Patents Assigned to Bestgen, Inc.
  • Dowell rod inserter
    Patent number: 5993108
    Abstract: A device for inserting rods into plastic forms comprising a frame, a plunger assembly coupled to the frame, an air cylinder assembly also coupled to the frame and to the plunger assembly, and a pneumatic plumbing assembly connected to the air cylinder assembly. The frame can be attached to a slipform paving or curbing machine. When actuated, the air cylinder assembly pulls the plunger along the frame. The plunger pushes a dowel rod resting in the frame along the frame and into a concrete member being extruded from the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Bestgen, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald L. Buhman