Patent ID: 7162857
Filing Date: 2007-01-16
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A scraping adapter for attachment to the raking head of a rake, said raking head extending from a substantially elongated rake handle, said raking head including a generally elongated head base defining a head base longitudinal axis, a head base first longitudinal edge and a substantially opposed head base second longitudinal edge, said head base also defining a head first side facing substantially towards said rake handle and an opposed head second side; said raking head also including a plurality of rake tines extending outwardly from said head base first longitudinal edge in a substantially parallel and spaced relationship relative to each other, said scraping adapter comprising: a substantially elongated adapter body defining a body longitudinal axis, a body first longitudinal edge, a substantially opposed body second longitudinal edge and a pair of substantially opposed body longitudinal ends; said adapter body being configured so as to provide a substantially longitudinally extending scraping section substantially adjacent said body first longitudinal edge; a body-to-head attachment structure for attaching said adapter body to said raking head with said head base and body longitudinal axes in a substantially parallel relationship relative to each other and said scraping section positioned substantially opposite said rake tines; said adapter body defining a body first main surface and a substantially opposed body second main surface, said body first main surface being configured and sized so that at least part of said head second surface is positionable against said body first main surface; said body-to-head attachment structure including an attachment plate, said attachment plate being configured and sized so as to be releasably positionable in at attachment configuration over at least a portion of said head first side; a biasing structure for biasing said attachment plate against said head first side when said head second side contacts said body first main surface so as to squeeze said raking head between said adapter body and said attachment plate.