Patent ID: 7172364
Filing Date: 2007-02-06
Classification: E01C

Abstract:
1. A dropped curb finisher assembly for use with a slip form paving machine for forming continuous curbs and gutters, comprising: a slip form mold having an external housing sized and shaped to a profile of a curb and gutter to be formed, the external housing having a first concrete delivery end and a second open end, the second open end having an opening defined therein, a dropped curb finisher for detachable retention in the slip form mold comprising a finishing plate the finishing plate being attached to an end plate, means for imparting vibration to the end plate and the finishing plate, the end plate being inclined upwardly from an end of the finishing plate, and the end plate and the finishing plate of the dropped curb finisher being insertable into the opening so that the end plate extends from the open end towards the concrete delivery end.