Patent ID: 6845604

Claim:
A rake stripper for cleaning debris from a rake having a handle and a plurality of tines, the stripper comprising: a cleaning member presenting a width, moveable between a first, retracted position and a second, extended position, the cleaning member comprising: a pair of cleaning elements, each element having a distal end wherein the distal ends define the width of the cleaning member, and an adjustment means for adjusting the width of the member, the adjustment means including a bracket coupled with the cleaning elements and presenting a longitudinal axis for selective positioning of the distal ends along a line generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bracket; a biasing means for biasing the cleaning member toward the retracted position; and wherein the bracket and cleaning elements of the cleaning member are formed from a unitary structure, and the distal ends of the cleaning elements include a plurality of break away tabs as an adjustment means for adjusting the width of the cleaning member.