Rake apparatus

Abstract

The invention comprises a rake apparatus having a handle with three rake heads. The first rake head is fixed to one end of the handle. The second rake head is pivotally mounted to the first rake head, and the third rake head is pivotally mounted to the second rake head. The rake heads each have elongated rake times mounted to the heads at one of the ends of the tines with the tines bent laterally at their other ends, and with the rake heads mounted one in front of the other. Spring means are provided between the first and second rake heads and the second and third rake heads to urge the second and third rake heads into parallel relation to the first rake head.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A rake device comprising an elongated handle, a plurality of rake heads each having a plurality of resilient elongated rake tines mounted in the heads in a row at their one ends and having laterally bent other ends, one of said rake heads being fixed to the handle, at least a second rake head pivotally mounted to the first rake head and a third rake head pivotally mounted to the second rake head, spring means urging said rake heads into parallelism with one another, stop means on the spring means limiting the pivotal movement of the rake heads with respect to one another. 
     
     
       2. A rake device comprising an elongated handle, a plurality of rake heads each having a plurality of resilient elongated rake tines mounted in the heads in a row at their one ends and having laterally bent other ends, one of said rake heads being fixed to the handle, at least a second rake head pivotally mounted to the first rake head and a third rake head pivotally mounted to the second rake head, resilient means urging said rake heads into parallelism with one another, stop means limiting the pivotal movement of the rake heads with respect to one another. .Iadd. 
     
     
       3.  A rake device comprising an elongated handle, a plurality of rake heads each having a plurality of resilient elongated rake tines mounted in the heads in a row at their one ends and having laterally bent other ends, one of said rake heads being fixed to the handle, another of said rake heads pivotally mounted to said one rake head, resilient means urging said another rake head pivotally into parallelism with said one rake head, stop means limiting the pivotal movement of said another rake head away with respect to the one rake head. .Iaddend.