Patent ID: 6962012

Claim:
An apparatus for grooming ground, comprising: a frame supported on a set of wheels at a rearward end and having a tongue on a forward end for attachment to a towing vehicle; a rake bar for raking earth, the rake bar being pivotally mounted below and transverse to the frame between the forward and rearward ends, the rake bar being movable between a ground engaging position and a storage position that is beneath the frame and elevated relative to the ground engaging position; a broom bar pivotally mounted to the rearward end of the frame by a broom bar arm and having a set of bristles for sweeping the ground, the broom bar and the broom bar arm being movable independently of the rake bar between a ground engaging position and a storage position; and wherein the broom bar is located entirely forward of the wheels transverse to a longitudinal axis of the frame and with the bristles facing away from the frame while in the storage position to enable the apparatus to be stored with the wheels resting on the ground and the frame tilted up to a substantially vertical position against a wall.