Patent ID: 9617694
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: E01C,E04B,E04G

Claim:
1. A dowel placement system for placing dowels in a concrete structure fabricated using a form, the dowel placement system comprising: a fastener configured to be engageable with the form; a bushing having a shaft and a flange disposed adjacent one end of the shaft, the shaft having a continuously decreasing diameter in a direction away from the flange; and an elongate dowel sleeve having an outer diameter, a proximal end portion, an opposing distal end portion, and an axial opening having an inner diameter and extending into the dowel sleeve from the proximal end portion to the distal end portion; the bushing being insertable within the axial opening of the dowel sleeve, the bushing and dowel sleeve being configured such that insertion of the bushing within the dowel sleeve creates a friction force between the bushing and the dowel sleeve to mitigate movement of the dowel sleeve relative to the bushing during formation of the concrete structure; and wherein an outer diameter of the flange of the bushing is less than the outer diameter of the elongate dowel sleeve.