Method for surfacing poured material

Claim 2

In a method for constructing a slab of synthetic material, such as concrete, at a predetermined elevation vertically spaced above a supporting surface, including the steps of: a. providing a plurality of laterally spaced support columns extending vertically upward from said supporting surface; b. supporting a material retaining floor form means between said vertically extending support columns adjacent said predetermined elevation above said supporting surface and below the ends of said columns; c. clamping laterally spaced guide rails onto said vertically extending support columns in substantially parallel relationship and at a predetermined vertically spaced elevation above said floor form means and independent of said form supporting means; d. pouring onto said floor form means an amount of workable synthetic materiaL sufficient to construct said slab; e. supporting a straight edge means from said guide rails at a position over and adjacent said poured material; and, f. manipulating said straight edge means along said guide rails into contact with and against said poured material a sufficient amount to work the top surface of said poured material to a predetermined elevation.

Claim 3

In a method for constructing a slab of synthetic material as described in claim 1 further including the step of, power vibrating said straight edge means while working the top surface of said poured material to said predetermined elevation.

Claim 4

In a method for constructing a slab of synthetic material as described in claim 1 further including the step of, adjusting the elevation of said spaced guide rails independent of said form support means.

Claim 5

In a method for constructing a series of vertically spaced slabs of synthetic material, such as concrete, with each of said slabs being located at a predetermined elevation above a supporting surface, including the steps of: a. providing a plurality of laterally spaced support columns extending vertically upward from said supporting surface; b. supporting a material retaining floor form means between said vertically extending support columns adjacent a first predetermined elevation above said supporting surface and below the ends of said columns; c. clamping laterally spaced guide rails onto said vertically extending support columns in substantially parallel relationship and at a predetermined vertically spaced distance above said floor form means and independent of said form supporting means; d. pouring onto said floor form means an amount of workable synthetic material sufficient to construct said slab; e. supporting a straight edge means from said guide rails at a position over and adjacent said poured material; f. manipulating said straight edge means along said guide rails into contact with and against said poured material a sufficient amount to work the top surface of said poured material to a first predetermined elevation; g. extending said laterally spaced vertical support columns above said first predetermined elevation to a second predetermined elevation; h. supporting a material retaining floor form means between said extended vertical support columns adjacent said second predetermined elevation; i. repeating steps (c-f) until a second slab is constructed at said second predetermined elevation; and, j. repeating steps (g-i) until the desired number of vertically spaced slabs are constructed.

Claim 6

In a method for constructing a series of vertically spaced slabs of synthetic material, such as concrete, with each of said slabs being located at a predetermined elevation above a supporting surface, including the steps of: a. providing a plurality of laterally spaced support columns extending vertically upward from said supporting surface; b. supporting a material retaining floor form means between said vertically extending support columns adjacent a first predetermined elevation above said supporting surface and below the ends of said columns; c. clamping laterally spaced guide rails onto said vertically extending support columns in substantially parallel relationship and at a predetermined vertically spaced distance above said floor form means and independent of said form supporting means; d. pouring onto said floor form means an amount of workable synthetic material sufficient to construct said slab; e. supporting a straight edge means from said guide rails at a position over and adjacent said poured material; f. manipulating said straight edge means along said guide rails into contact with and against said poured material a sufficient amount to work the top surface of said poured material to a first predetermined elevation; g. extending said laterally spaced vertical support columns above said first predetermined elevation to a second predetermined elevation; h. supporting a material retaining floor form means between said extended vertical support columns adjacent said second predetermined elevation; i. repeating steps (c-f) until a second slab is constructed at said second predetermined elevation; and, j. repeating steps (g-i) until the desired number of vertically spaced slabs are constructed.

Claim 7

In a method for constructing a series of slabs of synthetic material as described in claim 4 further including the step of power vibrating said straight edge means while working the top surface of said poured material to said series of predetermined elevations.

Claim 8

In a method for constructing a series of slabs of synthetic material as described in claim 4 further including the step of, adjusting the elevation of said guide rails independent of said form support means at each of said predetermined elevations.