Patent ID: 9295188
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A01B

Claim Text:
1. A manually operated aerating and dethatching device comprising: a housing including a frame, the frame includes a plurality of posts extending therefrom; a plurality of tine members rotatably connected to the frame, each of the posts including a pair of tine members thereon, each tine member including a plurality of outwardly extending tines for engaging a ground surface, the tine members being generally aligned along a longitudinal axis, the tine members include a hub with the plurality of tines extending therefrom, the plurality of tines including a first and a second sets of tines, the first set of tines are annularly spaced about the hub and extend substantially in a radial direction, the second set of tines are annularly spaced on the hub and extend in a direction both radially and axially therefrom, and wherein the second set of tines of adjacently positioned tine members extend toward each other and cross each other; a first wheel rotatably connected to the housing, the first wheel having an outer rolling surface offset from an outer end of the plurality of tine members; a handle rigidly connected to the housing extending generally outwardly and upwardly therefrom, wherein movement of the handle in an upward direction pivots the housing on the first wheel to move the tine members into engagement with the ground surface wherein a degree of engagement of the tine members with the ground surface can be controlled by the user.