Device for Tamping, Smoothing or Impressing Poured Concrete

Abstract

A hand held device tamping, smoothing or impressing a specifically desired pattern or form onto freshly poured concrete, such as on a sidewalk or another selected surface. The hand held device including a base and a handle, the base having a non-circular shaped receiver which matches with a non-circular cross-section portion of the handle to provide a rigid connection between the handle and the base and a simple means for aligning a hole in the handle with a hole in the base for a pin to pass through.

1 . A device for smoothing or impressing a pattern onto freshly poured concrete, the device comprising:
 a handle with a polygonal terminal end;   a base including a platform and a collar extending from a top surface of the platform; and   a receiver positioned within a portion of the collar for receiving the handle, the receiver having a polygonal opening that matches the polygonal terminal end of the handle.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the base is manufactured of an elastomeric material. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the polygonal opening comprises a square opening. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the base further comprises a collar hole and the handle further comprise a handle hole in the handle terminal end and a pin passes through the collar hole and the handle hole to secure the base to the handle. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the base further comprises one of a smooth surface and a textured surface on a bottom surface of the base. 
     
     
         6 . A device for smoothing or impressing a pattern onto freshly poured concrete, the device comprising:
 a handle with a terminal end which comprises a non-circular shaped cross-section;   a base including a platform and a collar extending from a top surface of the platform; and   a receiver positioned within a portion of the collar for receiving the terminal end of the handle, the receiver comprising a void in the collar, the void having a non-circular shaped cross-section that matches the terminal end of the handle.   
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the base is manufactured of an elastomeric material. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the receiver comprises a square opening and the terminal end comprises a square cross-section. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the base further comprises a collar hole and the handle further comprise a handle hole in the handle terminal end and a pin passes through the collar hole and the handle hole to secure the base to the handle. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the base further comprises one of a smooth surface and a textured surface on a bottom surface of the base.