Patent ID: 6789980
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: E01C

Abstract:
A ditch forming apparatus comprising:a hopper having a front end and a rear end joined by a pair of side members, an outer surface, an inner surface, an open top, and an open bottom having an outer periphery that has a front edge that terminates proximate the front end, a first edge that terminates proximate the first side, a rear edge that terminates proximate the rear end, and a second edge that terminates proximate the second side; a first frame member attached to the front end of the hopper, the first frame member having a first pair of wheels attached thereto; a second frame member attached to the rear end of the hopper, the second frame member having a second pair of wheels attached thereto; an extension extending downwardly from the open bottom proximate the front end, the extension having a pair of sloped side edges joined by a flat bottom edge; and a skid attached to the rear end, the skid having a pair of sloped side surfaces joined by a flat bottom surface; and wherein the hopper is adapted to receive concrete therein and deposit the concrete onto the ground through the open bottom such that the extension grades the ground prior to the concrete being deposited and the rear edge of the open bottom screeds the concrete so deposited and the skid slip forms the concrete so screeded.