Pile for tower foundation
AssigneeStark Innovative LLC
InventorN. Daniel W. Stark
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Abstract
A foundation pile includes a double-layered web and single-layered flanges. The double-layers web has first and second web segments coupled together. The first and second web segments form a first and second exterior lateral surfaces, respectively, of the foundation pile. The double-layered web includes front and rear edges. The single-layered flanges include first and second front flange segments extending laterally from the front edges of the first and second web segments, respectively, and first and second rear flange segments extending laterally from the rear edges of the first and second web segments, respectively
Claims20
A foundation pile, comprising:
- a first flange section;
- a second flange section spaced apart from the first flange section;
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- a web section extending between the first and second flange sections;
- wherein the first flange section, second flange section, and web section are formed from a single length of material, the first flange section, second flange section, and web section each comprising at least two layers of the material.
A method for manufacturing a foundation pile, the method comprising:
- providing a length of material comprising a first end and a second end;
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- bending the length of material multiple times to form multiple bends at multiple locations to define a web section and two flange sections of the foundation pile, wherein the web section and the two flange sections each comprises at least two layers of the length of material.
A foundation pile, comprising:
- a double-layered web comprising a first web segment and a second web segment coupled together, the first web segment forming a first exterior lateral surface of the foundation pile and the second web segment forming a second exterior lateral surface of the foundation pile, wherein the double-layered web comprises front and rear edges;
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- single-layered flanges extending laterally outward from the double-layered web, the single-layered flanges comprising:
- a first front flange segment extending laterally from the front edge of the first web segment,
- a second front flange segment extending laterally from the front edge of the second web segment, wherein the first front flange segment and the second front flange segment form a front flange surface,
- a first rear flange segment extending laterally from the rear edge of the first web segment, and
- a second rear flange segment extending laterally from the rear edge of the second web segment, wherein the first rear flange segment and the second rear flange segment form a rear flange surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.