Pond cleaning implement
AssigneeRadius Garden LLC
InventorBruce Baker
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Abstract
An improvement implement for cleaning ponds and the like includes features which facilitate multi-functional applications. The implement includes an open frame having a forward section with opposing side portions, a rearward section, an upper surface, a lower surface, and an inner surface. A plurality of tines extend downwardly from the lower surface of the forward portion of the frame. A net has a bottom defining a length and a periphery. A structure is provided for attaching the periphery of the net to the open frame such that the bottom of the net may be oriented above or below the plane of the frame without interfering with the tines. A handle attached to the rearward section of the flame.
Claims6
An implement for cleaning ponds, comprising:
- an open, hard frame defining a plane, the frame having a forward section with opposing side portions, a rearward section, an upper surface, a lower surface, and an inner surface;
- the frame including an integrally formed rake portion with a plurality of tines extending downwardly from the lower surface of the forward portion of the frame;
- the frame further including an integrally formed raised scraper bar extending upwardly from the upper surface of the forward portion of the frame;
- a net having a bottom defining a length and an opening defining a periphery;
- a structure for attaching the periphery of the net to the frame such that the net can flow in either direction above or below the plane of the frame, depending upon whether a user is applying the scraper bar or the rake;
- the structure for attaching the net to the frame including a ring to which the periphery of the net is attached and a plurality of spaced-apart, resilient tabs integrally formed on the frame which capture the ring and hold it in position;
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- a handle attached to the rearward section of the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.