Handle for a concrete screed blade

Abstract

A manual screed assembly has a screed bar assembly, a release assembly releasably coupled to the screed bar assembly, and a handle assembly releasably secured to the quick release assembly.

1 . A manual screed assembly comprises
 a screed bar assembly,   a quick release assembly releasably coupled to the screed bar assembly, the quick release assembly permitting the removal of the quick release assembly from the screed bar assembly without the use of tools, and   a handle assembly releasably secured to the quick release assembly, the quick release assembly configured to release the handle assembly to allow the orientation of the handle assembly relative to the quick release assembly to be adjusted without the use of tools.   
     
     
         2 . The manual screed assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the manual screed assembly comprises supports for supporting weights over the screed bar assembly to vary the downforce applied to the screed bar assembly. 
     
     
         3 . The manual screed assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the quick release assembly is clamped to the screed bar assembly. 
     
     
         4 . The manual screed assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the quick release assembly is clamped to the screed bar assembly by lever screws. 
     
     
         5 . The manual screed assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the quick release assembly includes a plurality of slots that engage the lever screws when the lever screws are engaged with the screed bar assembly. 
     
     
         6 . The manual screed assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the handle assembly includes a crossbar that is engaged with the quick release assembly, the crossbar positioned in at least one clamp that is manually adjustable, without the use of tools, to clamp the handle assembly relative to the quick release assembly. 
     
     
         7 . The manual screed assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the handle assembly includes a crossbar that is engaged with the quick release assembly, the crossbar positioned in at least one clamp that is manually adjustable, without the use of tools, to clamp the handle assembly relative to the quick release assembly. 
     
     
         8 . The manual screed assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the quick release assembly comprises a plurality of support bases for supporting weights over the screed bar assembly to vary the downforce applied to the screed bar assembly. 
     
     
         9 . The manual screed assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the support bases are configured to removably receive additional supports to extend upwardly from the support bases to increase the capacity of the number of weights that may be position on the quick release assembly.