Harvesters – Hand rakes – Adjustable – folding or take down
Patent
1993-06-09
1994-06-14
Britts, Ramon S.
Harvesters
Hand rakes
Adjustable, folding or take down
172378, A01D 704
Patent
active
053199120
ABSTRACT:
A rake is provided including a U-shaped bail supported from the handle and a tine construction incorporating an elongated bar and a plurality of laterally outwardly projecting tines extends between and supported from the free ends of the arms of the bail for movement between an extended operative position with the plane of the tines disposed substantially normal to the plane of the bail and a retracted position with the plane of the tines substantially corresponding with the plane of the bail and the tines fully enclosed within the confines of the bail and projecting toward the free end of the handle which projects outwardly from the longitudinal center portion of the bight portion of the bail. Detent structure is provided for releaseably retaining the tine construction in its extended or operative position as well as in its retracted position and the tine construction and bail include coacting stop structure for limiting pivoting of the tine construction from the retracted position to the operative position.
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Britts Ramon S.
Lisehora James A.
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