Patent ID: 11959231
Assignee: SHAW & SONS, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A concrete dowel placement system comprising:
a 2×4 or 4×6 stud having a stud length with opposing first and second side walls and opposing top and bottom edge walls;
a plurality of baseplates each having opposing front and back sides with a thickness of between 0.03 and 0.25 inches and made of a polymer which does not split or crack when a fastener is forced through the baseplate, each baseplate having an outer periphery which is located between the top and bottom edge walls of the stud and 0.5 inches or more from the top edge wall of the stud;
multiple fasteners configured to be forced through each of different ones of the baseplates to fasten the baseplate to the first side wall of the stud to form a seal that inhibits entry of poured concrete between the baseplate and stud, each fastener being configured to have has a fastener length which extends into the stud a distance of at least inch and no more than 1 inch; and
a plurality of tubular projections, each tubular projection being integrally formed with, and extending from, a respective one of the plurality of baseplates along a longitudinal axis that is substantially perpendicular to the front side of the baseplate from which the projection extends, each tubular projection having a length of 4 to 9 inches with a closed distal end portion and having a hollow interior configured to receive a cylindrical shaft 0.2 to 0.4 inches in diameter;
wherein each baseplate is formed with no holes radially outward of the respective tubular projection prior to the fasteners being forced through the respective baseplate.