Abstract: A Rake for Picking up Animal Waste includes a bow connected to a handle. A waste receiving structure is connected to the bow. The waste receiving structure has a rearward facing leading edge. The bow describes an opening above the rearward facing leading edge through which animal waste may pass. The waste receiving structure may be embodied as multiple tines, or as a receptacle. The rake is configured so that waste is propelled onto the upper surface of the waste receiving structure as the rake is pulled rearwardly by a user in a sweeping motion. In an embodiment having tines, the tines may be provided with a recurve to prevent waste from falling off the tines. In an embodiment having a receptacle, the receptacle may be provided with a weighted plate to assist in penetrating deeply into turf.

Abstract: The surface rake apparatus provides for use either in forward or rearward motion, by virtue of the first member's forward wings and the second member's rearward wings. Debris such as snow, leaves, and limbs, for example, can thereby be easily channeled toward a desired destination. Snow, for example, can be pushed or pulled off of a roof or other surface. An important feature of the rearward wings of the second member is the upward slant of each. Another important feature is the inclusion of wheels on the first member. The wheels ensure against scraping by elevating the lower edges of the first and second members slightly above the surface to be rid of debris. The telescopic handle provides benefit of length adjustment so that the apparatus may be most conveniently used in reaching distant surfaces and also in reduced length for those areas more proximal to the user.