Abstract:
An adjustable multi-purpose yard tool for providing a single tool that has an adjustable handle and performs multiple functions including raking and hoeing includes a pole, a tool head coupled to the pole, and a handle assembly coupled to the pole. The handle assembly is adjustable to a desired position along a length of the pole. The tool head has a connection portion and a tool portion. The tool portion has a hoe portion and a rake portion.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Field of the Disclosure 
     The disclosure relates to yard tools and more particularly pertains to a new yard tool for providing a single tool that has an adjustable handle and performs multiple functions including raking and hoeing. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a pole, a tool head coupled to the pole, and a handle assembly coupled to the pole. The handle assembly is adjustable to a desired position along a length of the pole. The tool head has a connection portion and a tool portion. The tool portion has a hoe portion and a rake portion. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a front top side perspective view of a adjustable multi-purpose yard tool according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure taken along line  3 - 3  in  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure with a handle locking pin in an unlocked position. 
         FIG. 5  is a front view of a handle of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a front view of an alternate handle of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 7  is a front view of an alternate handle of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 8  is a front top side perspective view of interchangeable tool heads of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 8  thereof, a new yard tool embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 8 , the adjustable multi-purpose yard tool  10  generally comprises a pole  12 , a tool head  14  coupled to the pole  12 , and a handle assembly  16  coupled to the pole  12 . The handle assembly  16  is adjustable to a desired position along a length of the pole  12 . The tool head  14  has a connection portion  18  and a tool portion  20 . The tool portion  20  has a hoe portion  22  and a rake portion  24 . The rake portion  24  and the hoe portion  22  may be co-planar. 
     The pole  12  has a connection end  26  and an aperture  28  extending into the connection end  26  of the pole  12 . The aperture  28  has interior threading  30 . The connection portion  18  of the tool head  14  may be threaded such that the tool head  14  is threadably insertable into the aperture  28 . The tool head  14  may also have a pair of stabilizing arms  78 , 32  extending between the connection portion  18  and the tool portion  20 . 
     The handle assembly  16  has a pair of spaced attachment prongs  34 , 36 . A post member  38  may extend through the pair of spaced attachment prongs  34 , 36 . A tightening member  40  may be couplable to the post member  38  to urge the attachment prongs  34 , 36  together. Thus, the attachment prongs  34 , 36  frictionally engage the pole  12  such that the handle assembly  16  is held in a static position relative to the pole  12 . The handle assembly  16  has an attachment member  42  coupled to a gripping member  44 . An angle adjustment assembly  46  may be provided for coupling the attachment member  42  to the gripping member  44  such that an angle between the attachment member  42  and the gripping member  44  is adjustable. The angle adjustment assembly  46  includes a first slot  48 , a second slot  50 , a first tab  52  and a second tab  54 . The first tab  52  may be positioned in the first slot  48  and the second tab  54  may be positioned in the second slot  50 . A pivot pin  56  may couple the second tab  54  in the second slot  50 . 
     A locking pin  58  may have a central post portion  60  extending through the first slot  48  and the first tab  52 . The locking pin  58  may have a pair of locking pin posts  62 , 64  offset from the central post portion  60 . The second slot  50  and the second tab  54  have spaced locking apertures  66 , 68  for receiving the pair of locking pin posts  62 , 64  such that the gripping member  44  is prevented from pivoting relative to the attachment member  42  when the locking pin posts  62 , 64  are inserted into the locking apertures  66 , 68 . The central post portion  60  may rotatable relative to the locking pin posts  62 , 64 . The central post portion  60  may have a threaded section  70 . A first side  72  of the first slot  48  has a threaded portion  74  for threadably receiving the threaded section  70  of the central post portion  60 . The angle adjustment assembly  46  may include a spring member  76  positioned between the first slot  48  and the second slot  50 . The spring member  76  biases the locking pin posts  62 , 66  towards the receiving apertures  66 , 68 . 
     The hoe portion  22  may have a width equal to a width of the rake portion  20 . Alternatively, the hoe portion  22  may have a width less than a width of the rake portion  20 . A plurality of tool heads  14  may be provided and interchangeably attached to the pole  12  as desired. 
     Alternative handles may be used including the handle assembly  16  having a circular gripping member  78  extending around the pole  12  as shown in  FIG. 6  or a rectangular gripping member  82  extending around the pole  12  as shown in  FIG. 7 . 
     In use, a desired tool head  14  is attached to the pole  12 . The handle assembly  16  is also selected, attached to the pole  12 , and adjusted to user preferences for positioning along the length of the pole  12  and for handle angle. The tool  10  may then be used as either a hoe or a rake depending on the orientation of the tool head  14 . 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure.