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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1991
Gary L Godbersen, Ida Grove, IA (US);
Gomaco Corporation, Ida Grove, IA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for inserting dowel bars into a concrete slab is used in association with a slip forming machine of a type having a frame with a pan attached thereto for shaping uncured concrete into a continuous concrete slab. A plurality of openings are exposed through the pan and are spaced across the pan. Dowel bar retainers are disposed in each respective one of the openings for holding a dowel bar in readiness to be inserted into the concrete slab. A dowel bar inserter is disposed above each of the dowel bar retainers for pushing a dowel bar disposed in a respective one of the dowel bar retainers through a respective one of the openings and into the concrete slab. Apparatus is provided for automatically and independently actuating each one of the dowel bar inserters at a predetermined place in a concrete slab whereby respective ones of the dowel bars disposed in respective ones of the dowel bar inserters can be positioned in the concrete in a predetermined pattern across the concrete slab.
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