Patent ID: 6691887
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A rake storage system configured to store a rake adjacent a sand trap of a golf course, and configured to selectively elevate the rake for use, the device comprising:a) an elongated container configured to be disposed underground adjacent the sand trap in a substantially vertical orientation; b) a rake, removably disposed within the elongated container, having a distal end with a rake head and a proximal end; c) a mechanical lifting mechanism, disposed in the elongated container, to elevate the rake; and d) a releasable retaining mechanism to retain the rake in the container, including: 1) a lip, formed in the container; and 2) a protrusion, disposed on the rake near the distal end adjacent the rake head, engagable with the lip to retain the rake in the container when the rake is disposed in the container.