Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pile driving guide
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Application No.: US14434676Application Date: 2013-10-10
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Publication No.: US10316484B2Publication Date: 2019-06-11
- Inventor: David Howel Gunter
- Applicant: IHC SEA STEEL LTD.
- Applicant Address: GB Dorset Blandford Forum
- Assignee: IHC IQIP UK LTD.
- Current Assignee: IHC IQIP UK LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: GB Dorset Blandford Forum
- Agency: Westman, Champlin & Koehler, P.A.
- Agent Steven M. Koehler
- Priority: NL2009610 20121011
- International Application: PCT/EP2013/071160 WO 20131010
- International Announcement: WO2014/057034 WO 20140417
- Main IPC: E02D13/04
- IPC: E02D13/04 ; E02D9/04 ; E02D7/02

Abstract:
A pile guide is provided comprising a base frame and a pile guide member for guiding the pile as it is driven into a substrate when the base frame is resting thereon. The pile guide member comprises plural guide parts each moveable between a operative position and an inoperative position, each guide part being pivotally mounted on the base frame. At least one guide part is operably coupled or couplable with an associated counterweight for opening of the guide member to its inoperative position under gravity, such that, at least in an inoperative position, at least part of the counterweight and the associated guide part are movable with respect to each other. In another aspect, at least one of the guide parts and/or at least one of the counterweights is detachably connected with the base frame and/or with each other. Methods are also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150284927A1 Pile Driving Guide Public/Granted day:2015-10-08
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