Hand held screed raking device for applying paving material to a surface

Abstract

A hand held screed raking device having a longitudinally extending screed head, arced dozer front face, screed back, and tubular rake handle or rake grip handle. An underside shoe secures against the longitudinally extending screed head, connecting to a longitudinal bottom trailing surface, having a smooth, or textured bottom surface with repetitive or variable form and different forms of textured bottom surfaces. The textured bottom surface may dampen in amplitude, and be oriented with respect to application material applying direction. The user dozes pushing or pulling the device over a surface, loading application material along the arced dozer front face applying it on the surface.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A hand-held screed rake comprising:
 a screed head having an arced dozer front face, a back plate and a bottom plate that is connected to the arced dozer front face and the back plate at an angle; and   an underside shoe removably attachable to the screed head and having a leading surface that is angled upwardly towards the bottom plate and a bottom surface that trails away from the leading surface to a back end of the underside shoe,   wherein the underside shoe abuts against the arced dozer front face and is conformably secured to the bottom plate when the underside shoe is attached to the screed head.   
     
     
         2 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 1 , wherein the arced dozer front face comprises one of a concavely arced face and a convexly arced face extending away from the bottom surface. 
     
     
         3 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 2 , wherein the arced dozer front face is structurally configured to prevent the screed head from lifting upward as the hand-held screed rake is operated by a user to apply and compact a paving material onto a surface in a non-segregating manner. 
     
     
         4 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 1 , wherein the arced dozer front face is structurally configured to gather a paving material and the underside shoe is configured to spread the paving material. 
     
     
         5 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface of the underside shoe comprises a smooth surface. 
     
     
         6 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface of the underside shoe comprises a textured surface. 
     
     
         7 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 6 , wherein the textured surface comprises one or more of a v-shaped cross-sectional pattern, a block-shaped cross-sectional pattern, and a waveform cross-sectional pattern. 
     
     
         8 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 7 , wherein the respective cross-sectional pattern of the textured surface has at least one of an amplitude or height that decreases in size as the bottom surface trails away from the leading surface to the back end of the underside shoe. 
     
     
         9 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 1 , wherein the underside shoe is removably attached to the screed head by one or more of a bolt, a clip, and a cotter pin. 
     
     
         10 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the underside shoe in a direction orthogonal to the bottom plate decreases from the leading surface to the back end of the underside shoe. 
     
     
         11 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 1 , wherein the back plate, the arced dozer front face and the bottom plate are connected to each other to form a triangular cross-sectional shape for the screed head. 
     
     
         12 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 1 , further comprising a handle connected to the back plate. 
     
     
         13 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 1 , wherein the screed head further comprises an interior flange support that is centrally disposed within a hollow interior of the screed head and is attached from a midway point of the back plate to contact point of the arced dozer front face and the bottom plate. 
     
     
         14 . A hand-held screed rake head comprising:
 an arced dozer front face;   a back plate; and   a bottom plate that is connected to the arced dozer front face and the back plate at an angle,   wherein the convexly arced dozer front face is angled downwardly relative to the back plate to taper away therefrom, and   wherein the bottom plate extends away from the convexly arced dozer front face at an angle relative to the back plate.   
     
     
         15 . The hand-held screed rake head of  claim 14 , wherein the bottom plate is structurally configured to receive an underside shoe that is removably attachable thereto, with the underside show having a leading surface that is angled upwardly towards the bottom plate and a bottom surface that trails away from the leading surface to a back end of the underside shoe. 
     
     
         16 . The hand-held screed rake head of  claim 15 , wherein the underside shoe is configured to abut against the arced dozer front face and is conformably secured to the bottom plate when the underside shoe is attached to the screed head. 
     
     
         17 . The hand-held screed rake head of  claim 14 , wherein the arced dozer front face comprises one of a concavely arced face and a convexly arced face extending away from the bottom surface. 
     
     
         18 . The hand-held screed rake head of  claim 17 , wherein the arced dozer front face is structurally configured to prevent the screed head from lifting upward as the hand-held screed rake is operated by a user to apply and compact a paving material onto a surface in a non-segregating manner. 
     
     
         19 . The hand-held screed rake head of  claim 15 , wherein the arced dozer front face is structurally configured to gather a paving material and the underside shoe is configured to spread the paving material. 
     
     
         20 . The hand-held screed rake head of  claim 15 , wherein the bottom surface of the underside shoe comprises a textured surface. 
     
     
         21 . The hand-held screed rake head of  claim 20 , wherein the textured surface comprises one or more of a v-shaped cross-sectional pattern, a block-shaped cross-sectional pattern, and a waveform cross-sectional pattern. 
     
     
         22 . The hand-held screed rake head of  claim 21 , wherein the respective cross-sectional pattern of the textured surface has at least one of an amplitude or height that decreases in size as the bottom surface trails away from the leading surface to the back end of the underside shoe. 
     
     
         23 . The hand-held screed rake head of  claim 15 , wherein the underside shoe is removably attached to the screed head by one or more of a bolt, a clip, and a cotter pin. 
     
     
         24 . The hand-held screed rake head of  claim 15 , wherein a thickness of the underside shoe in a direction orthogonal to the bottom plate decreases from the leading surface to the back end of the underside shoe. 
     
     
         25 . The hand-held screed rake head of  claim 14 , wherein the back plate, the arced dozer front face and the bottom plate are connected to each other to form a triangular cross-sectional shape for the screed head. 
     
     
         26 . The hand-held screed rake head of  claim 14 , further comprising an interior flange support that is centrally disposed within a hollow interior and is attached from a midway point of the back plate to contact point of the arced dozer front face and the bottom plate. 
     
     
         27 . A screed rake comprising:
 a screed head having a dozer face for preventing the screed head from lifting away from a paving surface as the screed rake applies a paving material thereto, a surface facing plate that faces the paving surface as the screed rake applies the paving material thereto, and a screed back connected to the dozer face and the surface facing plate, such that the screed head has a generally triangular cross-sectional shape; and   a shoe removably attachable to the surface facing plate of the screed head and having a textured surface opposite the surface facing plate of the screed head,   wherein the textured surface has a cross-sectional pattern having at least one of an amplitude or height that decreases in size as the textured surface trails away from the dozer face.   
     
     
         28 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 27 , wherein the textured surface comprises one or more of a v-shaped cross-sectional pattern, a block-shaped cross-sectional pattern, and a waveform cross-sectional pattern. 
     
     
         29 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 27 , wherein the shoe abuts against the dozer face and is conformably secured to the surface facing plate when the shoe is attached to the screed head. 
     
     
         30 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 27 , wherein the dozer front face comprises one of a concavely arced face and a convexly arced face in a direction extending away from the paving surface. 
     
     
         31 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 27 , wherein the dozer face is structurally configured to gather the paving material and the shoe is configured to spread the paving material. 
     
     
         32 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 27 , wherein the shoe is removably attached to the screed head by one or more of a bolt, a clip, and a cotter pin. 
     
     
         33 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 27 , wherein a thickness of the underside shoe in a direction orthogonal to the surface facing plate decreases from the leading surface to the back end of the underside shoe. 
     
     
         34 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 27 , further comprising a handle coupled to the screed back. 
     
     
         35 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 27 , wherein the screed head further comprises an flange support that is centrally disposed within a hollow interior of the screed head and is attached from a midway point of the screed back to contact point of the arced dozer face and the surface facing plate. 
     
     
         36 . A screed rake comprising:
 a screed head having a dozer face for preventing the screed head from lifting away from a paving surface as the screed rake applies a paving material thereto, a surface facing plate that faces the paving surface as the screed rake applies the paving material thereto, and a screed back connected to the dozer face and the surface facing plate at an angle; and   a shoe removably attachable to the screed head and having a first surface that is angled towards the surface facing plate and a second surface that trails away from the first surface to a back of the shoe,   wherein the shoe abuts against the arced dozer face and is conformably secured to the surface facing plate when the shoe is attached to the screed head.   
     
     
         37 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 36 , wherein the second surface of the shoe comprises a textured surface has a cross-sectional pattern having at least one of an amplitude or height that decreases in size as the textured surface trails away from the dozer face. 
     
     
         38 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 37 , wherein the textured surface comprises one or more of a v-shaped cross-sectional pattern, a block-shaped cross-sectional pattern, and a waveform cross-sectional pattern. 
     
     
         39 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 36 , wherein the dozer front face comprises one of a concavely arced face and a convexly arced face in a direction extending away from the paving surface. 
     
     
         40 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 36 , wherein the dozer face is structurally configured to gather the paving material and the shoe is configured to spread the paving material. 
     
     
         41 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 36 , wherein the shoe is removably attached to the screed head by one or more of a bolt, a clip, and a cotter pin. 
     
     
         42 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 36 , wherein a thickness of the underside shoe in a direction orthogonal to the surface facing plate decreases from the leading surface to the back end of the underside shoe. 
     
     
         43 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 36 , further comprising a handle coupled to the screed back. 
     
     
         44 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 36 , wherein the screed head further comprises an flange support that is centrally disposed within a hollow interior of the screed head and is attached from a midway point of the screed back to contact point of the arced dozer face and the surface facing plate. 
     
     
         45 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 36 , wherein the second surface of the shoe comprises a smooth surface. 
     
     
         46 . The hand-held screed rake of  claim 36 , wherein the screed back is connected to the dozer face and the surface facing plate to form a triangular cross-sectional shape for the screed head.