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Apparatus and method for preparing a site and finishing poured concrete

  • US 6,022,171 A
  • Filed: 10/15/1998
  • Issued: 02/08/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A wheel for supporting a concrete processing vehicle, said wheel comprising:

  • a hub portion rotatably mountable to a concrete processing vehicle to be operated within the confines of an area prepared to receive concrete, wherein the area has a base surface atop which concrete is poured and at least one concrete reinforcing element located above the base surface, wherein said hub portion has a first end and a second end distal thereto and said first and second ends define a central axis extending therebetween, and wherein said hub portion includes a rim surface extending radially about said central axis and between said first and second ends; and

    ,a plurality of base surface-contacting members extending from said hub portion, each base surface-contacting member of said plurality of base surface-contacting members having a shape which urges a concrete reinforcing element away from entrapment between said base surface-contacting member and the base surface upon contact between said base surface-contacting member and the concrete reinforcing element, wherein each said base surface-contacting member is elongated and has a first end at said rim surface and a second end distal thereto.

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