Structural support assemblies and methods for installing same
OwnerMark Anthony S. Dimitrijevicinventor
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Abstract
A pier assembly for supporting a structure includes a guide member having a base plate and a plurality of tubular guides extending from the base plate. In addition, the base plate includes a plurality of through holes and each tubular guide includes a through passage aligned with one of the through holes of the base plate. Further, the pier assembly includes a plurality of elongate members. Each elongate member extends through one through hole in the base plate and the through passage of the corresponding tubular guide.
Claims17
A pier assembly for supporting a structure, the pier assembly comprising:
- a guide member including a base plate and a plurality of tubular guides extending from the base plate, wherein the base plate has a central axis and includes a plurality of through holes, and wherein each tubular guide includes a through passage aligned with one of the through holes of the base plate;
- a plurality of elongate members, wherein each elongate member extends through one through hole in the base plate and the through passage of the corresponding tubular guide.
A method for installing a pier for supporting a structure, the method comprising:
- (a) seating a guide member against the ground, wherein the guide member includes a base plate, a first tubular guide extending downward from the base plate, and a second tubular guide extending downward from the base plate;
- (b) bending a first elongate member extending through the base plate and the first tubular guide after (a), wherein the first elongate member has a lower end inserted into the ground and an upper end coupled to a driver above the ground;
- (c) actuating the driver during (b) to (i) advance the first elongate member through the base plate and the tubular guide and (ii) advance the lower end of the first elongate member through the ground;
- (d) bending a second elongate member extending through the base plate and the second tubular guide after (c), wherein the second elongate member has a lower end inserted into the ground and an upper end coupled to the driver above the ground;
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- (e) actuating the driver during (d) to (i) advance the second elongate member through the base plate and the tubular guide and (ii) advance the lower end of the second elongate member through the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.