Patent ID: 7318312
Filing Date: 2008-01-15
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A hay rake apparatus comprising: a wheeled cart including a wheel configured to rotate around a wheel axis and roll on a plane of the ground; a first rake arm; a first folding arm including a first end and a second end, said first end pivotally connected to said wheeled cart and said second end pivotally connected to said first rake arm; and a positioning arm with a first joint pivotally attached to said first rake arm, and a second joint of said positioning arm pivotally attached to said wheeled cart, so that when said folding arm is pivoted, said positioning arm causes the angle between the first rake arm and said folding arm to changes, wherein said first folding arm is configured to pivot so as to move said first rake arm between a first lowered position and a first raised position, and while the first rake arm is in the first raised position the first rake arm is farther from the plane of the ground than when the first rake arm is in the first lowered position.