Disk plate concrete dowel system

A disc dowel system interposed between adjacent first and second concrete pours defining a pour joint therebetween, the disc dowel system comprising:

• a dowel plate having a generally rounded shape with an embedded portion and a slidable portion;
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• a pocket former disposed within the first pour and having a horizontally extending interior compartment with an open, generally straight side and an arch-shaped compartment perimeter extending therefrom, the straight side being aligned with the pour joint, the pocket former including upper and lower outer surfaces each having a pair of spaced apart pocket former alignment ribs extending thereacross in a generally perpendicular direction from the pour joint, each one of the pocket former alignment ribs having a flared cross section configured for restricting vertical movement of the pocket former within the first pour;
• wherein the embedded portion is rigidly encapsulated within the second pour and the slidable portion is slidably disposed within the pocket former such that the dowel plate permits relative horizontal movement of the first and second pours while restricting relative vertical movement thereof.

A disc dowel system for installing a dowel plate within a pour joint between adjacent first and second concrete pours, the pour joint being formed by a removable concrete form, the dowel plate having a generally rounded shape with an embedded portion and a slidable portion, the disc dowel system comprising:

• a positioner bracket having a vertically disposed base flange and a horizontally disposed plate portion extending therefrom, the base flange being rigidly attachable to the concrete form;
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• a pocket former having an interior compartment with an open, generally straight side and an arch-shaped compartment perimeter extending therefrom, the compartment perimeter having a perimeter flange extending therearound of generally vertically-oriented cross sectional shape configured for restricting horizontal movement of the pocket former within the first pour;
• wherein the plate portion is sized and configured to be complementary to the interior compartment such that the positioner bracket may slidably receive the pocket former with the straight side generally abutting the base bracket during pouring of the first pour prior to removal of the concrete form and positioner bracket for subsequent insertion of the slidable portion into the interior compartment and pouring of the second pour to encapsulate the embedded portion therewithin.

A disc dowel system for installing a dowel plate within a pour joint between adjacent first and second concrete pours, the pour joint being formed by a removable concrete form, the dowel plate having a generally rounded shape with an embedded portion and a slidable portion, the disc dowel system comprising:

• a positioner bracket having a vertically disposed base flange and a horizontally disposed plate portion extending therefrom, the base flange being rigidly attachable to the concrete form;
• and
• a pocket former having an interior compartment with an open, generally straight side and an arch-shaped compartment perimeter extending therefrom;
• wherein:
• the plate portion is sized and configured to be complementary to the interior compartment such that the positioner bracket may slidably receive the pocket former with the straight side generally abutting the base bracket during pouring of the first pour prior to removal of the concrete form and positioner bracket for subsequent insertion of the slidable portion into the interior compartment and pouring of the second pour to encapsulate the embedded portion therewithin
• the plate portion including upper and lower exterior surfaces each having a pair of spaced apart positioner alignment ribs extending generally perpendicularly from the pour joint;
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• the interior compartment including upper and lower inner surfaces each having a pair of spaced apart alignment grooves sized and configured to receive the positioner alignment ribs such that the pocket former is held in alignment with the positioner bracket during pouring of the first pour.

A disc dowel system for installing a dowel plate within a pour joint between adjacent first and second concrete pours, the pour joint being formed by a removable concrete form, the dowel plate having a generally rounded shape with an embedded portion and a slidable portion, the disc dowel system comprising:

• a positioner bracket having a vertically disposed base flange and a horizontally disposed plate portion extending therefrom, the base flange being rigidly attachable to the concrete form;
• a pocket former having an interior compartment with an open, generally straight side and an arch-shaped compartment perimeter extending therefrom;
• a perimeter flange extending around the pocket former perimeter and having a generally vertically-oriented cross section with flared upper and lower flange portions configured for restricting horizontal movement of the pocket former within the first pour
• wherein the plate portion is sized and configured to be complementary to the interior compartment such that the positioner bracket may slidably receive the pocket former with the straight side generally abutting the base bracket during pouring of the first pour prior to removal of the concrete form and positioner bracket for subsequent insertion of the slidable portion into the interior compartment and pouring of the second pour to encapsulate the embedded portion therewithin.

A method for installing a dowel plate within a pour joint between adjacent first and second concrete pours using a pocket former having an arch-shaped interior compartment with an open, straight side and being configured complementary to the dowel plate having a rounded shape with an embedded portion and a slidable portion, the method comprising the steps of:

• positioning a concrete form along a desired location of the pour joint;
• positioning the pocket former adjacent to the concrete form such that the interior compartment extends substantially horizontally outwardly therefrom with the straight side being in abutment therewith;
• pouring the first pour such that the pocket former is rigidly encapsulated therewithin;
• removing the concrete form after the first pour has cured;
• inserting the slidable portion into the interior compartment;
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• pouring the second pour such that the embedded portion is rigidly encapsulated within the second pour and the slidable portion is slidably disposed within the pocket former.