Patent ID: 7281740

Claim:
An apparatus for debris collection and vegetation removal comprising: an interior shaft slidably disposed in an exterior tubular shaft; said interior shaft protruding out of a lower end of said exterior tubular shaft and a prong assembly having a plurality of prongs oriented in a subtending direction is attached at a lower end of said interior shaft; a tubular housing attached at said lower end of said exterior tubular shaft disposed to receive said plurality of prongs when said interior shaft is pulled upwardly relative to said exterior tubular shaft and said tubular housing at a bottom portion having an opening that has a diameter that is at least twice the diameter of a prong fastener; a spring is slidably disposed on a lower portion of said interior shaft; a stop ring is disposed on said interior shaft to restrain upward motion of a top end of said spring; and an end fastener is attached interior to said exterior tubular shaft at said lower end thereof to restrain downward motion of a bottom end of said spring.