Patent ID: 7363755
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A method for performing pre-picking, picking, and pre-raking operations comprising: a) providing a picking rake made up of a first rake unit and a second rake unit, wherein the first rake handle is an elongated member having a longitudinal axis, a lower end and an upper end, wherein the second rake handle is an elongated member having a longitudinal axis, a lower end and an upper end, wherein each of the first and second rake heads has a face having a bottom edge and a top, wherein the lower end of the first rake handle is attached to the top of the first rake head, wherein the lower end of the second rake handle is attached to the top of the second rake head, wherein the first and second rake units are connected proximal to each other at a section along the length of the first and second rake handles, and wherein the bottom edge of the first rake head is aligned with and adjacent to the bottom edge of the second rake head effecting one combined raking span, b) performing a pre-picking operation taken from the viewpoint of a user facing the picking rake comprising at least one of the following: c) performing a picking operation comprising, d) performing a pre-raking operation comprising at least one of the following: