Patent ID: 8038365

Claim:
A screeding device for screeding a concrete surface having a partially cured concrete area and a newly placed concrete area, said screeding device comprising: a support member; a screed head assembly adjustably mounted to said support member, said screed head assembly comprising a grade setting device and a vibrating member, said screed head assembly being lowerable to move said grade setting device to a desired grade at the concrete surface at the partially cured concrete area, said screed head assembly being movable over and along the concrete surface by said support member; and a soft landing control operable to automatically lower said vibrating member relative to said grade setting device after said grade setting device is lowered to the desired grade, said soft landing control being operable to delay lowering said vibrating member relative to said grade setting device at least until said control receives an input indicative of at least a portion of said screed head assembly being moved to a position generally over the newly placed concrete area.