Steve C Albritton

US Patent:

20090060657, Mar 5, 2009

Filed:

Sep 5, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/899327

Inventors:

Steve Albritton - Sugarland TX, US
Earl Remmert - Cypress TX, US
Ming Liang - Missouri City TX, US

International Classification:

E01C 11/14

US Classification:

404 72, 404 83

Abstract:

Provided herein are a concrete dowel placement device and methods of use. The device generally comprises a dowel receiving sleeve , a flange formed to extend perpendicularly and completely about an open end b of the dowel receiving sleeve and at least one tooth-like locking structure integrally formed on the outer surface of the sleeve and proximate to the flange. The combination of the flange and the tooth-like locking structure secures the deviced to a concrete form so that a dowel rod or piece of rebar placed therein maintains its position during a concrete pour.