Patent ID: 6502359
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: E01C,E04B,E04F

Abstract:
A concrete dowel placement apparatus, comprising:a rigid concrete form, including a vertical wall with a channel, including a front surface and a back surface, extending at least partially the length of the form, the form including at least one rectangular aperture; a dowel receiving holder, including an open proximal end, a distal end, and an interior portion, said interior portion including at least one internal crushable fin, said open proximal end including a sleeve, a flange, and at least one retention clip, said flange including a proximal face, a distal face, and at least one wing extending from the flange, and said at least one retention clip protruding from the proximal face of the flange and including a releasable snap fitting adapted to retain the channel to the dowel receiving holder; the dowel receiving holder adapted to be retained against said aperture of said concrete form at the proximal end of the dowel receiving holder, at the proximal face of the flange and at the at least one wing, and adapted to extend from a surface of the channel; a dowel, including a rectangular cross-section, partially disposed within said interior portion of said dowel receiving holder, wherein said dowel is capable of moving back and forth along a longitudinal axis of said dowel receiving holder.