US Patent 9736979 Manure fork

A manure fork has an elongate handle with a fork head mounted thereupon. The fork head includes a rear frame, a tine frame, and a pair of side panels. The rear frame has a pair of side edges, a lower edge that extends a width. The tine frame includes a lateral body that abuts the lower edge of the rear frame and extends the width of the rear frame, and a plurality of tines extending outwardly from the lateral body such that the tine frame is disposed in a generally planar configuration, the tine frame further having side edges. A plurality of cable ties are provided that each wrap around the lower edge of the rear frame and the lateral body of the tine frame for further securing the tine frame to the rear frame.