CURB FORMING MACHINE

• US 20140377002A1
• Filed: 06/13/2014
• Published: 12/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seeco Paving
• Original Assignee: Seeco Paving
• Inventors: SEEVER, DAVE
• Application Number:
  US14/304,677
• Publication Number:
  US 20140377002A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 404/98
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 19/4893 Apparatus designed for railless operation

Abstract

A curb forming machine with parts which may be mounted in different positions on a frame so that curb may be laid on the left or right side of the frame outside the frame, and on the left or right side inside the frame. A feed hopper delivers curb forming material either directly to an auger housing, for curb formed inside the frame sidewalls, or first to a side chute and then to the auger housing, for curb formed outside the frame sidewalls. A curb forming mold is attached to the auger housing. Adjustable height wheels allow the machine to move along a surface for forming curb.

Claims

1. A curb forming machine with a frame and an attached engine, wheels, and height adjusters, comprising:

a hopper mounted to said frame, the hopper with a slanted bottom and a material passage for curb forming material adjacent to the slanted bottom and to one side of the hopper, in which the hopper is removable from said frame and reversible so that the material passage can be on the left side or the right side of the frame;

a side chute which is removably attachable to said hopper passage of said hopper, with an end of said side chute ending outside said frame for delivering material to an auger housing and a feed auger with a curb forming mold mounted to said auger housing, with said side chute reversible to a left or right position outside of said frame, for forming a curb from said curb forming mold on a left or right side of said frame;

a driveshaft from said engine with connections from said driveshaft to gears for attachment of said feed auger in one of four possible positions; and

at least three wheels with height adjusters, for adjusting the height of said frame from the ground, said wheels for allowing said machine to move along the ground when laying curb.

2. The curb forming machine of claim 1 which further comprises a frame side extension which is removably attachable on a side of the frame and extends to one side of the frame, with said frame side extension movable to either side of said frame, with the frame side extension for supporting said auger housing, with attached curb forming mold.

3. The curb forming machine of claim 1 in which said frame has a raised portion on the left and right side rails, for engaging the frame side extension.

4. The curb forming machine of claim 1 which further comprises a storage rack for said side chute, drop chute, and said frame side extension for holding said side chute when it is not in use.

5. The curb forming machine of claim 1 in which said auger housing further comprises a compaction chamber for forcing said curb forming material into said curb forming mold.

6. The curb forming machine of claim 1 in which said machine further comprises four auger housing mounting positions, two inside the side walls of said frame, and two outside the sidewalls of said frame, with said auger housing and feed auger mountable in any of the four positions.

7. A curb forming machine with a frame and an attached engine, wheels, and height adjusters, comprising:

a hopper mounted to said frame, the hopper with a slanted bottom and a material passage for curb forming material adjacent to the slanted bottom and to one side of the hopper, in which the hopper is removable from said frame and reversible so that the material passage can be on the left side or the right side of the frame;

an auger housing attachable to said machine in one of four mounting positions, two inside the side walls of said frame, and two outside the sidewalls of said frame, with said auger housing attachable to said hopper material passage for mounting position inside said frame;

a side chute which is removably attachable to said hopper passage of said hopper, to which said auger housing and feed auger may be attached, with an end of said side chute ending outside said frame for delivering material to said auger housing and to said feed auger, with a curb forming mold mounted to said auger housing, with said side chute reversible to a left or right side of said frame, for forming a curb from said curb forming mold on a left or right side of said frame;

a driveshaft from said engine with connections from said driveshaft to gears for attachment of said auger housing and feed auger in one of four possible positions; and

at least three wheels with height adjusters, for adjusting the height of said frame from the ground, said wheels for allowing said machine to move along the ground when laying curb.

8. The curb forming machine of claim 7 in which said frame has a raised portion on the left and right side rails, for engaging the frame side extension.

9. The curb forming machine of claim 7 which further comprises a storage rack for said side chute, drop chute, and said frame side extension for holding said side chute when it is not in use.

10. The curb forming machine of claim 7 in which said auger housing further comprises a compaction chamber for forcing said curb forming material into said curb forming mold.