Patent ID: 7111741

Claim:
A rake, comprising; a rake head having a front portion and a rear portion, the rake head comprising a pair of arced end ribs, an upper crossbar and a lower crossbar, each crossbar extending between the end ribs, and a porous material spanning between the pair of end ribs and the upper and lower crossbars to form a cage so that the rear portion of the rake head is open to receive material to be sifted, wherein the upper and lower crossbars each have a length to define a width of the rake head; an attachment joint disposed on the upper crossbar; a pole having a lower end releasably attached to the attachment joint for guiding the rake head across the material to be sifted, wherein the pole has an upper section and a lower section and is adapted to be extended for use and shortened to a storage length that fits within the width of the rake head; at least one retainer for releasably retaining the pole on or in the rake head when the pole is detached from the rake head and shortened to the storage length; and a carrying handle disposed on the rake head for carrying the rake head and the detached shortened pole.