Patent ID: 6865873

Claim:
A hay rake comprising: a crosswise member having a right section and a left section; a first rake arm having a front end and a back end, the first rake arm being pivotably mounted at its back end to the right section of the crosswise member so as to be moveable between an open position and a closed position; a second rake arm having a front end and a back end, the second rake arm being pivotably mounted at its back end to the left section of the crosswise member so as to be moveable between an open position and a closed position; a plurality of rotatable rake wheels mounted on each of the first and second rake arms; and first and a second actuators, the first actuator having a first section connected to the right section of the crosswise member and a second section connected to the first rake arm, and the second actuator having a first section connected to the left section of the crosswise member and a second section connected to the second rake arm, wherein each actuator is extendable so as to move the rake arm to which it is connected from the open position to the closed position and any position therebetween, and is retractable so as to move the rake arm to which it is connected from the closed position to the open position and any position therebetween, wherein: the crosswise member has a center section and the first rake arm is connected to the right section at a first point, the first point being at a first distance from the center section, the first section of the first actuator being connected to the right section at a second point, the second point being at a second distance from the center section, wherein the first distance is smaller then the second distance; and the second rake arm being connected to the left section at a third point, the third point being at a third distance from the center section, the first section of the second actuator being connected to the left section at a fourth point, the fourth point being at a fourth distance from the center section, wherein the third distance is smaller then the fourth distance.