Piling anchoring

An anchor for piling or the like comprising

• a pocket member of rigid material, having an open top communicating with a hollow interior, and closed bottom, sides, and ends;
• said pocket member, including the hollow interior thereof, decreasing in cross-sectional area from the open top to the bottom thereof;
• and
• means for attaching said pocket member to a piling or the like wherein each of said pocket members is defined by a plate and a hollow, open-based, truncated pyramid section extending along said plate and wherein said plate overlaps said truncated pyramid section on the sides and bottom thereof, and wherein said means for attaching said pocket member to a piling or the like comprises a plurality of openings for receiving fasteners formed in the portions of said plate overlapping said truncated pyramid section.

A method of driving a circular cross-section piling into the earth in a water body bottom, utilizing first, second, third, and fourth anchors, each anchor having a circumferential extent less than one-half the circumference of said piling, and extending radially outwardly from the piling, and having a given axial extent;

• and the piling having first and second ends;
• said method comprising the steps of
• (a) disposing said anchors on said piling so that the first and second anchors are disposed opposite each other at a first position adjacent, but spaced from, the piling first end, and the third and fourth anchors are disposed opposite each other at a second position adjacent, but spaced from, the piling first end a greater distance than the sum of the distance the first position is spaced from the piling first end and the axial length of an anchor;
• and so that the third and fourth anchors are circumferentially displaced from the first and second anchors around the piling;
• (b) driving the first end of the piling into the ground until an obstruction is encountered by one of the anchors;
• (c) when an obstruction is encountered, rotating the piling until the anchor encountering the obstruction is no longer in line with the obstruction;
• and then
• (d) containing driving until the desired piling depth is reached;
• or until another obstruction is encountered by one of the anchors, and then repeating steps (c) and (d).

A piling assembly comprising an elongated piling having first and second ends;

• first, second, third, and fourth anchors, each anchor having a circumferential extent less than one-half the circumference of said piling, and extending radially outwardly from the piling, and having a given axial extent;
• said anchors being attached to said piling so that said first and second anchors are disposed opposite each other at a first position adjacent, but spaced from, said piling first end, and said third and fourth anchors being disposed opposite each other at a second position adjacent, but spaced from, said piling first end a greater distance than the sum of the distance said first position is spaced from said piling first end and the axial length of an anchor;
• and said third and fourth anchors being circumferentially displaced from said first and second anchors around said piling;
• and
• each of said anchors comprising a pocket member of rigid material, having an open top communicating with a hollow interior, and closed bottom sides, and ends.