Patent ID: 7255512

Claim:
A device for filling an open trench with dirt previously removed from the trench lying alongside the trench, comprising: a frame having a forward end and a rear end, the frame sized to span the open trench and the dirt lying alongside thereof, the frame having a vertical side plate at each side thereof and a skid along the lower edge of each side plate for facilitating movement of the device along the open trench; a pair of rearwardly converging blades supported by the frame for engaging and moving the previously removed dirt generally into and over the trench, the pair of rearwardly converging blades adjustably supported on the frame on either side of an axis that extends from the forward end of the frame to the rear of the frame such that the spacing between rear end portions of the rearwardly converging blades is adjustable inwardly and outwardly relative the axis; and a compaction roller rotatably supported in the rear end of the frame for compacting dirt moved into and over the trench.