Apparatus and method for removing pine needles from a screen
OwnerChristopher L. Savasinventor
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Abstract
Providing a longitudinal U-shaped rake head attached to a pole by a connector. The rake head, in relation to the pole, has multiple upwardly curved fingers spaced apart by a groove. Each finger has a split end with a slot separating pointed ends of each finger. The rake head is pulled towards a person holding the pole along a screen surface imbedded with pine needles. The pulling motion removes the pine needles from the screen and impales them on the rake head.
Claims20
A method for removing pine needles imbedded in screening, the method comprising:
- providing a rake head having a generally U-shaped longitudinal configuration, an outer edge portion having a row of upwardly curved multiple pairs of fingers, each finger pair spaced apart from an adjacent finger pair by a groove less than one-quarter inch wide, each finger pair having a slot parallel to the groove, the slot separating a pair of pointed ends of the finger pair and the slot having a narrower width than the groove;
- providing the rake head with a means for attaching the rake head to a hand-held pole;
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- providing a person positioned adjacent the screening imbedded with pine needles and having the person pull the rake head towards the person along the screen enclosure to remove imbedded pine needles.
A method for removing pine needles imbedded in screening, the method comprising:
- providing a rake head having a first and second upwardly curved longitudinal portion with a trough separating the first and second portions, the first portion consisting of a row of upwardly curved multiple pairs of fingers, each finger pair spaced apart from an adjacent finger pair by a groove less than one-quarter inch wide, each finger pair having a slot parallel to the groove, the slot separating a pair of ends of the finger pair and the slot having a narrower width than the groove;
- providing the rake head with a means for attaching the rake head to a hand-held pole;
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- providing a person positioned adjacent the screening imbedded with pine needles and having the person pull the pole towards the person with the rake head to remove imbedded pine needles.
A rake head connected to a hollow end of a pole for removing pine needles imbedded in screening, the rake head comprising:
- a longitudinal one piece molded polymer having a first and second upwardly curved portion with a trough separating the first and second portions, the first portion consisting of a row of upwardly curved multiple pairs of fingers, each finger pair spaced apart from an adjacent finger pair by a groove less than one-quarter inch wide each finger pair having a slot parallel to the groove, the slot separating a pair of ends of the finger pair and the slot having a narrower width than the groove;
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- a connector for attaching the rake head to the hollow end of the pole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.