Title: Pile guides

Abstract: A guide for pitching interlocking piles has a carrier with a clamp at its upper end with positive gripping elements for the bottom edge of a pile to be pitched. A pair of pivoted shafts at the lower end of the carrier have engagement rollers conforming to the profile of opposite faces of the lateral edge region of the adjoining pitched pile. The shafts are pivoted apart to position the guide on said pitched pile and the rollers are then engaged with said pile by pivoting the shafts to parallel positions. Spring biassing on the guide urges the edges of the piles into lateral alignment for interlocking engagement when the pile to be pitched is lifted above the pitched pile.

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Inventors: Dawson, Robin

Application Number: 928619
Filing Date: 1978-07-27
Publication_date: 1980-02-19
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 405/277 405/232, 405/274
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

591167	Oct, 1897	Hammerstrom et al.
1135448	Apr, 1915	Fiddle.
1512559	Oct, 1924	Moore.
2074906	Mar, 1937	Hausler	405/278.
2122835	Jul, 1938	Deros	405/278.
2161482	Jun, 1939	Miller et al.	29/281.
2583928	Jan, 1952	Caudill	29/281.
2833119	May, 1958	Molloy	405/276.
2968931	Jan, 1961	McGraw	29/281.
4028901	Jun, 1977	Barber	405/277.
4083192	Apr, 1978	Diekman	405/281.

Other Refs: 192256465141651483188

Jan, 1970	DE
May, 1966	NL
Aug, 1977	GB

Primary Examiner: Taylor, Dennis L.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Cushman, Darby & Cushman