Concrete funnel and placement system

A concrete funnel and placement system, comprising:

• a retainer element comprising a substantially annular lower section, a generally arcuate upstanding sidewall and a receiving section, said upstanding sidewall of said retainer element being generally U-shaped and having a first terminal end and a second terminal end, said first terminal end and said second terminal end of said upstanding sidewall each having a plurality of adjustment holes circumferentially spaced about a hinge hole, and said adjustment holes capable of receipt of an alignment pin to fix the angle of said retainer element with regard to a concrete chute;
• a concrete chute attachment member hingedly connected within said receiving section of said retainer element along a hinge connected to said hinge holes in said terminal ends of upstanding sidewall, said concrete chute attachment member comprising a generally arcuate section intermediate of an upstream terminal end and a downstream terminal end for receipt of a flow concrete;
• said upstream terminal end having a pair of opposing, projecting hooks for removably attaching said concrete chute attachment member to said concrete chute;
• and said downstream terminal end being hingedly connected via said hinge about said hinge axis to said receiving section of said retainer element;
• a substantially annular funnel element comprising a downwardly sloping base having an aperture through a center portion thereof from which concrete flows to a desired point, said funnel element being rotatably coupled to said lower section of said retainer element via a bearing assembly such that said annular funnel element is capable of rotating 360 degrees with respect to the retainer element, and said funnel element having at least one handle;
• at least one interchangeable discharge plate having at least one concrete aperture therethrough;
• said discharge plate removably securable to said downwardly sloping base of said funnel element for selectively altering the size, pattern, configuration and/or the shape of said aperture of said funnel element;
• wherein said retainer element is hingedly secured to said concrete chute attachment member such that the horizontal level of the annular funnel element and the axial orientation of the aperture of the annular funnel element with respect to the ground can be selectively adjusted independent of the angle of the concrete chute to which the retainer element is removably secured.