claim 1, wherein the two or more second teeth each independently have a V-shaped cross section. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The rake system of claim 1, wherein the two or more first teeth are each independently larger than each of the two or more second teeth. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The rake system of claim 1, further comprising a floating member detachably connected to the first surface of the first member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The rake system of claim 6, wherein the floating member comprises a foam. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The rake system of claim 1, further comprising a spool connected to the proximal end of the handle. ### Claim 9 A rake system for removing floating and submerged vegetation and debris from ponds, the rake system comprising: a handle having a proximal end and a distal end; a metal frame having a first member, a second member, and a third member, wherein the first member has a first surface, a second surface, a first edge, a second edge, a third edge, and a fourth edge, wherein the first surface of the first member is directly connected and fixed to the distal end of the handle, wherein the distal end of the handle and the first surface of the first member are both in the same plane, the plane defined by the top of the first member, at relatively the same angle, wherein the proximal end of the handle is angled above the distal end of the handle and oriented toward the first edge of the first member, wherein the first edge of the first member is connected to a first cutting member having two or more first teeth extending parallel away from the first edge, wherein the two or more first teeth each independently have a V-shaped cross section, wherein the second edge of the first member is connected to a second cutting member having two or more second teeth, wherein the two or more second teeth each independently have a V-shaped cross section, wherein the second cutting member having two or more second teeth extend from the second edge and are downwardly curved from the first surface, wherein the third edge of the first member is connected to a first surface of the second member, wherein the fourth edge of the first member is connected to a first surface of the third member, wherein the first member, the second member, the third member, and a combination thereof each independently comprise one or more entrapment meshes, wherein the first member, the second member, and the third member form a receptacle having an open face at the first edge and the second edge of the first member and having a first opposed side and a second opposed side, a floating member detachably connected to the first surface of the first member; a line connected the proximal end of the handle; a spool connected to the proximal end of the handle, and wherein the line is wound around the spool. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The rake system of claim 9, wherein the handle comprises a fiberglass tube. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The rake system of claim 9, further comprising a first support member connected to the first edge of the first member and to the second edge of the first member. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The rake system of claim 9, wherein the first member, the second member, and the third member each independently comprise aluminum. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The rake system of claim 9, wherein the first cutting member comprises a stainless steel. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The rake system of claim 9, wherein the second cutting member comprises aluminum. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The rake system of claim 9, wherein the two or more first teeth are each independently larger than each of the two or more second teeth. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The rake system of claim 1, wherein the handle is tubular. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The rake system of claim 1, wherein the proximal end of the handle is angled above the distal end of the handle at about a 15-degree angle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 9) The rake system of claim 9, wherein the handle is tubular. ### Claim 19 (depends on 9) The rake system of claim 9, wherein the proximal end of the handle is angled above the distal end of the handle at about a 15-degree angle.