ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,025, issued on March 24.
"Rake/vacuum apparatus" was invented by Cody Mathew Williams (Birmingham, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A combination rake/refuse collector has a rake portion which traps leaves and other debris, a handle portion which contains a hollow tube, a connector portion which connects the hollow tube to a vacuum unit, and a storage/processing container. The vacuum unit and storage processing container are carried via a shoulder harness with two straps on the back of user. The vacuum unit sucks leaves and other debris collected by the rake portion, through the hollow tube and the connector portion, and directs...