Patent · US Expired

Pile driver cushion

US4457499A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 23, 1981
Grant dateJul 3, 1984
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Expiry dateDec 23, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE02D13/10
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

In a pile driver the sharp force loading on a pile at the moment of impact by a ram is absorbed by a pile driver cushion. The cushion includes a pad formed from a flexible strip of compressed knitted mesh wound in a flat spiral and further constructed to maintain its integrity during use and handling.

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