Patent ID: 7134264

Claim:
An adjustable connector for a lawn rake, the adjustable connector comprising: a sleeve being a tubular body, adapted to mount slidably around a handle of the lawn rake and having a front end; a sidewall; and a through hole defined through the sidewall of the sleeve; a lever pivotally attached to the sleeve and having a proximal end; a distal end; an elongated tab formed at the distal end; and a cam head formed at the proximal end and rotatably extending into the through hole in the sleeve; and a rake head connected to the front end of the sleeve and having multiple tines extending forward, wherein the cam head of the lever is a rectangular block and has: an inner surface; a curved compression face formed on the inner surface and protruding rotatable into the through hole in the sleeve; a front face adjacent to the curved compression face and having a curved inner edge communicating with the curved compression face; a rear face; and multiple ribs formed on the curved compression face.