Spring loaded decorative concrete tamper

Abstract

A hand-held tamper that reduces or eliminates the strain and fatigue that results when workers use conventional rigid concrete tampers. The ergonomic concrete hand-held tamper embodied in the present invention absorbs tremors produced during the striking impact of tamping to be absorbed by spring action within the handle, preventing the tremors from inflicting blunt force transmission to the worker. The hand-held tamper housing a spring assembly that operatively associates with the tamper base so that both move between an unloaded condition to a loaded condition against the pliable concrete worksurface, whereby the spring assembly absorbs the compressive force associated with the tampering process

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tamper tool for embossing patterns into a pliable surface, the tamper tool comprising a spring-loaded shaft configured so that compression force resulting from embossing patterns into the pliable surface, directed or translated in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the spring-loaded shaft, is absorbed by a spring assembly. 
     
     
         2 . The tamper tool of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a tamper base operatively associated with the spring assembly, wherein the tamper base is configured to emboss patterns into the pliable surface; and   the spring assembly is movable between an expanded unloaded condition and a compressed loaded condition urged by embossing patterns into the pliable surface by way of the tamper base.   
     
     
         3 . The tamper tool of  claim 2 , further comprising a stem shaft extending from the tamper base, wherein the spring-loaded shaft has a hollow portion housing the spring assembly and slidably receiving the stem shaft so that is directly contacts a distal end of the spring assembly. 
     
     
         4 . The tamper tool of  claim 3 , further comprising a plug fixed to the spring-loaded shaft at a first connection point so that the plug directly contacts a proximal end of the spring assembly. 
     
     
         5 . The tamper tool of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a slotted hole in the stem shaft; and   a fastener assembly operatively associating the slotted hole and the spring-loaded shaft, at a second connection point thereof, so that the fastener assembly rides along the slotted hole as the stem shaft moves between an unloaded position and a loaded position upon urging the tamper base against the pliable surface.   
     
     
         6 . The tamper tool of  claim 5 , wherein the first connection point is adjacent a proximal end of the spring assembly, and wherein the second connection point is adjacent the distal end of the spring assembly. 
     
     
         7 . The tamper tool of  claim 6 , further comprising a tamper flange interconnecting the stem shaft and the tamper base. 
     
     
         8 . The tamper tool of  claim 7 , further comprising a clevis pin and clevis pin retainer securing the tamper flange to the tamper base. 
     
     
         9 . The tamper tool of  claim 8 , wherein the tamper tool is dimensioned and shaped to be hand-held.