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Apparatus for levelling concrete

US4861188A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 2, 1987
Grant dateAug 29, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 2, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04F21/04
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for compacting and smoothing freshly poured concrete during the construction of a floor or other flat surface. The apparatus is a screed divided in two portions. The first portion is used to level, compact and remove excess concrete and the second portion allows the screed to float on the freshly poured and soft concrete.

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