Patent ID: 6341919
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: E01C

Abstract:
An apparatus for inserting a side bar having a bar portion and a flanged end in a side face of a concrete slab formed by a slip form paver, the apparatus comprising:a frame having a side bar receiving chamber defining a travel path; a slide pin extendable through at least a portion of the side bar receiving chamber so as to be engageable with a flanged end of a side bar positioned in the side bar receiving chamber of the frame and cause the side bar to be driven from the side bar receiving chamber along the travel path; and a guide member connected to the frame and movable between a first position wherein the guide member is positioned to vertically support a bar portion of the side bar positioned in the side bar receiving chamber in a selected relationship with respect to a side face of a concrete slab and a second position wherein the guide member is retracted from the travel path of the side bar to permit the flanged end of the side bar to travel past the guide member along the travel path unimpeded by the guide member.