Concrete rodder and methods of use and manufacture of same
OwnerDale Dickson, Devan Dicksoninventors
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for screeding/rodding concrete (and method of manufacture of the same), comprising: a rigid base member configured to comprise a tight tolerance of levelness along its length, and a mounting structure for securely attaching a working layer; attachment of a preferably fiberglass working layer comprising a durable material deposited on the rigid base member and capable of being finished to a smooth surface suitable for advantageous direct contact with poured wet concrete.
Claims7
An apparatus for rodding concrete, comprising:
- a. a rigid base member arranged for maintaining a tight tolerance of levelness along its length, adapted for connecting an additional working layer surface;
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- b. a working layer on said rigid base member, and further comprising a durable material capable of being finished to a smooth surface suitable for direct contact with poured wet concrete, wherein said rigid base member comprises a wood 2×4 having routed along the length of one of its narrower surfaces one of a stepped surface, a groove, a dovetail, and a dado-fin cut, wherein said working layer comprises a fiberglass working layer securely attached to said rigid base member along the routed narrower surface of said 2×4.
An apparatus for rodding concrete, comprising:
- a. a rigid base member arranged for maintaining a tight tolerance of levelness along its length, adapted for connecting an additional working layer surface;
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- b. a working layer on said rigid base member, and further comprising a durable fiberglass material capable of being finished to a smooth surface suitable for direct contact with poured wet concrete, wherein said rigid base member comprises an aluminum rod formed to a similar size and shape as a wood 2×4 having a structure formed in one of it narrower surfaces one of a stepped surface, a groove, a dovetail, and a dado-fin, to provide a secure mounting for said fiberglass working layer, further comprising a fiberglass working layer securely attached along the structure formed narrower surface of said aluminum rod.
An apparatus for rodding concrete, comprising:
- a. a rigid base member arranged for maintaining a tight tolerance of levelness along its length, adapted for connecting an additional working layer surface;
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- b. a working layer on said rigid base member, and further comprising a durable fiberglass material capable of being finished to a smooth surface suitable for direct contact with poured wet concrete, wherein said rigid base member comprises a sturdy construction of plyboard or other processed structural wood, cut and glued to a similar size and shape as a wood 2×4, having routed along the length of its narrower surface one of a stepped surface, a groove, a dovetail, and a dado-fin cut, wherein said fiberglass working layer is securely attached to said rigid base layer along the routed narrower surface of said construction.
A process of making a rodding tool comprising the steps of:
- a. one of constructing a metal rod and planing and routing a piece of dimensional lumber, to comprise one of a smooth surface, a stepped surface, a dovetail surface, and a grooved surface, to be adapted for;
- b. one of painting and layering a fiberglass layer along the length of the piece of dimensional lumber;
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- c. curing the fiberglass layer to a degree of hardness suitable for working the fiberglass covered dimensional lumber to perform the rodding of a concrete pour with the rodding tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.