SPEED BASKET™ is the economically smart choice for a flat plate dowel basket system to accommodate load transfer in saw-cut contraction joints. Speed Basket is a basket assembly of rectangular plate dowels with sleeves that immediately accommodate lateral movement. This plate design, compared to a tapered plate, provides greater overall surface area to reduce bearing stresses. A rectangular plate also ensures consistent bearing strength along the full length of the dowel.
Benefits include:
- Increased surface area to reduce bearing stresses on concrete
- Significant labor savings
- Increased joint stability to increase life of joints and joint fillers
- Engineered to provide optimal use of steel
- Patented sleeve clip eliminates lateral restraint between concrete sections
- Non-Tapered orientation ensures consistent bearing stresses at joint face and full depth of dowel
- Fully welded assemblies offer stable dowel support during installation
- Can be positioned within 6" of a joint intersection