Float means
OwnerJack D. Jarvisinventor
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Abstract
An improved float, of the category of a bull float or a hand float, incorporating a body portion, and which cooperates with a reinforcing brace, which when fastened or locked into position upon the upper surface of the float, resist against twisting, bending, or warpage to the float, as a result of the sustained usage, or exposure to the extreme elements; various types of handles may be applied to the float, through the usage of a tee slot formed upon the plate portion of the float, and handles of various sizes may be accommodated upon the float, and in particular the hand float, through the alignment of selected apertures along the length of the float for accommodating fasteners for securement of the selected length of handle to the float in preparation for its usage.
Claims15
A float means for finishing concrete, comprising:
- an elongated plate portion for applying to a surface of concrete for finishing, said plate portion having an upper surface and upwardly extending locating means comprising a series of ridges extending upwardly from the upper surface of said plate portion, and said plate portion also having ends;
- a handle connected with the upper surface of the plate portion and disposed for grasping by the user during application of the float means;
- a separate reinforcing brace mounted upon the plate portion and positioned by the ridges to the upper surface of the plate portion, said reinforcing brace extending a substantial distance along the entire length of the plate portion and also extending from the center of the plate to at least the midpoint of each half of the plate portion in a widthwise direction and fastened thereto, said reinforcing brace provided for reducing pressure bending and heat distortion of the float means during repeated usage.
A float means for finishing concrete, comprising:
- an elongated plate portion for applying to a surface of concrete for finishing, said plate portion having an upper surface and having upwardly extending locating means comprising a series of ridges extending upwardly from the upper surface of said plate portion, and said plate portion also having ends;
- a handle connected with the upper surface of the plate portion and disposed for grasping by the user during application of the float means;
- a separate reinforcing brace mounted upon the plate portion and positioned by the ridges to the upper surface of the plate portion, said reinforcing brace extending a substantial distance along the entire length of the plate portion and fastened thereto, said reinforcing brace provided for reducing pressure bending and heat distortion of the float means during repeated usage;
- the ends of the plate portion of the float means are bent upwardly to provide clearance of the plate portion ends during application of the float means while finishing a concrete surface, the upwardly extending locating means of the plate portion have aligned transversely arranged slots provided therethrough, approximately inwardly from the plate portion ends, to accommodate the upward bending of the ends for furnishing the float means clearance during its application upon the surface of any concrete to be finished.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.