Landscape levelling and raking apparatus
First Claim
1. Landscape leveling and raking apparatus for finish raking of soil spread on a prepared base, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a frame having;
(i) an open forward end;
(ii) downwardly projecting side walls;
(b) a forwardly extending handle protruding upwardly from said frame;
(c) a rake pivotally coupled to said frame to protrude downwardly and rearwardly therefrom;
(d) a screed fixed to said frame forwardly of said rake;
(e) a plurality of tiller blades rotatably mounted along said forward, open end of said frame;
(f) drive means for rotatably driving said tiller blades; and
,(g) means for raising or lowering said tiller blades relative to said frame.
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Abstract
A landscape leveling and raking apparatus has a frame, a handle protruding upwardly from the frame, a rake pivotally coupled to the frame to protrude downwardly and rearwardly therefrom, a screed fixed to the frame forwardly of the rake, a plurality of tiller blades rotatably mounted along a forward, open end of the frame, a motor which rotatably drives the tiller blades, and a mechanism for raising or lowering the tiler ,blades relative to the frame. As the blades rotate, they till the soil and propel the apparatus forward. The frame is open along its front edge. This allows soil to accumulate within the frame as the apparatus moves forward. The soil gradually escapes from the frame by passing beneath a screed fixed along the lower rear edge of the frame. The screed levels the soil before it is raked by the tines of the rake.
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1. Landscape leveling and raking apparatus for finish raking of soil spread on a prepared base, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) a frame having; (i) an open forward end; (ii) downwardly projecting side walls; (b) a forwardly extending handle protruding upwardly from said frame; (c) a rake pivotally coupled to said frame to protrude downwardly and rearwardly therefrom; (d) a screed fixed to said frame forwardly of said rake; (e) a plurality of tiller blades rotatably mounted along said forward, open end of said frame; (f) drive means for rotatably driving said tiller blades; and
,(g) means for raising or lowering said tiller blades relative to said frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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