Patent ID: 8511935

Claim:
A concrete pavement dowel bar assembly comprising: a side frame including at least one bracing member, said side frame further comprising: a first connector defining a support for a first dowel bar; a second connector defining a support for a second dowel bar; a first cross member joining the first connector with the second connector; a second cross member spaced apart from the first cross member, the second cross member joining the first connector with the second connector, the space between the first and second cross members defining the plane of the side frame; and said at least one bracing member being convertible between a first, stored position and a second, deployed position, wherein when in the stored position, the at least one bracing member is generally parallel to a plane defined by the side frame, and when in the second, deployed position, the at least one bracing member is disposed at an angle relative to the plane of the side frame.