Concrete working tool and kit for making the same

Abstract

A concrete working tool may include a pivot bearing attached to a first attachment bracket, a second attachment bracket and a screed board attached to the first attachment bracket and the second attachment bracket. The pivot bearing may be attached to the first attachment bracket by a hinge and the second attachment bracket may include a swivel with a handle attachment attached thereto. A kit for making a concrete working tool may include the pivot bearing and first attachment bracket and the second attachment bracket. In one application the pivot bearing may be attached to a pivot pin that was movable along a support rail so the concrete working tool can be used between a form and a wall or form work.

1 . A kit for making a tool, the kit comprising:
 a pivot bearing;   a first attachment bracket attached to the pivot bearing;   a second attachment bracket;   a handle attachment attached to the second attachment bracket;   a support rail and   a pivot pin movable attached to the support rail, the pivot bearing being mountable on the pivot pin.   
     
     
         2 . The kit for making a tool according to  claim 1 , further comprising a trolley movable along the support rail and wherein the pivot pin is attached to the trolley. 
     
     
         3 . The kit for making a tool according to  claim 2 , wherein the support rail is a strut rail and the trolley is disposed inside of the strut rail. 
     
     
         4 . The kit for making a tool according to  claim 1 , further comprising a bracket for holding the support rail to a wall. 
     
     
         5 . The kit for making a tool according to  claim 1 , further comprising a third attachment bracket. 
     
     
         6 - 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . The kit for making a tool according to  claim 5 , wherein the second attachment bracket and the third attachment bracket each comprise a swivel and a handle attachment attached to the swivel. 
     
     
         22 . The kit for making a tool according to  claim 21 , wherein the swivel comprises a shank and a swivel bearing disposed about the shank, the handle attachment being attached to the swivel bearing. 
     
     
         23 . The kit for making a tool according to  claim 22 , further comprising at least one broom handle. 
     
     
         24 . A method for forming a concrete working tool comprising:
 selecting a pivot bearing having a first attachment bracket attached thereto;   selecting a second attachment bracket having a handle attachment attached thereto;   selecting a support rail and a pivot pin movably attached to the support rail;   selecting an elongate board; and   attaching the elongate board to the first attachment bracket and the second attachment bracket and disposing the pivot bearing on the pivot pin; and   screeding concrete and moving the pivot pin along the support rail.   
     
     
         25 . The method according to  claim 24 , further comprising the support rail being attached to at least one of a wall or a formwork. 
     
     
         26 . The method according to  claim 24 , wherein the method includes disposing a trolley inside of the support rail with the pivot pin being attached to the trolley. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the pivot pin extends downwardly from the trolley and wherein the method comprised sliding the pivot bearing onto the pivot pin and holding the pivot bearing below the trolley by inserting one or more retainers. 
     
     
         28 . The method according to  claim 27  wherein the method includes advancing the trolley to enable the concrete working tool to screen below a prior location of the trolley. 
     
     
         29 . The method according to claim  12 , wherein the method includes removing the pivot bearing from the pivot pin while the support rail remains attached to a wall. 
     
     
         30 . A method of screeding concrete comprising:
 attaching a support rail on a wall or form work so that a pivot pin extends from the support rail;   mounting a pivot bearing attached to a first attachment bracket, an elongate board and a second attachment bracket on the pivot pin;   positioning the elongate board at a height at which the concrete is to be screeded; and   rotating the pivot bearing about the stake and screeding concrete.   
     
     
         31 . The method of screeding concrete according to  claim 30 , where in the pivot bearing is hingedly attached to the pivot bearing and wherein screeding concrete comprises lifting the elongate board and lowering the elongate board without changing a vertical orientation of the pivot pin and pivot bearing. 
     
     
         32 . The method for screeding concrete according to  claim 30 , wherein the method comprises selecting a pivot pin which is movable along the support rail. 
     
     
         33 . The method for screeding concrete according to  claim 32 , wherein the pivot pin is attached to a trolley or sled and the method comprises moving the trolley or sled along the support rail. 
     
     
         34 . The method for screeding concrete according to  claim 30 , further comprising attaching a third attachment bracket to the elongate board between the first bracket and the second bracket. 
     
     
         35 . The method for screeding concrete according to  claim 30 , where the method comprises disposing a form adjacent to the wall on which the support rail is disposed and screeding the concrete between the form and the wall. 
     
     
         36 . The method according to  claim 35 , wherein the concrete working tool is suspended at one end from the support rail and wherein the concrete working tool rests on the form at an opposing end.