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Floor dowel sleeve with integral spacing chambers

  • US 10,662,642 B2
  • Filed: 03/27/2019
  • Issued: 05/26/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A floor dowel sleeve for receiving a dowel plate that spans across a seam between concrete slabs, said floor dowel sleeve comprising:

  • a body portion having a top wall, a bottom wall, two side walls, and an end wall that together to surround an interior cavity that is configured to receive a dowel plate at an opening in the body portion opposite the end wall, wherein the body portion comprises an upper piece having the top wall and a lower piece having the bottom wall that attach together at respective edges that divide the side walls and the end wall along a common horizontal plane;

    a plurality of spacing elements disposed at each of the two side walls and configured to interface with opposing edges of the dowel plate to provide a space between the opposing edges of the dowel plate and interior surfaces of the two side walls;

    wherein the plurality of spacing elements each comprise a pair of legs that integrally protrude at an angle toward each other from the interior surface of one of the two side walls into the interior cavity and interconnect at an apex portion of the respective spacing element to form a triangular shape with the side wall and a spacing chamber between the pair of legs and the interior surface of the side wall;

    wherein the plurality of spacing elements are each divided along the common horizontal plane that separates the upper and lower pieces of the body portion to have an upper portion and a lower portion that each have a respective section of the spacing chamber; and

    wherein upper and lower edges of the plurality of spacing elements do not contact the corresponding top and bottom walls of the body portion to provide gaps therebetween for the upper and lower edges of the plurality of spacing elements to flex relative to the respective top and bottom walls into the spacing chamber upon lateral horizontal movement of the dowel plate within the interior cavity.

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