Patent ID: 8141651

Claim:
A thatch rake comprising: (a) a handle; (b) a body assembly comprising two side plates, each having a front end; (c) a belt drive system comprising first and second rotating pulley wheels; (d) a motor; (e) a flexible thatching assembly comprising two thatching rods; and (f) a guide arm situated in between the two side plates; wherein each thatching rod is situated between a side plate and the guide arm; wherein a universal joint is located between each side plate and a thatching rod and between each thatching rod and the guide arm; wherein each thatching rod comprises a plurality of outwardly extending tines; wherein the guide arm has a front end and a rear end and is pivotally attached to the body assembly on the rear end at a pivot point and attached to a center wheel on the front end; and wherein the thatching rods are situated between the pivot point on the body assembly and the center wheel located on the front end of the guide arm.