Attachment for screeding concrete
AssigneeMeinders Concrete Construction, Inc.
InventorChad Meinders
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Abstract
A screeding apparatus includes a mounting assembly for attaching the screeding apparatus to a construction vehicle such as a skid steer or a mini excavator. The screeding apparatus also includes a mainframe comprising a boom that extends from the mounting assembly and a screed head assembly that attaches to the mainframe. The screed head assembly may include a slider assembly that may slide along the boom of the mainframe to move the screed head assembly may move along the mainframe. Elevation actuators on the screed head assembly allow the height of the screed head assembly to be adjust to provide a level surface for the screeded concrete.
Claims20
A screeding apparatus comprising:
- a mounting assembly;
- a mainframe extending from said mounting assembly, wherein said mainframe includes a boom;
- a slider assembly including a slider mechanism positioned around said boom;
- a screed head assembly coupled to said slider assembly, wherein said screed head assembly includes a screed head body including a finish plate assembly and an auger assembly;
- and
- wherein said slider assembly is slidable along a length of said boom, and wherein said screed head assembly is pulled along the length of the boom with said slider assembly.
A method comprising:
- positioning a screeding apparatus at a location to be screeded, wherein said screeding apparatus comprises a mounting assembly, a mainframe including a boom, a slider assembly including a slider mechanism positioned around said boom, and a screed head assembly coupled to said slider assembly, wherein said screed head assembly includes a finish plate assembly and an auger assembly;
- operating an auger actuator of said auger assembly to pivot said auger assembly so that a first auger is positioned lower than a second auger and positioned at least partially within a material to be screeded, wherein a direction of flighting on said first auger is opposite of a direction of flighting on said second auger;
- and
- sliding said slider assembly and said screed head assembly along a length of said boom while rotating said first auger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.