Patent ID: 9458638
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: E01C,E04B,E04F,E04G

Claim Text:
1. A concrete slab joint assembly comprising: a first castable-in-place rail having a first element and a second element extending transversely from the first element, and a second castable-in-place rail having a third element and a fourth element extending transversely from the third element, wherein the first rail and the second rail, when in use, are initially attached to a divider plate such that a portion of the divider plate is positioned between the first and second rails and such that a portion of the fourth element of the second rail overlaps a portion of the second element of the first rail, the divider plate, when in use, being positioned such that the divider plate separates a portion of a first concrete slab from a portion of an adjacent second concrete slab, wherein the first rail and the second rail, when in use, are initially attached to the divider plate such that the first rail and the second rail are movable relative to the divider plate when at least one of the first concrete slab and the second concrete slab expands or contracts and are cast in the first and second concrete slabs, respectively.