Patent ID: 6370857
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A rake comprising:a first rake part, having a handle with a longitudinal axis, a first rake head section connected to one end of the handle and a tubular member adjacent and parallel to a rear portion of a side wall of the first rake head section for receiving the one end of the handle; and a second, separate, rake part, having a second rake head section wherein the second rake part has a semi-cylindrical member attached to the second rake head section, said semi-cylindrical member being sized and positioned to cover, and fit onto, the tubular member and at least one portion of the handle when the first and second rake parts are connected together; cooperating connecting means on both rake parts to detachably connect the second rake part to the first rake part to have the first and second rake head sections side-by-side forming a full-size, rake head at the one end of the handle; and the connected rake parts forming the rake for use to rake debris into a pile, the detached rake parts being useful to grasp between them and transfer the pile of debris.