Patent ID: 6866445
Filing Date: 2005-03-15
Classification: E01C,E04F,E04G

Abstract:
1. A screed ski system comprising: (a) a plurality of stakes anchored in material on which aggregate material is to be screeded; (b) a plurality of circlip saddles each supported by a corresponding stake, wherein each circlip saddle includes a shank and a pair of opposed arms attached to an upper end of the shank, the arms forming a channel in which a section of the screed ski material can be retained by upper tip portions of the arms; (c) a plurality of sections of screed ski material snap-fit into and supported by the circlip saddles, wherein uppermost tip portions of the arms are forced apart by the section of screed ski material and then resiliently close back over the section of screed ski material to accomplish the snap-fit as the sections of screed ski material are forced into the channel; and (d) a plurality of couplers each coupling adjacent ends of the various sections of screed ski material together, wherein the channel includes a reduced diameter center portion symmetrically dividing two frusto-conical surface portions and which are tapered so as to allow the circlip saddles to effectively grip a section of screed ski material when the shank is inclined with respect to a line perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the screed ski material.