Patent ID: 7314333

Claim:
A disc dowel system interposed between adjacent first and second concrete pours defining a pour joint therebetween, the disc dowel system comprising: a dowel plate having an orthogonal shape and defining an embedded portion and a slidable portion; and an orthogonally shaped pocket former disposed within the first pour and having a laterally extending interior compartment with an open generally straight side, a pair of opposing compartment sides and a compartment end, the straight side being aligned with the pour joint, at least one of the compartment sides including a pair of crush ribs extending longitudinally therealong, the pocket former including a perimeter flange extending along a perimeter edge thereof; wherein the embedded portion is rigidly encapsulated within the second pour and the slidable portion is slidably disposed within the pocket former, the crush ribs being configured to deflect such that the dowel plate permits relative horizontal movement of the first and second pours while resisting relative vertical movement thereof; the interior compartment being configured in one of a rectangular shape and a square shape; the slidable portion being shaped complementary to the interior compartment such that relative sideways movement of the first and second pours is minimized during relative opposing movement thereof.