Adjustable pile guide
OwnerSean Barnesinventor
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Abstract
A pile guide has a cylinder having a central aperture therein, and constructed and arranged to receive a pile through the central aperture of the cylinder. Opposing wings extend generally vertically, such as from a side of a floating object. Flanges of a retainer extend from opposite sides of the retainer and slide within slots in the wings to provide adjustability of the pile guide by allowing movement of the cylinder relative to the dock or other floating object. Upon positioning the cylinder with the pile in the cylinder, the retainer or retainer is fixed in place relative to the wings. The distance of the cylinder from the floating dock is set to accommodate for variable distances of piles from the floating dock or floating object.
Claims20
A pile guide construct for floating docks, the pile guide comprising:
- a cylinder having a central aperture therein constructed to receive and hold a pile within the central aperture of the cylinder,
- a first flange extending from a first side of the cylinder and a second flange extending from a second side of the cylinder, wherein the first flange and the second flange have a construct that is substantially symmetrical,
- a first wing and a second wing, the wings positioned on opposite sides of the cylinder, the first wing and the second wing extending outwardly and generally parallel to each other, the first flange positioned transversely across and extending through an elongated slots of the first wings perpendicular to the elongated slot of the first wing and the second flange positioned transversely across and extending through an elongated slot of the second wing perpendicular to the elongated slot of the second wing, and
- a first elongated securing member that extends from the first wing and a second elongated securing member that extends from the second wing, wherein the first elongated securing member is generally parallel to the elongated slot formed in the first wing and the second elongated securing member is generally parallel to the elongated slot formed in the second wing, and the first elongated securing member is secured to a portion of the first flange that extends through the elongated slot to an opposite side of the first wing.
A pile guide construct for floating docks, the pile guide comprising:
- a cylinder having a central aperture therein constructed to receive and hold a pile within the central aperture of the cylinder, wherein the central aperture comprises uniformly smooth surfaces facilitating the cylinder to traverse the pile,
- a first wing and a second wing, the wings positioned on opposite sides of the cylinder, the first wing and the second wing extending outwardly and generally parallel to each other, the first wing having an elongated slot formed therein and the second wing having an elongated slot formed therein,
- a first flange extending laterally from a first side of the cylinder and toward the first wing and extending transversely through the elongated slot of the first wing and a second flange extending laterally from a second side of the cylinder that is opposite the first side and toward the second wing and extending transversely through the elongated slot of the second wing, wherein the flanges are substantially symmetrical, and
- wherein the cylinder is positioned relative to a floating dock and the pile contained within the cylinder by sliding the first flange and the second flange in the slots to a position that aligns an aperture of the first wing with an aperture of the first flange and inserting a fastener through the aperture of the first flange and the aperture of the first wing.
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