US 7,320,558 B2
Apparatus for screeding uncured concrete surfaces
Philip J Quenzi, Atlantic Mine, Mich. (US); Russ E Stein, Houghton, Mich. (US); Mark A Pietila, Atlantic Mine, Mich. (US); Carl B Kieranen, Chassell, Mich. (US); Philip D Halonen, Calumet, Mich. (US); and Howard E Hohmann, Jr., Evans City, Pa. (US)
Assigned to Somero Enterprises, Inc., Jaffrey, N.H. (US)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/580,722.
Application 10/728620 is a division of application No. 10/266305, filed on Oct. 08, 2002, granted, now 6,976,805.
Application 11/580722 is a continuation of application No. 10/902528, filed on Jul. 29, 2004, granted, now 7,121,762.
Application 10/902528 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/728620, filed on Dec. 05, 2003, granted, now 6,953,304.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/327964, filed on Oct. 09, 2001.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/341721, filed on Dec. 18, 2001.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/354866, filed on Feb. 05, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2007/0031191 A1, Feb. 08, 2007
Int. Cl. E01C 19/22 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 404—75  [404/114; 404/118] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of smoothing and screeding an uncured concrete surface, said method comprising:
providing a screeding device comprising a concrete surface working member and a grade setting device, said grade setting device being adjustable relative to the concrete surface working member, wherein said concrete surface working member comprises a vibrating member, and wherein providing a screeding device comprises providing a wheeled screeding device including a wheeled support frame for partially supporting at least one of said vibrating member and said grade setting device, said vibrating member and grade setting device being mounted at a rearward end of said wheeled support frame;
at least partially supporting said concrete surface working member on an uncured concrete surface;
vibrating said vibrating member while said vibrating member is at least partially supported on the uncured surface;
moving said screeding device at least one of over and through the uncured concrete;
adjusting said grade setting device relative to said concrete surface working member;
at least one of establishing and indicating a desired grade for the concrete surface with said grade setting device.