IP Library Granted Patent US 10,731,320
Granted Patent B2
US 10,731,320 · App. 16/212,249 · Granted Aug 4, 2020

Slurry sled for filling trench holes

Inventor: Micah Radnich (Ontario, CA)
Assignee: HHS Construction Inc.
E02F5/12
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Patent No.
US 10,731,320
App. No.
16/212,249
Granted
Aug 4, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Improvements in a backfilling sled is disclosed the slurry sled for filling trench holes is pushed or pulled and receives a poured, flow-able medium such as sand or cement for example. The slurry sled self-centers itself over a trench dug or cut in various road or ground surfaces such as concrete or asphalt. The poured flow-able medium enters the top of the unit and flows through the bottom into a trench cut to a specific width and depth as it backfills and levels the backfill material to an evens surface to restore the road or ground surface.

Claims (26)

1. A slurry sled for filling trench holes comprising:

a sled having a receiving tank that is configured to accumulate fill material;

said receiving tank is supported on a plurality of wheels that are configured to roll on a street or road;

said receiving tank has an elongated bottom opening;

said bottom opening having an opening that is configured to terminate below said street or road within an open trench hole;

said sled includes an “L” or “V” guide that is configured to terminate below said street or road in front of said receiving tank;

said sled has a tow mechanism whereby said sled is configured to be towed behind a vehicle that dispenses said fill material within said receiving tank, and said sled has a troweling wing that is configured to level fill material that is dispensed from said elongated bottom opening to be essentially even with a top surface of said street or road.

2. The slurry sled for filling trench holes according to claim 1 , wherein said fill material is selected from a group consisting of cement, sand, gravel, dirt and aggregate.

3. The slurry sled for filling trench holes according to claim 2 , wherein said fill material fills a void within said open trenched hole.

4. The slurry sled for filling trench holes according to claim 2 , wherein said sled has at least one fixed hook or loop and guide tube within said receiving tank that is configured to guide said fill material that enter a removable funnel chute to break-up said fill material before said fill material enters said bottom opening.

5. The slurry sled for filling trench holes according to claim 2 , wherein said sled has at least one hook and at least one loop that breaks-up fill material that passes into a removable funnel chute before said fill material enters said bottom opening.

6. The slurry sled for filling trench holes according to claim 2 , further includes a mount for a vibrator that is configured to agitate said fill material.

7. The slurry sled for filling trench holes according to claim 1 , wherein said sled further includes has at least two skid rails.

8. The slurry sled for filling trench holes according to claim 7 , wherein said skid rails are configured to ride over anomalies of said street or road.

9. The slurry sled for filling trench holes according to claim 7 , wherein said skid rails have at least one end that is curved.

10. The slurry sled for filling trench holes according to claim 1 , further includes a front guide that is configured with a first position that terminates at an end of said front guide below said street or road.

11. The slurry sled for filling trench holes according to claim 1 , that further includes a front guide that is configured to pivot on said sled.

12. The slurry sled for filling trench holes according to claim 11 , wherein said front guide pivots on said sled to a second position that raises said front guide above said street or road.

13. The slurry sled for filling trench holes according to claim 11 , wherein said front guide is changeable or replaceable to correspond to a width of a trenched hole or slot.

14. The slurry sled for filling trench holes according to claim 11 , wherein said front hinges on a barrel pin.

15. The slurry sled for filling trench holes according to claim 1 , wherein said front guide tracks a front of said sled.

16. The slurry sled for filling trench holes according to claim 1 , wherein said elongated bottom opening is a removable chute that is interchangeable.

17. The slurry sled for filling trench holes according to claim 16 , wherein said elongated bottom opening is changeable or replaceable to correspond to a width of said open trenched hole.

18. The slurry sled for filling trench holes according to claim 16 , wherein said elongated bottom opening is compliantly mounted within said sled.

19. The slurry sled for filling trench holes according to claim 1 , wherein said sled further includes a multipurpose platform.

20. The slurry sled for filling trench holes according to claim 19 , wherein said sled multipurpose platform is configured to retain a generator that powers a vibrator.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2018
From: RADNICH, MICAH
To: FIRST INVENTIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 048008/0066 →
Continuity (1)
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