Disk plate concrete Dowel system

A dowel plate for a disc dowel system adapted to minimize relative vertical displacement of adjacently disposed concrete slabs, the dowel plate comprising:

• a slidable portion and an embedded portion;
• wherein:
• the slidable portion is configured to be laterally slidable within a pocket former having horizontally oriented upper and lower outer surfaces, at least one of the upper and lower outer surfaces having a former alignment rib formed thereon such that the former alignment rib is disposed on an exterior of the pocket former;
• the embedded portion being configured to be encapsulated within one of the adjacently disposed concrete slabs.

A positioner bracket for installing a pocket former of a disc dowel system within a pour joint located between adjacent first and second concrete pours, the pour joint being formable by a concrete form, the pocket former including an interior compartment having at least one groove formed therein, the positioner bracket comprising:

• a base flange;
• and
• a plate portion extending outwardly from the base flange and including upper and lower exterior surfaces and at least one positioner alignment rib formed on at least one of the exterior surfaces, the base flange being configured to be attachable to the concrete form;
• wherein:
• the plate portion is sized and configured to be complementary to the pocket former;
• the groove being sized and configured to receive the positioner alignment rib such that the pocket former is held in alignment with the positioner bracket.

A dowel plate for a disc dowel system adapted to minimize relative vertical displacement of adjacently disposed concrete slabs, the dowel plate comprising:

• a slidable portion and an embedded portion;
• wherein:
• the slidable portion is configured to be laterally slidable within a pocket former having an open, generally straight side and a compartment perimeter extending therefrom with a perimeter flange extending around the compartment perimeter, the perimeter flange having a generally vertically-oriented cross section with upper and lower flange portions;
• the embedded portion being configured to be encapsulated within one of the adjacently disposed concrete slabs;
• the pocket former being adapted to be encapsulated within a remaining one of the adjacently disposed concrete slabs.

A positioner bracket for installing a pocket former of a disc dowel system within a pour joint located between adjacent first and second concrete pours, the pour joint being formable by a concrete form, the positioner bracket comprising:

• a base flange;
• and
• a plate portion extending outwardly from the base flange and including upper and lower exterior surfaces and at least one positioner alignment rib formed on at least one of the exterior surfaces, the base flange being configured to be attachable to the concrete form;
• wherein:
• the plate portion is sized and configured to be complementary to the pocket former;
• the pocket former including an interior compartment having at least one groove formed therein;
• the groove being sized and configured to receive the positioner alignment rib such that the pocket former is held in alignment with the positioner bracket;
• the pocket former further including an open, generally straight side and a compartment perimeter extending therefrom with a perimeter flange extending around the compartment perimeter, the perimeter flange having a generally vertically-oriented cross section with upper and lower flange portions.