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US 2013/0272802 A1Published application
Multiple Pile Foundation Locking Systems
OwnerRichard J. Gaglianoinventor
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Abstract
Low environmental impact, surface installed, multiple pile foundation locking systems providing stable connection between above ground structures and the earth, having a plurality of driving holes in an engineered component through which piles may be driven into the surrounding soil and locked in a predetermined position to create, in differing configurations, the necessary resistances to any combination or relative proportions of bearing, uplift and lateral loads associated with such structures. The piles are driven at predetermined angles relative to the supported structure, consistent with its loading characteristics, and are locked in the driving holes through which they pass, further binding in their configuration under load.
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A structural support system, comprising:
- a top plate comprising one or more openings having a full or partial inner perimeter formed as a non-circular ellipse and configured to receive elongated piles;
- a locking component configured to be connected to said top plate by one or more connectors, comprising a tightening mechanism operable to develop a compression force between said top plate and said locking component;
- wherein said locking component is configured to lock said elongated piles within said openings when said tightening mechanism is utilized such that the distance between said top plate and said locking component is reduced by said compression force thereby locking said elongated piles in said openings.
A structural support system, comprising:
- a top plate comprising one or more openings having a full or partial inner perimeter formed as a non-circular ellipse and configured to receive elongated piles;
- a locking component connected to said top plate by a spring, and said locking component is configured to be spread a specific distance from said top plate by one or more removable spacers, wherein said spring is expanded when said removable spacer is separating said top plate and said locking component allowing said elongated piles to be driven;
- and further wherein said spring develops a compression force when said removable spacer is removed such that the distance between the top plate and locking component is reduced by said compression force thereby locking said elongated piles in said openings.
A structural support system, comprising:
- a top plate comprising one or more openings having a full or partial inner perimeter formed as a non-circular ellipse;
- two or more locking hubs configured to be positioned over said openings and configured to receive elongated piles at an angle conducive to supporting a surface structure, wherein said locking hubs comprise a screw hole configured to receive a set screw to lock elongated piles in place within said openings.
A structural support system, comprising:
- a form configured to receive a cementitious material in a fluid form for subsequent curing, said form dimensioned so that said cementitious material, after it has cured:
- is configured to be set in a hole such that the bottom portion of the hole remains empty to allow free movement of a locking component;
- comprises two or more cavities configured to receive elongated piles;
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- comprises a cavity to receive one or more connectors;
- the locking component configured to be connected to said cementitious material by said one or more connectors, comprising a tightening mechanism operable to develop a compression force between said locking component and said cementitious material;
- wherein said locking component is configured to lock said elongated piles within said two or more cavities configured to receive elongated piles when said tightening mechanism is utilized such that the distance between said cementitious material and said locking component is reduced by said compression force thereby locking said elongated piles in said two or more cavities configured to receive elongated piles.
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A method for providing foundational support, comprising the steps of:
- forming cementitious material using a form, such that said cementitious material, when cured:
- is configured to be set in a hole such that the bottom portion of the hole remains empty to allow free movement of a locking component;
- comprises two or more cavities configured to receive elongated piles;
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- comprises one or more cavities to receive one or more connectors;
- driving said elongated piles through said two or more cavities configured to receive elongated piles;
- utilizing a tightening mechanism operable to develop a compression force such that the distance between said cementitious material and said locking component is reduced by said compression force thereby locking said elongated piles in said two or more cavities configured to receive elongated piles, wherein said locking component is configured to be connected to said cementitious material by said tightening mechanism.
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A structural support system, comprising:
- a top plate comprising one or more openings configured to receive elongated piles;
- a locking component configured to be connected to said top plate by one or more connectors, comprising a tightening mechanism operable to develop a compression force between said top plate and said locking component;
- wherein said locking component is configured to lock said elongated piles within said openings when said tightening mechanism is utilized such that the distance between said top plate and said locking component is reduced, creating said compression force thereby locking said elongated piles in said openings.
A structural support system, comprising:
- a pile receiving structure providing a substantially rigid surface with one or more openings said openings having a full or partial inner perimeter formed as an ellipse and configured to receive and engage corresponding elongated piles;
- a locking component configured to engage said elongated piles at a position along said pile spaced from an engagement position of said piles with said pile receiving structure, said locking component connected to said pile receiving structure by one or more connectors,
- an adjustable mechanism operable to adjust the distance between said structure and said locking component;
- wherein said locking component is configured to lock said elongated piles within said openings when said adjustable mechanism is utilized such that the distance between said pile receiving structure and said locking component is reduced by said adjustable mechanism to create a distortion force that locks said elongated piles in said openings.
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A structural support system, comprising:
- a top plate comprising one or more openings having a closed or substantially closed inner perimeter surface shaped to substantially contact a corresponding cross-sectional shaped outer perimeter surface of one or more elongated piles when said piles are driven into a support position at an angle less than 90 degrees from horizontal and locked into position;
- a locking component configured to be connected to said top plate by one or more connectors configured to engage said elongated piles at a point spaced from said top plate;
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- a tightening mechanism operable to develop a pile distortion force between said top plate and said locking component;
- wherein said locking component is configured to lock said elongated piles within said openings when said tightening mechanism is utilized such that the distance between said top plate and said locking component is reduced by said distortion force that substantially engage said inner and outer perimeters so as to stress lock said elongated piles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.