Patent ID: 6019546
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: E01C

Abstract:
Supports for a load transfer device comprising:a first support comprising;a first member;an element comprising a first leg and a second leg, each leg having a first end and a second end, said first end of said first leg being connected to said first end of said second leg, said first leg being attached to said first member proximal said first end of said first leg, said first leg having a first bend formed therein intermediate said first end of said first leg and the point at which said first leg is attached to said first member, said second leg being attached to said first member proximal to said first end of said second leg, said second leg having a second bend formed therein intermediate said first end of said second leg and the point at which said second leg is attached to said first member, said first ends of said first and second legs being spaced apart for receipt of a dowel of predetermined diameter therebetween;a second support spaced apart from said first support, being configured for support of a dowel; anda pin lock sized and configured to engage the interior portion of said first and second bends of said element, said pin lock comprising a rod, having a first section that engages one of said first and second bends of said element and a second section that engages the other one of said first and second bends of said element, said first and second sections of said rod being general cylindrical and having an exterior surface, said rod having a third section intermediate said first section and said second section, a portion of said third section extending outwardly beyond said exterior surface of said first second sections, whereby then a dowel is mounted to said first support, upon rotation of said rod said outwardly extending portion of said third section frictionally engages the dowel locking the dowel to said first support.