Patent ID: 6502381
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A pick-up rake comprising:an elongate handle having an upper end and a lower end; a rake head having a rake base and a plurality of tines extending from the rake base, the lower end of the elongate handle being attached to the rake base; a connector element having a first end and a second end; a first rake hinge that hingably attaches the rake base with the first end of the connector element; a grasping element having an outer grasping surface and an upper grasping element edge; a second rake hinge that hingably attaches the grasping element, adjacent the upper grasping element edge, with the second end of the connector element; a slider element slidably engaged to the elongate handle; a slider rod having a proximal end and a distal end; a first slider hinge that hingably attaches the proximal end of the slider rod with the slider element; and a second slider hinge that hingably attaches the distal end of the slider rod with the outer grasping surface.