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US 2020/0263442 A1Published application
Concrete tool
AssigneeHarland Concrete & Const. LLC
InventorDavid Matthew Harland
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Abstract
A concrete tool for use in a transition area between garage or overhead doors includes an elongated main body extending between a first and an opposite second end, wherein the main body extends at a slope upwardly from the first end to the opposite second end. The concrete tool further includes a right angle portion extending upwardly from the first end of the elongated main body and then outwardly, the right angle portion comprising a first generally vertical portion extending generally upwardly from the elongated main body and a second generally horizontal portion extending outwardly from the first generally vertical portion. The concrete tool further includes a first handle mounted proximate the first end of the elongated main body and a second handle mounted proximate the second end of the elongated main body.
Claims11
1:
- A concrete tool for use in transition areas for garage or overhead doors, the concrete tool comprising:
- a right angle portion for resting on a top of a concrete form and extending vertically downwardly therefrom;
- an elongated main body extending between a first and an opposite second end, wherein the main body extends linearly at a slope upwardly from a bottom of the right angle portion at the first end to the opposite second end at an acute angle corresponding to a desired angle for concrete in the transition areas;
- the right angle portion extending upwardly from the first end of the elongated main body along a side of the concrete form and then outwardly in order to rest on a the top of the concrete form, the right angle portion comprising a first generally vertical portion extending generally upwardly from the elongated main body and a second generally horizontal portion extending outwardly from the first generally vertical portion;
- a first post extending vertically upwardly from the elongated main body proximate the first end;
- a first grip positioned on the first post;
- a second post extending upwardly from the elongated main body proximate the second end;
- a second grip positioned on the second post.
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2:
- The concrete tool of claim 1 wherein the elongated main body comprises beveled edges.
3:
- The concrete tool of claim 1 wherein each of the first grip and the second grip comprise plastic.
4:
- The concrete tool of claim 1 further comprising a stiffener positioned along the elongated main body to assist in preventing bending.
5:
- The concrete tool of claim 4 wherein the stiffener comprises a stiffening rib.
6:
- The concrete tool of claim 1 wherein the first post extends vertically upward a first distance and wherein the second post extends vertically upward a second distance, the first distance greater than the second distance.
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- A concrete tool for use in a transition area between garage or overhead doors, the concrete tool comprising:
- a right angle portion for resting on a top of a concrete form and extending vertically downwardly therefrom;
- an elongated main body extending between a first and an opposite second end, wherein the main body extends linearly at a slope upwardly from a bottom of the right angle portion at the first end to the opposite second end at an acute angle corresponding to a desired angle for concrete in the transition area;
- the right angle portion extending upwardly from the first end of the elongated main body and then outwardly, the right angle portion comprising a first generally vertical portion extending generally upwardly from the elongated main body and a second generally horizontal portion extending outwardly from the first generally vertical portion;
- a first handle mounted proximate the first end of the elongated main body;
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- a second handle mounted proximate the second end of the elongated main body;
- wherein in an operative position, the right angle portion fits over a concrete form such that the first generally vertical portion rests against a side of the concrete form and the second generally horizontal portion rests against a top of the concrete form with the second generally horizontal portion riding along the top of the concrete form as an operator of the concrete tool uses the first handle and the second handle to move the concrete tool across the transition area with an entire length of the elongated main body in contact with the concrete.
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- The concrete tool of claim 7 wherein the elongated main body comprises beveled edges.
9:
- The concrete tool of claim 7 further comprising a stiffener positioned along the elongated main body to assist in preventing bending.
10:
- The concrete tool of claim 9 wherein the stiffener comprises a stiffening rib.
11:
- A concrete tool for use in a transition area between garage or overhead doors, the concrete tool comprising:
- a right angle portion for resting on a top of a concrete form and extending vertically downwardly therefrom;
- an elongated main body extending between a first and an opposite second end, wherein the main body extends linearly at a slope upwardly from a bottom of the right angle portion at the first end to the opposite second end at an acute angle corresponding to a desired angle for concrete in the transition area;
- the right angle portion extending upwardly from the first end of the elongated main body and then outwardly, the right angle portion comprising a first generally vertical portion extending generally upwardly from the elongated main body and a second generally horizontal portion extending outwardly from the first generally vertical portion;
- wherein in an operative position, the right angle portion fits over a concrete form such that the first generally vertical portion rests against a side of the concrete form and the second generally horizontal portion rests against a top of the concrete form with the second generally horizontal portion riding along the top of the concrete form as an operator of the concrete tool moves the concrete tool across the transition area with an entire length of the elongated main body in contact with the concrete.
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