Patent ID: 6886319
Filing Date: 2005-05-03
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A folding rake comprising: a first rake having a first head portion and a first handle portion; a second rake having a second head portion and a second handle portion, the first and second handle portions are pivotally attached with a hinge having one side attached to a distal end of the first handle portion and the other side attached to a distal end of the second handle portion; and a means for releasably restraining the first and second handle portions into a rake position and, on release, moveable from the rake position to a folded position whereby in the rake position the first and second handle portions are generally axially aligned and in the folded position the first head portion and the second head portion are generally adjacent, wherein the releasably restraining means includes a coiled spring with one end attached to the first handle portion and the other end attached to the second handle portion.