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Dowel member for reinforcing concrete structures

US5867960A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 1997
Grant dateFeb 9, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 5, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04C5/16
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A dowel member for reinforcing concrete structures includes a metal strip and a plurality of dowels projecting perpendicularly from the strip. Each dowel includes a dowel shank welded at one of its ends to the strip, and a dowel head disposed at the other of its ends. The dowel shank includes a center section having ribs on its outer periphery, and a pair of end sections having smooth cylindrical outer peripheries.

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