Patent ID: 8011918
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. An implement for manipulating filler material, comprising: an elongated hollow member comprised of substantially flexible material; said elongated hollow member having a horizontal axis and a vertical axis; the interior of said elongated hollow member having opposite side walls along said horizontal axis; said side walls converging to form opposite substantially pointed edges each having an apex along said horizontal axis; wherein the perpendicular distance from said apexes to the interior surface of said elongated member is greater than the perpendicular distance from the exterior surface of said side walls to the interior surface of said elongated member; said elongated hollow member having opposite open ends along said horizontal axis; wherein at least one of said open ends having a longitudinal cross-section shaped in an elliptical arc, the chord of said arc extending between said opposite substantially pointed edges and being angled with respect to the vertical axis.