Basket-shaped dual function hoe-rake

A dual-function hoe-rake, which comprises:

• a wide-mesh basket-shaped structure having a central axis;
• a handle;
• and
• means for operatively connecting said handle and said basket-shaped structure, said wide-mesh basket-shaped structure having improvement in combination therewith comprising a plurality of first wires which extend directly radially outwardly from said central axis of said structure, a plurality of second wires which are connected substantially at right angles to said first wires belonging therewith and which extend in an axial direction away from said handle, and a plurality of third wires which are connected substantially at right angles to said second wires belonging therewith and extend in the form of prongs projecting directly radially inwardly only part of the way toward said central axis, said third wires having flattened ends located radially of said central axis, said first and third wires being respectively located in axially spaced planes which are substantially parallel to one another, said second wires extending substantially perpendicular to said axially spaced planes.