A leaf removal apparatus designed to safely and efficiently remove leaves, twigs and other debris from lawns. When pushed independently or mounted flush with the front facing blade of a lightweight snow shovel, long pole, or other long pole tool, the apparatus can be used by a person walking behind the device and pushing it in a snow plowing motion eliminating the need for raking and saving time. It may be formed of cardboard, plastic, lightweight metal, screen or other appropriate material. This apparatus is a one-piece device comprised of a flat or pouched gathering area with each side curved or folded inward to hold in the leaves and other yard waste. The apparatus may be attached to the long pole device, most appropriately to a snow shovel, with slots, brackets, tape, hooks, Velco, clips, straps, ties or other suitable attachment methods. The apparatus may be varying height and width. When pushing the device in a snow plowing motion, leaves are pushed upward and forward removing debris from the lawn and depositing into large piles for disposal.

Hand tools having a hand guard for protecting a user's working hand. In one embodiment, the hand tool may be a hand rake that includes a rake body having a proximal end and an opposite distal end and including a handle portion and a rake portion. The handle portion may extend from the proximal end of the rake body and include a finger opening configured to receive a user's fingers therethrough. The rake portion may extend from the distal end of the rake body to the handle portion and include a plurality of tines. A hand guard may be attached to the rake body and positioned over a top surface of the handle portion and may include a plurality of walls defining an interior space configured to receive the user's hand therein. In other embodiments, the hand tool may be a grabber or a paint roller.

Hand tools having a hand guard for protecting a user's working hand. In one embodiment, the hand tool may be a hand rake that includes a rake body having a proximal end and an opposite distal end and including a handle portion and a rake portion. The handle portion may extend from the proximal end of the rake body and include a finger opening configured to receive a user's fingers therethrough. The rake portion may extend from the distal end of the rake body to the handle portion and include a plurality of tines. A hand guard may be attached to the rake body and positioned over a top surface of the handle portion and may include a plurality of walls defining an interior space configured to receive the user's hand therein. In other embodiments, the hand tool may be a grabber or a paint roller.

Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system comprising a rake a scraper, and an actuator. The rake is coupleable to a tractor. The rake comprises a plurality of tines. The scraper comprises a metal edge. The actuator is coupleable to the scraper. When the actuator is coupled to the scraper and extended and retracted, the metal edge of the scraper is oriented to pass in proximity to a surface of the plurality of tines, thereby removing debris stuck in the tines.

Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system comprising a rake a scraper, and an actuator. The rake is coupleable to a tractor. The rake comprises a plurality of tines. The scraper comprises a metal edge. The actuator is coupleable to the scraper. When the actuator is coupled to the scraper and extended and retracted, the metal edge of the scraper is oriented to pass in proximity to a surface of the plurality of tines, thereby removing debris stuck in the tines.

A head assembly for a rake is provided. The head assembly includes a base portion, a handle coupling, and a number of tines. Each tine includes an elongated body. Each tine body includes a first end, a flexure portion, an offset portion, and a distal second end. The tines includes a first set of tines and a second set of tines. A number of tine bodies in the first set of tines have an offset portion lateral cross-sectional aspect ratio that is greater than 1.0. A number of tine bodies in the second set of tines have an offset portion lateral cross-sectional aspect ratio that is less than 1.0.

A gardening tool having an elongate handle with opposing first and second ends; a first tool implement reversibly attachable to the first end; and a second tool implement reversibly attachable to the second end. The first and second tool implements may be axially rotatable relative to one another. A gardening tool kit comprising the gardening tool described with at least three interchangeable tool implements. The toot implements for the tool and the kit may be one or more rakes, hoes, shovels, edgers, forks, and claws.

A gardening tool having an elongate handle with opposing first and second ends; a first tool implement reversibly attachable to the first end; and a second tool implement reversibly attachable to the second end. The first and second tool implements may be axially rotatable relative to one another. A gardening tool kit comprising the gardening tool described with at least three interchangeable tool implements. The toot implements for the tool and the kit may be one or more rakes, hoes, shovels, edgers, forks, and claws.

A rake includes a first unit of a plurality of tines and a second unit of a plurality of overlaying rod arms. For each rake tine there is a corresponding overlaying tine. At the end of each overlaying rod arm is a ring the opening through which each corresponding rake tine runs through. The overlaying tines are secured to a sliding member which itself is slidably engages a pole. Lateral movement of the sliding member effects a corresponding lateral movement of the overlaying rod arms along the length of each tine.

A rake includes a first unit of a plurality of tines and a second unit of a plurality of overlaying rod arms. For each rake tine there is a corresponding overlaying tine. At the end of each overlaying rod arm is a ring the opening through which each corresponding rake tine runs through. The overlaying tines are secured to a sliding member which itself is slidably engages a pole. Lateral movement of the sliding member effects a corresponding lateral movement of the overlaying rod arms along the length of each tine.