Rake with attached shrub rake

- The Ames Companies, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of the rake with attached shrub rake;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the rake with attached shrub rake;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the rake with attached shrub rake;

FIG. 4 is a left view of the rake with attached shrub rake;

FIG. 5 is a right view of the rake with attached shrub rake;

FIG. 6 is a back view of the rake with attached shrub rake;

FIG. 7 is a front view of the rake with attached shrub rake; and,

FIG. 8 is another isometric view of the rake with attached shrub rake.

The broken lines in the drawings depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a rake with attached shrub rake, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D769681
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 18, 2014
Date of Patent: Oct 25, 2016
Assignee: The Ames Companies, Inc. (Camp Hill, PA)
Inventors: Robert James Stein (Mechanicsburg, PA), Aaron Daniel Abbott (Harrisburg, PA), Jeffrey Joseph Fegley (Hershey, PA), Gregory J. Blaszczak (Hummelstown, PA)
Primary Examiner: Sheryl Lane
Application Number: 29/496,887
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/13