Concrete Rake

Abstract

A concrete rake head is an apparatus used to place freshly poured concrete and move the concrete to areas needed. The user can spread, level, and bring the cement paste to the top surface using the apparatus for a smoother finish. The apparatus includes a rake head and a rake handle. The rake head helps pull, push, and tamp down wet concrete while enabling concrete paste to flow through the rake head for easy maneuvering of the concrete. The rake handle helps control the movement of the rake head while maneuvering the concrete. The rake head includes a first panel, a center panel, a second panel, first orifices, second orifices, and third orifices. The first panel, the center panel, and the second panel support the concrete on the rake head. The first orifices, the second orifices, and the third orifices enable the flow of cement paste through the rake head.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A concrete rake comprising:
 a rake head;   a rake handle;   the rake head comprising a first panel, a center panel, a second panel, a plurality of first orifices, a plurality of second orifices, and a plurality of third orifices;   the first panel, the center panel, and the second panel each comprising a proximal face and a distal face;   the first panel being laterally connected along the center panel;   the second panel being laterally connected along the center panel, opposite to the first panel;   the plurality of first orifices traversing through the first panel;   the plurality of first orifices being distributed across the first panel;   the plurality of second orifices traversing through the center panel;   the plurality of second orifices being distributed across the center panel;   the plurality of third orifices traversing through the second panel;   the plurality of third orifices being distributed across the second panel;   the rake head being terminally mounted onto the rake handle;   the proximal face of the first panel, the proximal face of the center panel, and the proximal face of second panel being oriented towards the rake handle; and   the distal face of the first panel, the distal face of the center panel, and the distal face of second panel being oriented away from the rake handle.   
     
     
         2 . The concrete rake as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the proximal face of the first panel is oriented at a first obtuse angle with the proximal face of the center panel. 
     
     
         3 . The concrete rake as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the proximal face of the second panel is oriented at a second obtuse angle with the proximal face of the center panel. 
     
     
         4 . The concrete rake as claimed in  claim 1  comprising:
 the first panel, the center panel, and the second panel each further comprising a panel body; 
 the proximal face and the distal face being positioned opposite to each other about the panel body; and 
 a panel length of the panel body being greater than a panel width of the panel body. 
 
     
     
         5 . The concrete rake as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the panel length of the first panel, the panel length of the center panel, and the panel length of the second panel are equal to each other. 
     
     
         6 . The concrete rake as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a panel width of the central panel is less than a panel width of the first panel and a panel width of the second panel. 
     
     
         7 . The concrete rake as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the panel width of the first panel and the panel width of the second panel are equal to each other. 
     
     
         8 . The concrete rake as claimed in  claim 1  comprising:
 a first strut; 
 a second strut; 
 the first strut and the second strut each comprising a proximal strut end and a distal strut end; 
 the first strut and the second strut being positioned opposite to each other about the rake handle; 
 the distal strut end of the first strut and the distal strut end of the second strut being connected onto the rake head, offset from the rake handle; and 
 the proximal strut end of the first strut and the proximal strut end of the second strut being laterally connected to the rake handle, offset from the rake head. 
 
     
     
         9 . The concrete rake as claimed in  claim 1  comprising:
 the rake handle comprising a fixed end and a free end; 
 the fixed end being connected onto the proximal face of the first panel; and 
 the rake handle being positioned geometrical normal to the central panel. 
 
     
     
         10 . A concrete rake comprising:
 a rake head;   a rake handle;   the rake head comprising a first panel, a center panel, a second panel, a plurality of first orifices, a plurality of second orifices, and a plurality of third orifices;   the first panel, the center panel, and the second panel each comprising a proximal face and a distal face;   the first panel being laterally connected along the center panel;   the second panel being laterally connected along the center panel, opposite to the first panel;   the plurality of first orifices traversing through the first panel;   the plurality of first orifices being distributed across the first panel;   the plurality of second orifices traversing through the center panel;   the plurality of second orifices being distributed across the center panel;   the plurality of third orifices traversing through the second panel;   the plurality of third orifices being distributed across the second panel;   the rake head being terminally mounted onto the rake handle;   the proximal face of the first panel, the proximal face of the center panel, and the proximal face of second panel being oriented towards the rake handle;   the distal face of the first panel, the distal face of the center panel, and the distal face of second panel being oriented away from the rake handle;   the proximal face of the first panel being oriented at a first obtuse angle with the proximal face of the center panel; and   the proximal face of the second panel being oriented at a second obtuse angle with the proximal face of the center panel.   
     
     
         11 . The concrete rake as claimed in  claim 10  comprising:
 the first panel, the center panel, and the second panel each further comprising a panel body; 
 the proximal face and the distal face being positioned opposite to each other about the panel body; and 
 a panel length of the panel body being greater than a panel width of the panel body. 
 
     
     
         12 . The concrete rake as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the panel length of the first panel, the panel length of the center panel, and the panel length of the second panel are equal to each other. 
     
     
         13 . The concrete rake as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein a panel width of the central panel is less than a panel width of the first panel and a panel width of the second panel. 
     
     
         14 . The concrete rake as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the panel width of the first panel and the panel width of the second panel are equal to each other. 
     
     
         15 . The concrete rake as claimed in  claim 10  comprising:
 a first strut; 
 a second strut; 
 the first strut and the second strut each comprising a proximal strut end and a distal strut end; 
 the first strut and the second strut being positioned opposite to each other about the rake handle; 
 the distal strut end of the first strut and the distal strut end of the second strut being connected onto the rake head, offset from the rake handle; and 
 the proximal strut end of the first strut and the proximal strut end of the second strut being laterally connected to the rake handle, offset from the rake head. 
 
     
     
         16 . The concrete rake as claimed in  claim 10  comprising:
 the rake handle comprising a fixed end and a free end; 
 the fixed end being connected onto the proximal face of the first panel; and 
 the rake handle being positioned geometrical normal to the central panel. 
 
     
     
         17 . A concrete rake comprising:
 a rake head;   a rake handle;   the rake head comprising a first panel, a center panel, a second panel, a plurality of first orifices, a plurality of second orifices, and a plurality of third orifices;   the rake handle comprising a fixed end and a free end;   the first panel, the center panel, and the second panel each comprising a proximal face and a distal face;   the first panel being laterally connected along the center panel;   the second panel being laterally connected along the center panel, opposite to the first panel;   the plurality of first orifices traversing through the first panel;   the plurality of first orifices being distributed across the first panel;   the plurality of second orifices traversing through the center panel;   the plurality of second orifices being distributed across the center panel;   the plurality of third orifices traversing through the second panel;   the plurality of third orifices being distributed across the second panel;   the proximal face of the first panel, the proximal face of the center panel, and the proximal face of second panel being oriented towards the rake handle;   the distal face of the first panel, the distal face of the center panel, and the distal face of second panel being oriented away from the rake handle;   the proximal face of the first panel being oriented at a first obtuse angle with the proximal face of the center panel;   the proximal face of the second panel being oriented at a second obtuse angle with the proximal face of the center panel;   the rake head being terminally mounted onto the rake handle;   the fixed end being connected onto the proximal face of the first panel; and   the rake handle being positioned geometrical normal to the central panel.   
     
     
         18 . The concrete rake as claimed in  claim 17  comprising:
 the first panel, the center panel, and the second panel each further comprising a panel body; 
 the proximal face and the distal face being positioned opposite to each other about the panel body; 
 a panel length of the panel body being greater than a panel width of the panel body; and 
 the panel length of the first panel, the panel length of the center panel, and the panel length of the second panel being equal to each other. 
 
     
     
         19 . The concrete rake as claimed in  claim 17  comprising:
 a panel width of the central panel being less than a panel width of the first panel and a panel width of the second panel; and 
 the panel width of the first panel and the panel width of the second panel being equal to each other. 
 
     
     
         20 . The concrete rake as claimed in  claim 17  comprising:
 a first strut; 
 a second strut; 
 the first strut and the second strut each comprising a proximal strut end and a distal strut end; 
 the first strut and the second strut being positioned opposite to each other about the rake handle; 
 the distal strut end of the first strut and the distal strut end of the second strut being connected onto the rake head, offset from the rake handle; and 
 the proximal strut end of the first strut and the proximal strut end of the second strut being laterally connected to the rake handle, offset from the rake head.