Patent ID: 6471441
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: E01C,E04B

Abstract:
In a shear load dowel mounting for transmitting loads, having a shear load dowel (1), a bearing bush (2), a first bearing housing (3) holding the bearing bush (2) and a second bearing housing (3) holding the shear load dowel (1), the improvement comprising: a first end plate (4), a second end plate (4), the shear load dowel (1) constructed as a multi-layered element and positioned on both sides of a gap formed between the first end plate (4) and the second end plate (4), the shear load dowel (1) slidably mounted within the bearing bush (2), a first strap (5) attached to the first end plate (4) and to the shear load dowel (1), a second strap (5) attached to the second end plate (4) and the bearing bush (2), and at least one of strength values and hardnesses of layers of the multi-layered dowel (1) one of increasing and decreasing from an outside layer to an inside layer of the layers.