Dowel placement apparatus for monolithic concrete pour and method of use
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1. A concrete dowel placement apparatus attached to a concrete form which has an aperture therethrough, comprising:
- a base member rigidly attachable to the concrete form, said base member comprising;
(a) an elongate, tubular sleeve portion for insertion through the aperture of the concrete form having opposed first and second ends, an outer surface and an inner surface defining a bore extending longitudinally through the sleeve portion; and
(b) a flange portion formed about and extending outwardly from the first end of the sleeve portion and being engaged to the concrete form after the insertion of said sleeve portion through the aperture of the concrete form;
an elongate, tubular dowel receiving sheath attached to said base member and defining an open proximal end, a closed distal end, and a longitudinally extending interior compartment;
the attachment of the sheath to the base member being facilitated by the slidable insertion of the sheath into the bore in a manner wherein the distal end of the sheath. protrudes from the second end of the sleeve portion and the proximal end of the sheath is substantially flush with the flange portion.
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Abstract
A concrete dowel placement apparatus comprising a base member which is rigidly attachable to a concrete form. Connected to the base member is an elongate, tubular dowel receiving sheath which defines an interior compartment extending axially therein. The dowel receiving sheath is connected to the base member in a manner wherein a dowel rod of predetermined size is extensible into and longitudinally slidable within the interior compartment thereof.
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1. A concrete dowel placement apparatus attached to a concrete form which has an aperture therethrough, comprising:
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a base member rigidly attachable to the concrete form, said base member comprising; (a) an elongate, tubular sleeve portion for insertion through the aperture of the concrete form having opposed first and second ends, an outer surface and an inner surface defining a bore extending longitudinally through the sleeve portion; and (b) a flange portion formed about and extending outwardly from the first end of the sleeve portion and being engaged to the concrete form after the insertion of said sleeve portion through the aperture of the concrete form; an elongate, tubular dowel receiving sheath attached to said base member and defining an open proximal end, a closed distal end, and a longitudinally extending interior compartment; the attachment of the sheath to the base member being facilitated by the slidable insertion of the sheath into the bore in a manner wherein the distal end of the sheath. protrudes from the second end of the sleeve portion and the proximal end of the sheath is substantially flush with the flange portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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