Patents Assigned to C. Earl Gillespie, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4752154
    Abstract: A finishing tool for trowelling and sweeping the surface of freshly laid concrete slab. The tool includes a trowel member having a front edge and a rear edge; an elongated handle; bracket structure for attaching the handle to the trowel member and for allowing the trowel member to be tilted with the rear edge engaging the concrete slab and with the front edge positioned above the concrete slab and pushed across the concrete slab and to be tilted with the front edge engaging the concrete slab and with the rear edge positioned above the concrete slab and pulled over the concrete slab; a brush member; and attachment structure for attaching the brush member to the trowel member substantially adjacent the front edge of the trowel member and for causing the brush member to sweep the concrete slab when the trowel member is tilted to cause the front edge thereof to engage the concrete slab and when the trowel member is then pulled across the concrete slab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1988
    Assignee: C. Earl Gillespie, Jr.
    Inventor: Roy L. Valentine