Patent ID: 7946638

Claim:
A motion assisted sifting fork comprising: a handle; and a fork head comprising: a frame having a neck dimensioned to receive one end of the handle; a plurality of tines, the plurality of tines comprising: a movable inner tine section, the movable inner tine section having a first movable inner tine section, a second movable inner tine section and at least one fixed inner tine between the first movable inner tine section and the second inner tine section; a hinge, which divides the movable inner tine section into an upper tine segment and a lower tine segment; a fixed outer tine section on each side of the inner tine sections, and wherein a distance between tines differs from the upper tine segment to the lower tine segment; and a support member extending across the plurality of tines, the support member comprising a plurality of supports positioned between the tines.