Dowel bar assembly with snap fit side frames
First Claim
1. An apparatus for combining adjacent concrete slabs comprising:
- a dowel for placement into adjacent concrete slabs, said dowel having an end portion;
an end cap including an open end for receiving said dowel end portion, said end cap having a hood extending at least partially around said dowel receiving end of said end cap and aligned transverse to the longitudinal axis of said dowel, said hood defining a first channel extending at least partially around said dowel receiving end of said end cap in a curved path; and
a side frame having at least one wire received in said first channel of said end cap.
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Abstract
An apparatus for combining adjacent concrete slabs including a dowel, an end cap, and a side frame. The end cap has a hood defining a curved channel extending at least partially around a dowel receiving end. The side frame has at least one wire received in the curved channel. Also, an end cap having an integrally formed supporting portion including first and second wire supports for supporting substantially parallel side frame cross wires. Also, an end cap including first and second sleeves positioned along opposing tangents of the outer peripheral surface of the end cap for receiving differing portions of a side frame, and further including a resilient protrusion for receiving a further differing portion of the side frame.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for combining adjacent concrete slabs comprising:
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a dowel for placement into adjacent concrete slabs, said dowel having an end portion; an end cap including an open end for receiving said dowel end portion, said end cap having a hood extending at least partially around said dowel receiving end of said end cap and aligned transverse to the longitudinal axis of said dowel, said hood defining a first channel extending at least partially around said dowel receiving end of said end cap in a curved path; and a side frame having at least one wire received in said first channel of said end cap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An end cap for placing on a dowel, comprising:
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a central portion defining a recess for receiving an end of said dowel, said central portion having a first end, a second open end for receiving said end of said dowel, and an outer surface; and a hood at least partially surrounding said defined recess and defining a first channel extending around at least a portion of the outer surface of said central portion in a bent path. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An end cap for incorporation into a dowel bar assembly having a separable side frame, comprising an end cap having:
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an open end for receiving an end portion of a dowel bar; a first hood portion defining a first channel aligned transverse to the longitudinal axis of a received dowel bar and including a resilient protrusion extending at least partially across said first channel for coupling a side frame to said end cap; and a second hood portion defining a second channel aligned transverse to said longitudinal axis and positioned opposite said first channel across said open end; wherein a side frame may be, in part, inserted into said second channel and pivotably rotated within said second channel to bring said side frame, in part, into locking engagement with said resilient protrusion within said first channel, whereby a side frame is lockingly assembled into said end cap.
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