Abstract: A device and method for repairing a pole wherein pre-fabricated brackets are bolted together in the field to form a clamping ring, or exoskeletal splint around the pole, and wherein different sets of brackets can form different rings that are stacked and bolted together to clamp against and span enough of the height of the pole to provide the desired support.
Abstract: An arrangement for making a field repair on a multi-part pole having upper and lower walls joined together by a flanged connection that is beginning to show signs of failure. The arrangement includes upper and lower C-channels secured to the upper and lower walls of the pole, respectively and a front plate secured to said upper and lower C-channels and spanning the flanged connection.
Abstract: An arrangement for making a field repair on a multi-part pole having upper and lower walls joined together by a flanged connection, wherein the welds on the flanged connection are beginning to show signs of failure. The arrangement includes a bracket having a substantially “U”-shaped central portion which spans the flanged connection, and upper and lower elongated portions extending from the central portion, lying flush against and secured to the upper and lower walls of the pole, respectively.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 16, 2019
Date of Patent:
July 27, 2021
Assignee:
Exo Group LLC
Inventors:
Wesley J Oliphant, Zachary J Oliphant, Garett W Oliphant
Abstract: A method for making a field repair on a hollow pole includes installing a sleeve spaced outwardly from the hollow pole and extending from an elevation above the top elevation of the damaged portion down to the concrete foundation, filling the interior of the pole and the space between the pole and the sleeve with concrete from the foundation to an elevation above the top elevation of the damaged portion, which effectively extends the anchorline of the structure upwardly to encompass the damaged area of the structure.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 24, 2019
Date of Patent:
December 22, 2020
Assignee:
Exo Group, LLC
Inventors:
Wesley J Oliphant, Zachary James Oliphant, Garett William Oliphant
Abstract: A pole stabilizing device for making a field repair on a pole includes a main vertical plate and left and right vertical brackets which are secured to each other to clamp against the pole and which are secured to the foundation of the pole.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 1, 2019
Date of Patent:
May 12, 2020
Assignee:
EXO Group LLC
Inventors:
Wesley J Oliphant, Zachary J Oliphant, Garett W Oliphant
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