Patent ID: 6899490
Filing Date: 2005-05-31
Classification: E01C

Abstract:
1. In a floating screed paver with a floating screed and an auger mechanism, wherein the auger mechanism has an auger support member and an auger, which has an axis of rotation and which is rotatably supported by the auger support member, and wherein the auger mechanism is located forwardly of the screed, a cut off mechanism comprising: a. a concave cut off panel mounted adjacent the auger and movable from an open position where the concave cut off panel is located rearwardly of the auger and forwardly of the screed to a closed position where the concave cut off panel is located beneath the auger to form a trough beneath the auger, and b. an actuator connected to the concave cut off panel for moving the concave panel from the open position to the closed cut off position.