ProBasket

Beveled dowel assembly for efficient load transfer in concrete floor and pavement joints. The ProBasket provides joint stability, reliable load transfer and smooth slab-to-slab transition, in a single cost-effective assembly.
A properly installed ProBasket minimizes joint spalling.
The diamond-shaped steel plate allows axial and lateral movement, provides bearing capacity, and prevents slab interlock and cracking, assuring a high quality concrete slab.
A properly installed ProBasket is designed for joints
up to 0.20” wide and is suitable for all types of ground
level concrete slabs, such as jointed floors, flatwork
and pavement.
An ProBasket conforms to ACI 302.1R Guide for
Concrete Floor and Slab Construction and ACI 360
Design of Slabs-on-Ground.
The labor-saving ProBasket is placed as a single unit
at every planned concrete joint, along with typical
chairs and reinforcement.
ProBasket
Part No. Description (height x length) Slab Plate Size* Spacing**
SBPB638S18 ProBasket 3” x 12’ 6” 3/8” x 2” x 12” 18” OC
SBPB738S24 ProBasket 3-1/2” x 12’ 7” 3/8” x 2” x 12” 24” OC
SBPB712S18 ProBasket 3-1/2” x 12’ 7” 1/2” x 2-1/2” x 12” 18” OC
SBPB812S24 ProBasket 4” x 12’ 8” 1/2” x 2-1/2” x 12” 24” OC
SBPB934S18 ProBasket 4-1/2” x 12’ 9” 3/4” x 2-1/2” x 12” 18” OC
SBPB1034S24 ProBasket 5” x 12’ 10” 3/4” x 2-1/2” x 12” 24” OC
SBEDBDA Debond – 5 Gal Pail Coats tapered dowel for movement within slab
* Cross-sectional area of steel is 2” for 3/8” plate and 2-1/2” for 1/2” and 3/4” plate at the outside edge of the
saw-cut installation tolerance.
** Spacing shown based on ACI 360 Design of Slabs-on-Ground.
** Additional spacing specifications available on request.
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ProBasket Installation
1. ProBaskets are supplied with Debond agent.
2. Each ProBasket should remain parallel in the
horizontal plane during concrete placing and finishing
operations.
3. Tapered dowels should not be closer than 12” to
the intersection of any joint. Adjust basket position to
avoid this condition.
4. Anchor basket with stake or concrete mud to
prevent movement during pour. Position and tie the
slab reinforcement.
Optional: Cut shipping wires at midpoint to reduce
restraining forces at contraction joint.
5. Place concrete, completely surrounding each
ProBasket location. Use vibration to consolidate
concrete, but do not strike or damage the assembly.
6. When concrete has been finished and reaches
sufficient strength, saw cut the joint along the line of
each ProBasket location.
ProBasket height is typically the midpoint of the
slab. Basket length is typically 12’, but can be cut-
to-size. Plates can be 3/8” or 1/2” or 3/4” depending
on project requirements, anticipated loads and slab
thickness.
Place basket at each joint.
Anchor basket with stake.
Optional: Cut the spacing / shipping
wires.
Pour and consolidate concrete.
Saw cut concrete at joint location.