Patent ID: 7909533

Claim:
A wheeled screeding device movable over a surface of uncured concrete and being operable to level and smooth the uncured concrete surface, said wheeled screeding device comprising: a wheeled support having a frame portion supported by at least one wheel, said at least one wheel having an axis of rotation, wherein said axis of rotation is disposed between a forward end of said frame portion and a rearward end of said frame portion; a screed head disposed at said rearward end of said frame portion and an operator control element disposed at or near said forward end of said frame portion, wherein said wheeled support is balanced such that said screed head is at least partially supportable on an uncured concrete surface, and wherein said screed head is adapted to impart a force onto the uncured concrete surface; and an adjustment device operable to adjust a balance of said wheeled support about said axis of rotation to adjust said force imparted by said screed head.