264results about "Rakes" patented technology

A garden implement system that includes a case for storing and transporting various garden implements needed at various times while gardening. The garden implement system includes a two-part, hingedly connected, foam-lined container; a garden trowel; a number of garden implement heads including a shovel head, a hoe head, and a rake head; and a telescoping handle having a bottom end that is securable to an attachment fitting provided on the shovel head, the hoe head, and the rake head.

A home and yard maintenance tool for performing a plurality of different task is disclosed. The home and yard maintenance tool has a handle section. A plurality of different home and yard accessory attachments are further provided. Each of the different attachments may be removably coupled to the handle for performing the plurality of different task.

A resilient rod that provides adjustable directional resistance is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, a resistance level may be determined based on a thickness of the rod and a position of an applied force with respect to a fulcrum point. In another aspect of the invention, at least one spine may be attached to the beam to increase a diameter of the beam along one axis. A resistance level may be determined based on a thickness of the rod, a position of an applied force and an orientation of the at least one spine with regard to the direction of the applied force. In other aspects of the invention, the resilient rods may be incorporated into various equipment that provide for adjustable resistance levels. In still other aspects of the invention, the resilient rod may be incorporated into medical devices that provide adjustable support for injured limbs or joints.

A device for gathering and lifting leaves that utilizes a specially designed pair of leaf scoops that are pivotally secured to each other in opposing orientation via their handles. Each of the leaf scoops is provided with a separate pivotal axis that extends through the handle of the leaf scoop. The leaf scoops are offset from each other so that the handles can be operated like the handles of a pair of scissors in order to open and close the heads of the leaf scoops relative to each other, thereby capturing leaves between the scoop heads so the leaves can be transported and so the leaves can be released when the leaves have been transported to the desired location. The device is provided with a central handle that attaches midway between the pivotal axes so that the user can grasp the central handle when lifting the device and the leaves.

The invention relates to an exercise device for use by a user on a selected surface material comprising a grasping member having a first end and a second end, a first tool head mounted to the first end of the grasping member and a second tool head mounted to the second end of the grasping member. Each of the first tool head and the second tool head has sufficient structural rigidity to be interacted with the surface material without significant deformation whereby a user can perform exercises upon the selected surface material by physically interacting the first tool head and second tool head with the surface material.

A rake having a self-cleaning mechanism and method of its manufacture. The rake comprises a handle, a body, a plurality of tines extending from the body, a push-rod extending along the handle to the body, a push rod actuator for extending and retrieving the push-rod, an actuator bar slidingly attached to the body and connected to the push-rod, at least one extender connected to the actuator bar, and a cleaning bar attached to the extender(s). The cleaning bar has a plurality of cleaning channels, one for each tine and is extended and retrieved along the tines when the push-rod actuator is actuated. Each of the cleaning channels has a shape and a size that generally corresponds to a shape and a size of a respective one of the tines. Upon actuation, cleaning bar moves along the tines such that the cleaning channels remove debris from the tines.

A hand tool (or an add-on accessory for the hand tool) with a handle includes one or more retractable arms that, when unfolded and extended maintains the tool in an upright position while the tool is at rest; and an attachment coupling the one or more retractable arms to the handle, the one or more arms rotatably engaged to attachment and the handle and when unfolded the one or more arm maintains the handle in an upright position off the ground to make the tool visible to an operator, wherein the one or more arms are retracted and secured into a closed position against the handle when the operator desires to resume work.

A leaf rake for mounting to the chassis of a conventional lawn tractor. Frame kits for attaching the leaf rake to either the front or rear of the tractor for various manufacturers. The lawn tractor may be equipped with hydraulic systems for raising or lowering the leaf rake unit. A spring loaded locking hinge mechanism allows the unit to be raised. Designed leaf raking tines and a forward sweeping leaf rake collect the leaves and allow them to be piled up for disposal.

A method for releasing resources includes obtaining trigger information; determining to release an allocated high-speed random access channel (HS-RACH) resource according to the obtained trigger information; and releasing the allocated HS-RACH resource at the local end.

An ergonomically-configured handle for tools such as cleaning devices and, more particularly, to a handle for a broom or mop (for example) is formed with curved end terminations to reduce back strain and provide ease of use. A first curved end termination is attached to a tool head (such as a brush, rake head or the like) via an elbow joint. A straight section of handle is then attached to the first curved end termination, where a second curved end termination is then attached to the opposite end of the straight section. A handle grip may be disposed over the termination of the second curved end termination.

A landscape care device has a first care tool embodied as a mowing device, a sweeping broom, or the like, and at least one second care tool in the form of a spring tine rake arranged in front of the first care tool and acting simultaneously or with time shift relative to the first care tool. A carriage with a front axle is provided, wherein only the spring tine rake is effective in front of the front axle of the carriage. The spring tine rake has spring tines and the spring line rake is designed such that the spring tines are effective by a substantially straight push movement exerted on the spring tine rake.

A multipurpose tool system that can be assembled into multiple configurations by a user. The tool system may comprise a plurality of components, including tool heads, shaft segments, and handle ends. The components of the tool system can be combined in various configurations to provide different functions, at different lengths. Connectors may be utilized to connect the various components of the system using a twist lock mechanism. The connectors may include a tubular sleeve member having a biased locking shaft that interacts with a locking groove.

An exemplary lawn maintenance device for the collection of leaves or other debris on a grassed surface, comprises a substantially flat, planar device having a top surface, a lower surface, and a wedge-shaped front section affixed thereto, wherein the top surface of the device is substantially flat and planar, and has a transverse groove or slot therein for receiving the blade of a push shovel. Additionally, the wedge-shaped front section has a series of vertical tines forming a comb-like structure at the leading edge of the device, wherein the comb-like structure consists of a series of extending tine portions, separated by open areas cut within the leading surface of the device. The lower surface comprises a series of ridges and grooves. This configuration allows the device to be fitted to the blade of a push shovel, and the combination can be pushed across the surface of a lawn in order to collect leaves and other debris from the lawn.

This is a new rake incorporating the principles of spreading and compressing the rake tines by foot actuated lineal movement of a tine space adjustment member with the principles of an ergonomic mop handle which allows for quick conversion from a wide rake to a shovel-like member for easy conversion from raking to shoveling debris.

A working toolkit includes an extendible shaft, a tool handle and a tool head, each having connection formations so that the tool handle may be releasably attached to one end of the shaft, and the tool head may be releasably attached to an opposite end of the shaft to form a working tool, and thereafter disassembled for storage and transportation in a compact form. The tool handle may be directly releasably attached directly to the tool head. A variety of connection formations are provided, particularly adapted for a tubular shaft. The working toolkit may include several different tool handles and tool heads for selectively forming a variety of working tools.

The animal stall soil agitator includes a mounting plate assembly pivotally attached to a tractor loader boom for pivotal movement about a transverse horizontal loader boom axis. An elongated frame assembly has an inboard frame end attached to the mounting plate assembly and outboard frame end that extends laterally to one side of the tractor loader boom. An elongated bar is journaled on the elongated frame assembly. A plurality of flat soil agitator bars are fixed to the elongated bar. The flat soil agitator bars are oriented to minimize lateral movement of agitated soil. A reversible hydraulic motor is connected to a hydraulic system of the tractor and rotates the elongated bar in a selected direction. The elongated frame assembly is pivotable about a vertical axis relative to the mounting plate.

A gardening rake includes a grip, extended poles and rake head, of which the extended poles are provided at one end of the grip. The rake heads are mounted at the end of the extended poles and constructed of several spaced talons. The talons of rake heads are designed with a T-shape. Based upon this modified structure, the double-headed rake heads can grab or rake off foreign materials via the clamping devices, thus offering an ease-of-use.

The invention relates to the field of production and machining of agricultural implements, in particular to a manufacturing method of a high-strength, high-toughness and abrasion-resistant disc harrow. A high-strength steel plate serves as a raw material, and quenching and pressing of the harrow are finished at the same time through the stamping forming and quenching integrated process. After a machined disc harrow blank is heated to austenitizing temperature and subjected to heat preservation for a certain time, the blank is quickly transferred into a forming die, subjected to stamping forming and quickly cooled to temperature below Martensite start transformation temperature (Ms) of the material in the die, and forming and quenching are finished at the same time. The disc harrow produced through the manufacturing method is simplified in production process, free of quenching pollution and low in cost. The tensile strength is more than 1,600 MPa, the hardness is 48-52 HRC, the impact toughness (ak) is more than 20 J/cm<2>, and the performance is far superior to that of 65 Mn harrows massively used domestically at present. The harrow is high in dimensional precision and small in circle run-out.