Appeal No. 2004-1493
Application No. 09/932,777
a groover tool portion having a curved sharpened lower edge
with a first end and a second end and a straight blunt upper edge
between the first end and second end of the curved lower edge,
the groover tool portion having a cylindrical sleeve extending
outwardly from the blunt upper edge in a generally perpendicular
arrangement therewith, the cylindrical sleeve dimensioned for
receiving an end of the lower end portion of the handle therein,
the sleeve having a pivoting handle disposed on an upper end
thereof;
a central rake portion having an elongated bar, the
elongated bar secured to the blunt upper edge of the groover tool
portion, the elongated bar having a plurality of teeth extending
outwardly therefrom in an opposite direction from the curved
sharpened lower edge of the groover tool portion, the central
rake portion facing in an opposite direction with respect to the
groover tool portion;
a pair of outer rake portions each having an elongated bar
with a plurality of teeth extending downwardly therefrom, each
elongated bar having securement portion extending upwardly from a
distal portion thereof, each of the outer rake portions pivotally
coupled with one of opposing ends of the elongated bar of the
central rake portion, the pair of outer rake portions facing in
an opposite direction with respect to the groover tool portion;
a pivoting mechanism comprising an elongated track having a
vertical slot formed therein, the elongated track secured to the
lower end portion of the handle, a sliding member coupled with
the elongated track, the sliding member having a locking
mechanism coupled with an upper end thereof, the sliding member
having a pair of wings extending outwardly of opposed sidewalls
thereof, the pivoting mechanism having a pair of arms, the pair
of arms having upper ends pivotally secured to the pair of wings
and lower ends pivotally coupled with the securement portion of
the elongated bars of the pair of outer rake portions.
3. The combination groover tool and pivoting rake tool as
set forth in Claim 1 wherein the curved sharpened lower edge of
the groover tool portion has a radius of curvature slightly less
than half the length of the central rake portion between the pair
of outer rake portions.
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