Patent ID: 6978592

Claim:
A rake wheel, comprising: a hub having a rotational axis; a plurality of tines connected to said hub and having at least one leg extending outwardly therefrom in a plane perpendicular to the hub rotational axis; an annular rim concentric with the hub and having a first plurality of apertures formed therein and spaced uniformly around the circumference of the rim; said first plurality of apertures equal in number to the number of tine legs extending from the plurality of tines; each of said first plurality of apertures having a size and shape to snugly, slidably receive a tine leg therethrough; and a second plurality of apertures formed in the rim equal in number to the first plurality of apertures, each of the second plurality of apertures having a size and shape substantially the same as each of the first plurality of apertures, and spaced uniformly around the circumference of the rim; said tine legs projecting through either said first plurality of apertures or said second plurality of apertures and projecting outwardly to a free end beyond the rim.