Abstract: A pile guide (10) for supporting a pile as it is driven into a substrate (20) comprises a base frame (12) having a substrate-engaging surface (14) and a pile guide member (16) mounted on the base frame via a support member (18), the pile guide member being configured to guide a pile in a predetermined direction therethrough as it is driven into a substrate. The support member (18) comprises first and second parts (30,32) which are pivotally coupled together to permit pivotal movement of the pile guide member (16) relative to the base frame about a first axis of rotation (AA). The support member (18) further comprises third and fourth parts (34,36) which are pivotally coupled together to permit pivotal movement of the pile guide member (16) relative to the base frame (12) about a second axis of rotation (BB), enabling pivotal movement of the pile guide member (16) relative to the base frame (12) with two degrees of rotational freedom.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 29, 2012
Date of Patent:
September 29, 2015
Assignee:
IHC Sea Steel Limited
Inventors:
Alastair Berry, Melchior Klopper, David Howell Gunter
Abstract: A pile guide (10) for supporting a pile as it is driven into a substrate, comprising: a base frame (12) having a planar substrate-engaging surface (14) and a pile guide member (16) configured to guide a pile in a predetermined direction therethrough as it is driven into a substrate (18), the pile guide member (16) being mounted on the base frame (12) via a plurality of support members (20) extending therebetween; characterised in that at least one of the plurality of support members (20) has an adjustable length, with length adjustment of the or each support member (20) enabling the predetermined direction to be varied relative to the planar substrate-engaging surface (14) of the base frame (12).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 4, 2011
Date of Patent:
March 18, 2014
Assignee:
IHC Sea Steel Limited
Inventors:
James Ewart Milligan Mack, David Howel Gunter
Abstract: A pile guide (10) for supporting a pile as it is driven into a substrate (20) comprises a base frame (12) having a substrate-engaging surface (14) and a pile guide member (16) mounted on the base frame via a support member (18), the pile guide member being configured to guide a pile in a predetermined direction therethrough as it is driven into a substrate. The support member (18) comprises first and second parts (30,32) which are pivotally coupled together to permit pivotal movement of the pile guide member (16) relative to the base frame about a first axis of rotation (AA). The support member (18) further comprises third and fourth parts (34,36) which are pivotally coupled together to permit pivotal movement of the pile guide member (16) relative to the base frame (12) about a second axis of rotation (BB), enabling pivotal movement of the pile guide member (16) relative to the base frame (12) with two degrees of rotational freedom.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 29, 2012
Publication date:
February 27, 2014
Applicant:
IHC Sea Steel Limited
Inventors:
Alastair Berry, Melchior Klopper, David Howell Gunter