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US 4,733,524 AGranted
Skimmer element for lawn rake
OwnerArthur C. Forbesinventor
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Abstract
A skid device adapted to be removably attached to standard tined lawn rakes is provided. The device maintains the tines of the rake above the surface to be raked so to ease both the effort required to pull the rake and the damage caused to the substrate under the material to be raked, while allowing thorough raking action. The device is readily removable to allow standard raking action when desired.
Claims8
A runner apparatus for a lawn rake, said rake having a plurality of tines and a tine reinforcement plate, to support the tines of the rake above the substrate to be cleared, comprising:
- a self-attaching skimmer element having at least one skid to glide along the surface of the substrate, at least one attachment member to seat against the tine reinforcement plate, and a cross brace;
- and
- a restraint arm having a hook, which arm cooperates with the attachment member to retain the self-attaching skimmer element against the rake through engagement of said hook with said cross brace.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.