Patent ID: 8627626

Claim:
A laminate/plate dowel system in situ and in use between two concrete slabs comprising: a first dowel laminate in the form of a first plate having a first end and a second end along a length of a first lateral plane, the first lateral plane being in the form of a side of the first plate, the first laminate further having a width and a vertical depth, the width being substantially greater than the vertical depth; a second dowel laminate in the form of a second plate having a first end and a second end along a length of a second lateral plane, the second lateral plane being in the form of a side of the second plate, the second laminate further having a width and a vertical depth, the second dowel laminate width being substantially greater than the second dowel laminate vertical depth, wherein the first dowel laminate comprises a first material that is substantially devoid in the second dowel laminate; wherein at least a portion of the lateral plane of the first dowel laminate is configured to be placed against the lateral plane of the second dowel laminate such that the first and second dowel laminates are stacked vertically when in situ and use between the slabs, wherein upon placing the first dowel laminate against the second dowel laminate, a unitary dowel structure having a first end and a second end along a length of a common lateral plane is formed that is configured to flex in the direction of in situ stacking without breaking to transfer stress loads from a concrete slab in communication with the first end of the unitary dowel structure and a concrete slab in communication with the second end of the unitary dowel structure.