Sept- 3, 1959

J. GALLO, SR
RAKE AND GRAPPLE
Filed March 14, 1958

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20) is provided with an integral loop 23 on its forward
edge and a second integral loop 24 on its rear edge ar

RAKE AND GRAPPLE

John Gallo, Sr.,- Boston, Mass.

Application March 14, r1958, Serial vNo. 721,449
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ranged parallel to the loop 23. 'v A mounting member 25 is arranged in a generally rectangular form and has a generally cylindrical cross section. The mounting member 25 has the front and rear portions thereof enclosed in the loops 23, 24, respec

tively, with the side portions thereof extending inwardly

of and parallel to the ?anges 21. A- pair of oppositely disposed plates 26 are each pro 4 Claims. (01. sis-400.19) ' vided-with a depending ?ange 27 along the rear edge thereof. The plates 26 are each provided with an integral loop 28 arranged in encompassing relation to the'side portions of the mounting member 25. The present invention relates to rakes, and particularly 15 "The loop'28-is cut away centrally to receive a coil to rakes of the type adapted to grasp the raked material spring '29 wound 'on the side portions of the mounting for moving it to a storage position. vmember 25. The coil springs 29 each have an end 30 The primary object of the invention is to provide a rake thereof engaging the side portion of the mounting mem

adapted to positively grasp the raked pmateriahformow

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ing the material to a' storage location. ', "

ber '25 adjacent the opposite coil spring 29, and a second
20 end portion 31 which engages underthe plate 26 to nor

Another object of'the' invention is to provide a rake structure having the tines thereof vmounted for swinging movement and having means formaintaining the tines in
a normally aligned relation. ,7 q ..

mally swing the plate 26 into horizontal aligned position,

'aslillustrated in Figure 3. _:-An arm 32 is arranged in engagement with the upper
faceof the frame 20 and has an offset rearwardly and up

A further object of the invention is to provide a rake 25 wardly extending end portion 33 integrally formed there having swinging tines and cam means for swinging the on. The rear terminal end of the arm 32 is provided with tines to a grasping position adjacent each other. a bore 34, for reasons to be assigned. A still further object of the invention is to provide A tubular slide hand grip 35 is telescopically mounted a rake of the class described above which is inexpensive on the handle 11 and has a link 36 pivotally secured at 37 to manufacture, simple to use, and which is durable in 30 to one end of the hand grip 35. A guide 37a is mounted hard service. in the handle 11 and arranged in guiding relation to the Other objects and advantages will become apparent in link 36. the following speci?cation when considered in the light of A block 38 is pivotally secured to the end of the link 36 the attached drawings in which: opposite the hand grip 35 and has an elongated connect Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention shown in 35 ing rod 39 threadably secured thereto at one end and grasping position, partially broken away for convenience having an offset end portion 40 journalled in the bore 34 of illustration. at the opposite end so that movement of the hand grip 35 Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary bottom plan view along the handle 11 will swing the arm 32 and frame 20 of the rake shown in open position. about the outwardly offset end portion 16 of the shafts 15. Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse cross 40 A tine plate 41 is arranged in underlying relation on section taken along the line 33 of Figure 2, looking in the frame 20 oppositely of the arm 32 and a bolt 42 ex the direction of the arrows. tends through the arm 32, frame 20, and tine plate 41 Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal cross securing them together. A plurality of tines 43 extend section taken along the line 44 of Figure 2, looking in downwardly and forwardly from the tine plate 41 and the direction of the arrows. are then arched upwardly and outwardly into raking posi Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal sec tion. tion taken along the line 5-5 of Figure 1, looking in the A plurality of tine carrying units 44 are secured in direction of the arrows. underlying relation to the plates 26 by means of bolts 45. Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of a modi ,The tines 43 are aligned with the tine carrying units 44 ?ed form of the invention. to provide a grass and leaf rake structure when the plates Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like 50 26 are in aligned position. reference characters indicate like parts throughout the A spring arm 46 is secured at its outer end to the several ?gures, the reference numeral 10 indicates gen plates 26 by means of bolts 47 and the inner end of the erally a rake constructed in accordance with the inven spring arms 46 engage over the outer edge portion of the tion. frame 20 to assist the coil springs 29 in maintaining the The rake 10 includes an elongated cylindrical handle 11 55 plates 26 in aligned relation during a raking operation. having a longitudinally extending U-shaped mount 12 se In the use and operation of the invention, with the cured to the lower end thereof by means of a pair of plates 26 in aligned position, the rake 10 is used in the spaced apart brackets 13 fastened to the handle 11 by conventional manner to rake relatively light materials
such as grass and leaves, and when a quantity of raked pair of integral diverging shafts 15 each terminating in an 60 material has been collected together the hand grip 35 is outwardly offset end portion 16. moved along the handle 11 toward the rake 10 so that the

bolts 14.

The U-shaped mount 12 is provided with a

rear inner edges of the plates 26 engage the rollers 17 whereupon further movement of the hand grip 35 causes on the shaft 15. The cam roller 17 tapers from the end the plates 26 to be cammed together by the cam rollers closest to the handle 11 having its smallest diameter 65 17 into the position illustrated in Figure 1. closest to the outwardly offset end portion 16. In the position illustrated in Figure 1, the rake 10 A generally rectangular frame member 20 is provided grasps the material raked together which is then moved to

A cam roller 17 is journalled on each of the shafts 15

between a pair of oppositely disposed washers 18, 19 ?xed

a storage or disposal position whereupon the hand grip side ?anges 21 are provided with aligned bores 22 which 70 35 is released and the springs 29 and 46 return the plates 26 to their aligned position preparatory to another rak engage over the outwardly offset end portions 16 of the ing operation. ' shafts 15 journalling the frame 20 thereon. The frame

with oppositely disposed depending side ?anges 21. The

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plates, said plates moving with said frame on pivotal Referring now to Figure 6, a modi?cation of the inven movement of said frame engaging respectively said cam tion is illustrated wherein the tine plate 41a is positioned rollers to thereby pivot said plates with respect to said in engagement with the upper surface of the frame 20 frame and each other into closely adjacent parallel rela with the arm 32 positioned thereagainst. A bracket 48 tion, and means resiliently biasing said plates into aligned overlies the arm 32 and the bolt 42 extends through the relation. frame 20, the tine plate 41a, arm 32, and bracket 48 se 2. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein a central curing the elements together in a single unit. The tines tine plat is ?xedly secured to said frame and is provided 43a on the tine plate 41a are shaped to align with the with a plurality of forwardly extending tines. tines on the tine carrying units 44 to provide a continuous 3. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said lresilient grass rake structure when in extended position. 10 means biasing said plates into aligned relation includes 1 Having thus described the preferred embodiments of the a spring bar?xedly secured to each- of said plates and invention, it should be understood that numerous struc engaging over opposite sides of said frame. tural modi?cations and adaptations may be resorted to 4. A device as claimed in claim 3 wherein said cam Without departing from the scope of the appended claims.
15 rollers taper from one end thereof to the other having What is claimed is: the largest diameter portions thereof adjacent said handle 1. A rake comprising a handle, a mount secured in lon and the smaller diameter portions thereof adjacent said gitudinally extending relation to said handle, a pair of out ' wardly diverging shafts integrally formed on said mount, ~ frame;

an outwardly offset end portion integrally formed onthe outer end of each of said shafts, said end portions being arranged in axially aligned relation, a cam roller jour
nalled on each of said shafts, a frame having the opposite
tions, means on said handle connected to said frame for

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References Cited in the ?le of this patent

" UNITED STATES PATENTS
Bernstein ______ __' ____ __ Apr. 30, 1957

sides thereof journalled on said outwardly offset end por- , v

2,790,296
_, 2,840,978

Spinosa _,___;__'_ _____ .. July 1, 1958

swinging said frame on said offset end portions, a pair

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FOREIGN PATENTS

of oppositely disposed plates hingedly secured to opposite

sides of said frame, a plurality of tines supported on said

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118,308

iDenma'rk ________ __'____ July 28, 1941 Australia .__~_ _________ __ Mar. 22, 1944