Raking and pick-up tool
AssigneeLeaf-Pro, Inc.
InventorsJames A. Bricker, Alan D. Greenfield
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Abstract
A tool formed by a pivotal connection between a first shaft and a second shaft. One shaft has a scooping head such as a shovel or a rake head. The other shaft has a rake head with a plurality of tines having bent distal end portions extending out in a direction away from the scooping head. The rake head may further include flanged portions extending from the distal end of the rake head in a direction toward the scooping head. The pivotal connection may be designed so that it is detachable; and, if so, detachment may be limited to when the shafts are separated in a maximum full open position. The combination tool may be used for raking and picking up leaves or other debris.
Claims27
A combination tool comprising:
- a first shaft having a handle portion at one end and a scooping means at an opposite end;
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- a second shaft pivotally connected to said first shaft, said second shaft having a handle portion at one end and a rake head at an opposite end having a plurality of tines with bent distal end portions, the rake head being disposed on said shaft so that when the handle portion of said first shaft and the handle portion of said second shaft are brought together the rake head closes against the scooping means with the rake head spread over the scooping means and with the bent distal end portions of the tines extending in a direction away from the scooping means;
- wherein the rake head further includes flange portions extending from the distal end of the rake head in a direction toward the scooping means.
A combination tool comprising:
- a first shaft having a proximal handle end and a distal end;
- a second shaft having a proximal handle end and a distal end;
- a pivotal connection attaching said first shaft to said second shaft;
- a rake head attached to the distal end of said second shaft and having a plurality of tines with bent distal end portions extending out in a direction away from the distal end of said first shaft;
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- a grasping head attached to the distal end of said first shaft for grasping things disposed between said rake head and said grasping head when said rake head and said grasping head are brought together;
- wherein said rake head further includes flange portions extending from the distal end of said rake head in a direction toward said grasping head.
A raking and pick-up tool comprising:
- a rake having a first shaft and a rake head having a proximal end attached to an end of the first shaft and a distal end spread over a plurality of tines, the rake head having a working face, a back face, bent end portions projecting out from the working face at the distal end of the rake head and flange portions at the distal end of the rake head extending out from the back face of the rake head;
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- a grasping head attached to an end of a second shaft pivotally connected to the first shaft so that said grasping head may be brought toward or away from the back face of the rake head such that things may be grasped between the back face of the rake head and said grasping head and released therefrom.
A combination rake and shovel comprising:
- a rake having a shaft and a rake head having a proximal end attached to an end of the shaft and a distal end spread over a plurality of tines, the rake head having a working face, a back face and bent end portions projecting out from the working face at the distal end of the rake head, the rake head further including flange portions attached to the distal end of the rake head and extending in a direction out from the back face of the rake head;
- a shovel having a shaft and a shovel scoop attached to a distal end of the shaft for grasping things disposed between the back face of the rake head and said shovel scoop when the back face of the rake head and said shovel scoop are brought together;
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- a pivotal connection attaching the shaft of the rake and the shaft of the shovel so that the back face of the rake head faces the shovel scoop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.