Heavy duty foundation installation apparatus and method
OwnerGary L. Reinert, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
Heavy duty mobile metal foundation installation apparatus and method are disclosed including a push-it carriage movably supported through controllable positioning to push a metal foundation into the ground by hydraulic cylinders pushing against a header frame held and secured in adjustable positions on a heavy duty mobile push-it tower. The heavy duty mobile push-it tower and metal foundation holder and push-it carriage mounted on the heavy duty tower are attached to a track roller frame tractor structure. The push-it tower is attached to the track roller frame tractor structure by a hydraulically activated tractor boom arm, a pivot point on the tower, and a hydraulic cylinder for rotating and positioning the tower about the pivot attachment point.
Claims20
A heavy duty pipe-column-type metal foundation installation apparatus, comprising:
- (a.) a tower;
- (b.) a pipe-column-type metal foundation holder supported on said tower, said metal foundation having a cylindrical pipe-column-type body and longitudinal fins welded vertically along-side said cylindrical pipe-column-type body;
- (c.) a push-it carriage movably supported on said tower for providing controllably movable positioning to said cylindrical pipe-column-type metal foundation holder;
- (d.) hydraulic pushing cylinders on said push-it carriage for pushing against a header frame held in adjustable securing positions on said tower;
- (e.) an auger aligned below said push-it carriage and inside said cylindrical pipe-column-type metal foundation for drilling a hole in the ground in advance of pushing said cylindrical pipe-column-type metal foundation from said metal foundation holder into the ground, and
- (f.) means for holding said tower on a track roller frame tractor structure.
A method of installing a cylindrical pipe-column-type metal foundation in the ground, comprising:
- (a.) providing a tower;
- (b.) holding a cylindrical pipe-column-type metal foundation on said tower, said metal foundation having an integral top plate for mounting a sign, high mast lighting or utility pole, or communication tower on said cylindrical metal foundation and further having longitudinal fins welded vertically alongside said cylindrical pipe column;
- (c.) attaching said tower to a track roller frame tractor structure;
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- (d.) drilling a hole in the ground directly below and inside said cylindrical pipe-column-type metal foundation in advance of pushing said cylindrical pipe-column-type metal foundation into the ground, wherein said drilling and pushing are performed in one step.
A heavy duty pipe-column-type metal foundation installation apparatus, comprising:
- (a.) a tower;
- (b.) a pipe-column-type metal foundation holder supported on said tower, said metal foundation having a cylindrical pipe-column-type body, longitudinal fins welded vertically alongside said cylindrical pipe-column-type body, and an integral top plate for mounting a sign, high mast lighting or utility pole, or communication tower;
- (c.) a push-it carriage movably supported on said tower for providing controllably movable positioning to said cylindrical pipe-column-type metal foundation holder;
- (d.) hydraulic pushing cylinders on said push-it carriage for pushing against a header frame held in adjustable securing positions on said tower;
- (e.) an auger aligned below said push-it carriage and inside said cylindrical pipe-column-type metal foundation for drilling a hole in the ground in advance of pushing said cylindrical pipe-column-type metal foundation from said metal foundation holder into the ground;
- (f.) means for holding and positioning said tower on a track roller frame tractor structure, comprising two hydraulically activated tractor boom arms, two pivot points on said tower, and hydraulic cylinders for rotating said tower about said pivot attachment points;
- (g.) outboard satellite anchors to hold down said tower when said cylindrical pipe-column-type metal foundation is pushed into the ground;
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- (h.) an extensible satellite anchor augering guide and anchor structural support aligned to extend and retract on both sides of said tower.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.