Adjustable strike-off plate for finishing machines

Claim 1

IN A ROAD SURFACING MACHINE HAVING DELIVERY MEANS FOR DELIVERING ONTO A ROADWAY A SURFACING MIX DURING TRAVEL OF SAID MACHINE ALONG THE ROADWAY, DISTRIBUTING MEANS SPACED REARWARDLY OF SAID DELIVERY MEANS EFFECTIVE TO DISTRIBUTE THE MIX DELIVERED TO THE ROADWAY BY SAID DELIVERY MEANS TRANSVERSELY ALONG THE REAR OF SAID MACHINE AT A RATE NORMALLY EFFECTIVE FOR MAINTAINING THE MIXAT A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM PREDETERMINED DEPTH ON THE ROADWAY, A SCREED ASSEMBLY SPACED REARWARDLY FROM SAID DISTRIBUTING MEANS INCLUDING A BOTTOM SCREED PLATE EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID MACHINE AND EFFECTIVE TO ENGAGE AND SMOOTH THE MIX DISTRIBUTED UPON THE ROADWAY BY SAID DISTRIBUTING MEANS, SAID SCREED PLATE HAVING MEANS TO IMPART VIBRATION THERETO EFFECTIVE TO COMPACT THE MIXENGAGED THEREBY, A MOLD BOARD CARRIED BY SAID SCREED ASSEMBLY EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID MACHINE AND DOWNWARDLY BETWEEN SAID DISTRIBUTING MEANS AND SAID SCREED ASSEMBLY, AND AN ADJUSTABLE STRIKE-OFF PLATE EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY ADJACENT THE LOWER END OF SAID MOLD BOARD, THE LOWER END OF SAID STRIKE-OFF PLATE BEING SPACED FORWARD OF THE LEADING EDGE OF SAID SCREED PLATE, SAID MOLD BOARD AND STRIKE-OFF PLATE TOGETHER BEING EFFECTIVE BOTH TO CONFINE THE MIX FROM SAID DELIVERY MEANS TO SAID DISTRIBUTING MEANS AND TO DIRECT A CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF THE MIX THEREFROM UNDER SAID SCREED PLATE, SAID STRIKE-OFF PLATE BEING OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SCREED PLATE EFFECTIVE TO PERMIT VIBRATION THEREWITH AND ALTERATION OF THE HEIGHT THEREOF RELATIVE TO SAID SCREED PLATE AND MOLD BOARD, THE COMBINATION THEREWITH OF ADJUSTING MEANS FOR ALTERING THE HEIGHT OF SAID STRIKE-OFF PLATE, SAID MEANS BEING CONNECTED TO SAID STRIKE-OFF PLATE AND DISPOSED AT A LOCATION ON SAID MACHINE READILY PERMITTING ALTERATION OF SAID HEIGHT DURING ROAD SURFACING OPERATING OF SAID MACHINE.