Pavement dowel assembly bar
First Claim
1. 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.
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Abstract
A pavement dowel bar assembly is reinforced to maintain the alignment of dowel bars during the paving process. An exemplary dowel bar assembly includes a side frame having at least one bracing member. The bracing member is convertible between a first, stored position and a second, deployed position. When in the first, stored position, the bracing member is generally parallel to a plane defined by the side frame. In the second, deployed position, the bracing member is at an angle relative to the plane of the side frame. The dowel bar assembly may further include a plurality of dowel bars and a second side frame. Also described herein are methods of reinforcing a pavement dowel bar assembly with a convertible bracing member.
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20 Claims
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1. A concrete pavement dowel bar assembly comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A concrete pavement dowel bar assembly comprising:
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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 spaced apart from the first connector, the second connector defining a support for a second dowel bar, and the space between the first and second connectors defining the plane of the side frame; a cross member joining the first connector with the second connector; 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. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of reinforcing a concrete pavement dowel bar assembly, the method comprising:
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providing a side frame for the concrete pavement dowel bar assembly, the side frame having a plurality of connectors for connecting to a plurality of dowel bars, a cross member joining the plurality of connectors, and at least one bracing member convertible between a first, stored position and a second, deployed position; converting the at least one bracing member to the second, deployed position from the first, stored 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. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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