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US 7,024,827 B2Granted
Preconstruction anchoring system and method for buildings
AssigneeGregory Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsSteven D. Gregory, Christopher Wayne Bacon, Robert Kent Pharr
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Abstract
A system and method of installing a preconstruction support system for a building, according to which the corresponding ends of two piling sections are connected together and an a auger is provided on one or more of the piling sections. The piling sections are driven into the ground in a manner so that a portion of the uppermost piling section extends above ground; and a concrete slab encases the portion of the piling sections.
Claims12
A preconstruction support system for a building, the system comprising:
- at least two piling sections;
- connecting apparatus for connecting the corresponding ends of the piling sections, the connecting apparatus comprising:
- a first member fastened in one end portion of one of the piling sections and defining an internally threaded bore;
- a second member fastened in one end portion of the other piling sections and defining an internally threaded bore;
- and
- an externally threaded member in threaded engagement with the first and second members to connect first and second connecting members, and therefore the piling sections in an abutting, end-to-end relationship;
- at least one auger on at least one of the piling sections for cutting the earth when torsional and axial forces are applied to the piling sections to drive the piling sections into the ground in a manner so that a portion of the uppermost piling section extends above ground;
- and
- a concrete slab encasing the portion of the uppermost piling section.
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A method for installing an anchoring system, the method comprising:
- fastening a first member in one end portion of a piling section;
- fastening a second member in one end portion of another piling section;
- threadedly engaging an externally threaded member with the first and second members to connect first and second connecting members, and therefore the piling sections in an abutting, end-to-end relationship;
- and
- mounting at least one auger on at least one of the piling sections;
- applying torsional and axial forces to the piling sections to cut the earth and drive the piling sections into the ground in a manner so that a portion of the uppermost piling section extends above ground;
- and
- encasing the portion of the uppermost piling section with a concrete slab.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.