Patent ID: 7441987

Claim:
Apparatus for forming an elongated concrete curb, comprising: a) a frame having front and rear end portions, the frame supporting a hopper having upper and lower end portions, the hopper having a hollowed interior that includes upper and lower openings; b) the frame having a curb shaping portion positioned next to the hopper lower opening; c) a motor driven vehicle having a pair of endless tracks that propel the vehicle and move the frame along a selected path, each track having a track periphery, the vehicle having a liftable portion that is movable between lowered and elevated positions; and d) a connection that connects the frame to the motor driven vehicle on one side of the vehicle, including a connector on the vehicle within the track periphery and a lifting interface that connects between the vehicle liftable portion and the frame and that elevates the hopper while maintaining the attitude of the curb shaping portion during curbing operations and relative to horizontal.