Information
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Patent Grant
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6416259
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Patent Number
6,416,259
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Date Filed
Thursday, May 11, 200024 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, July 9, 200222 years ago
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Inventors
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Examiners
- Bagnell; David
- Singh; Sunil
Agents
- Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 405 283
- 405 282
- 405 272
- 403 335
- 403 337
- 256 65
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A connection arrangement for temporary shoring in an excavation site is used to secure I-beams together at corners within the excavation site. Typically, four I-beams are connected together to form a rectangular frame that is suspended within the excavation for bracing the shoring walls thereof. However, any polygonal shape may be used. The connection arrangement includes mating socket or connecting members which are placed over the ends of I-beams to be fastened together. One of the connecting members includes an outwardly extended tab while the other includes a pair of outwardly extended tabs. The first outwardly extending tab fits between the two extending tabs of the corresponding connecting member. All of the tabs are provided with apertures which are placed in alignment when the connection is made so that a bolt or pin can be passed through the apertures to secure adjacent connecting members together. Each connecting member also includes a large eyelet for receiving a chain or other elongated supporting member which is typically used to suspend the resulting I-beam frame at a desired height within the shoring wall. Alternative embodiments provide for a secondary bar attached to the connectors to provide additional support. Also numerous beam/connector arrangements may be provided at different heights within a single excavation site. Such an arrangements provide much greater support for the side walls of the excavation site.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is generally directed to a system for temporarily shoring up an excavation site. More particularly the invention is directed to a corner connection used in a reinforcing arrangement that supports sheet piling in an excavation site.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In a typical excavation site, workers are exposed to numerous hazards. The most common hazard is having the walls of the excavation site cave in on the workers, thus causing serious injury. Often due to soil conditions and wetness, the sides of a construction site will simply collapse. Water is a particularly dangerous hazard because it is so heavy and can destroy shoring which has not been properly reinforced. Realizing this problem the government, at both the federal and state level, has set up specific requirements for all excavation sites to avoid the problem of cave-ins. For example the United States Department of Labor and, more specifically, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that excavation sites be prepared with some type of shoring. Additionally many companies are now aware of the problems involved in a typical excavation site and have developed internal policies requiring shoring for any excavations they contract to have completed.
A good example of a typical excavation project would be found in replacing underground storage tanks for a gasoline station. Typically, in such an operation, sheet piling is pounded into the ground in a generally rectangular configuration around the work site. The piling has to be driven extremely deeply into the ground and arranged to provide sufficient support against potential cave-ins. Typically the sheet piling has to be driven so that half its total height remains underground after the excavation has been completed. Use of such large amounts of material is quite expensive. After the sheet piling has been installed, the workmen then remove the dirt and fill material from within the rectangular shoring. During the work of removing the old storage tanks and replacing them with new storage tanks the shoring provides protection to the workmen against potential cave-ins. Once the storage tank replacement operation has been completed the shoring can either be completely removed or simply cut down two a safe distance below ground and then left in place. Such a method of shoring an excavation site is extremely expensive.
Various solutions have been proposed in an attempt to cut down on the costs of shoring an excavation site. For example U.S. Pat. No. 5,154,541 discloses a modular earth support system. Specifically the patent teaches using panels which are adapted to be placed around an excavation site and interlocked with one another to form a generally rectangular shoring configuration. Once the panels are in place, reinforcing beams are placed behind the panels to ensure the weight and force of the dirt behind the panels does not cause the panels to fail. The main drawback of using such a system is that standard I-beams cannot be used. Rather, special beams which are cut exactly to size and additionally have a customized end configuration must be used. Such beams are particularly expensive, especially considering a large number of beams of varying sizes would have to be kept available for differently sized excavation sites.
Another proposed solution to reducing the high cost of shoring excavation sites can be found in U.S. Pat. No. 4,685,837. This patent proposes using panels as shoring members in an excavation site. The panels are reinforced by using laterally extending braces. The braces are connected to one another by a bracket or the braces maybe connected to each other by means of a connection in which one brace has a pair of tabs welded thereto with each tab having an aperture formed therein. The apertures align with a hole in a second brace and a pin is placed though the apertures to complete the connection. In either case there is no provision to adjust the length of the braces and connectors and they must be custom made for each different sized excavation site.
Numerous other proposed solutions are available including using wooden shoring which is a custom made to a particular excavation site. Such shoring is used only at the designated site and then disposed of. As a result this approach is prohibitively expensive. Also wooden shoring is not as durable as its metal counterparts. Often water along with regular wear and tear at the construction site can destroy the shoring during the construction job.
Based on the above, therefore there exists a need in the prior art of excavation shoring to provide a system wherein shoring can be provided at an excavation site in an inexpensive and reusable manner which does not suffer the disadvantages of the prior art discussed above. More specifically there exists in the in the art to provide a connector for interconnecting various beams used to reinforce shoring in a manner which enables the shoring to be adjusted easily or at least matched readily to the size of different excavation sites and additionally be reusable.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a corner connection for temporary shoring in an excavation site. Specifically, the corner connection is used to secure I-beams together at corners within the excavation site. Typically, four I-beams are connected together to form a rectangular frame that is suspended within the excavation for bracing the shoring walls thereof however, any polygonal shape may be used. The corner connection itself comprises mating socket or connecting members which are placed over the ends of I-beams to be fastened together.
One of the connecting members includes an outwardly extended tab while the other includes a pair of outwardly extended tabs. The first outwardly extending tab fits between the two extending tabs of the corresponding connecting member. All of the tabs are provided with apertures which are placed in alignment when the connection is made so that a bolt or pin can be passed through the apertures to secure the two connectors together. The socket members also include a large eyelet for receiving a chain or other elongated supporting member which is typically used to suspend the resulting I-beam frame at a desired height within the shoring wall. Alternative embodiments provide for a secondary bar attached to the connectors to provide additional support. Also numerous beam/connector arrangements may be provided at different heights within a single excavation site. Such an arrangements provide much greater support for the side walls of the excavation site.
Additional objects, features and advantages of the present invention will more readily be apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiment thereof, when taken in connection with the drawings wherein like reference numerals refer to correspond parts in the several views.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is a prospective view of a corner connection and associated supporting beams for temporary shoring according to a first preferred embodiment of the invention as it would be seen in use in a typical excavation site;
FIG. 2
is a perspective view of a corner connection including two corner connectors shown in their engaged condition connecting two reinforcing beams according to the first preferred embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 3
is a plan view of a corner connection including two corner connectors shown in their engaged condition according to the first preferred embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 4
is a prospective view of a corner connection including two corner connectors shown in their engaged condition according to a second preferred embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 5
is a plan view of a corner connection including two corner connectors shown in their engaged condition according to the second preferred embodiment of the invention; and
FIG. 6
is a prospective view of a set of three corner connections and associated supporting beams for temporary shoring according to the first preferred embodiment of the invention as it would be seen in use in a typical excavation site.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring now to
FIG. 1
there is shown a typical excavation site
5
incorporating corner connections
11
-
14
for temporary shoring
18
according to preferred embodiment of the invention. The temporary shoring
18
actually comprises three major elements: interlocking sheet piling
19
, reinforcing I-beams
20
-
23
and corner connections
11
-
14
, each connection including two connectors for the I-beams
20
-
23
. Interlocking sheet piling
19
is shown placed along the walls of the excavation site
5
. Such interlocking sheet piling
19
, which in the embodiment shown is formed by interconnecting two types of side wall panels and corner panels (not separately labeled), is usually driven into the ground prior to any digging. Typically a driving machine
25
, which is essentially a pile driver, is used to drive each section of piling
19
, which in the embodiment shown is formed by interconnecting two types of side panels and corner panels (not separately labeled), to a desired depth within the ground. As mentioned above, tpically such sheet piling
19
was driven two to three times the depth of the excavated hole. In this preferred embodiment however, because of the reinforcing structure
26
of the I-beams
20
-
23
and the corner connections
11
-
14
, the sheet piling
19
need only be driven slightly deeper than the desired depth of the excavation hole. In either case the sheet piling
19
is driven into the ground one panel at a time each panel becoming an upstanding wall portion.
The panels of piling
19
have interlocking edges and thus can provide support for each other once they are in place. Also the panels are formed in an undulating pattern for added strength. Typically such panels are made of relatively thick and expensive sheet metal. It is important to note that using large quantities of such a sheet metal is extremely expensive. Furthermore, using prior shoring methods, the sheet metal was often left at the excavation site at the conclusion of the construction job. As will be discussed more fully below, with the subject method, the amount of sheet piling used is not only reduced, but less sheet piling is required initially because the sheet piling only has to extend as deep as the excavation hole.
The reinforcing structure
26
is provided behind the interlocking sheet piling
19
. The reinforcing structure
26
includes the set of I-beams
20
-
23
which interact with the set of corner connections
11
-
14
. Such a structure
26
is needed in order to prevent the sheet piling
19
from buckling under the weight of the earth surrounding the sheet piling
19
. This is particularly true when the earth is wet or particularly loose. The corner connections
11
-
14
are designed to receive the ends of the I-beams
20
-
23
to form a rectangular structure. While a rectangular shape is shown here and is probably the most common configuration used it should be keep in mind that any polygonal configuration of three or more sides could be used and not depart from the spirit of the invention. The reinforcing structure
26
is then placed along the inside perimeter of the interlocking sheet piling
19
. Under normal conditions the reinforcing structure
26
would simply be suspended by a chain or other mechanism (not shown) at a desired height within the excavation site
5
. If however, the sheet piling
19
starts to buckle under the weight of wet earth it will immediately engage with the reinforcing structure
26
. As pressure is placed on the I beams
20
-
23
and corner connections
11
-
14
they will only give a small distance before applying an enormous normal force which will stop the sheet piling
19
from any further buckling.
Turning now to
FIGS. 2 and 3
there is illustrated a close-up view of a corner connection
11
including two meeting connectors
29
,
30
and the ends of two I-beams
20
,
21
. Each connector
29
,
30
has a similar overall shape. However, one type of connector
29
has a single tab
32
while the other type of connector
30
has a double tab
34
,
36
. A single tab type connector
29
shown in
FIG. 2
includes a box-like main body portion
40
having an opening
45
therein for receiving an I-beam
21
. The box-like main body portion
40
comprises five major panel's to form the open box shape. Opposing top
50
and bottom
51
panel's are connected with opposing side panels
55
,
56
to form the square or rectangular opening
45
designed to receive the I-beam
21
. An end panel
57
also preferably square or rectangular in shape, closes off one end of the box type main body
40
. These five pieces
50
,
51
,
55
,
56
,
57
are all made of heavy steel and are welded together. The end panel
57
and one of the side panels
56
has the single tab
32
welded thereto. The tab
32
is a flat plate like member which extends laterally from the box-like main body portion
40
of the connector
29
and has an aperture
60
formed therein. The tab
32
is made of a similar material as the panels of the box-like main body
40
. The tab
32
is preferably welded to the side
56
and end
57
panels. While other methods may be used to attach the tab
32
, it is important that the tab
32
be able to withstand the tremendous hydraulic pressures which may be transmitted by the sheet piling
19
as it starts to buckle.
Optionally a gusset
62
is formed between the side panel
56
and the tab
32
for added strength. As seen in
FIG. 3
, an additional gusset
67
may be formed between the tab
32
and the end panel
57
. Preferably an eyelet
69
is formed on the top panel
50
. The eyelet
69
is designed to receive a chain or other elongated supporting member (not shown) used to support the I-beams
20
-
23
and corner connections
11
-
14
at a desired height with the excavation site
5
. The eyelet
69
is completely optional as the chain could simply be placed around one of the I-beams
20
-
23
to provide support.
A double tab type connector
30
shown in
FIG. 2
includes a box-like main body portion
70
having an opening
75
therein for receiving an I-beam
20
. The box-like main body portion
70
comprises five major panel's to form the open box shape. Opposing top
80
and bottom
81
panel's are connected with opposing side panels
85
,
86
to form the square or rectangular opening
75
designed to receive the I-beam
20
. An end panel
87
also preferably square or rectangular in shape closes off one end of the box type main body
70
. These five pieces
80
,
81
,
85
,
86
,
87
are all made of heavy steel and are welded together. The end panel
87
and one of the side panels
86
has top and bottom tabs
34
,
36
welded thereto. The tabs
34
,
36
are flat members which extend laterally from the box-like main body portion
70
of the connector
30
and each have an aperture
90
,
91
formed therein. The tabs
34
,
36
are made of a similar material as the panels of the box-like main body
70
. The tabs
34
,
36
are preferably welded to the side
86
and end
87
panels. While other methods may be used to attach the tabs
34
,
36
it is important that the tabs
34
,
36
be able to withstand the tremendous hydraulic pressures which may be transmitted by the sheet piling
19
as it starts to buckle.
Optionally a gusset
92
is formed between the side panel
86
and the top tab
34
for added strength. Webs (not shown) may be formed between the two tabs
34
,
36
in order to further increase their strength. As seen in
FIG. 3
an additional gusset
97
may be formed between the top tab
34
and the end panel
87
. Preferably an eyelet
99
is formed on the top panel
80
. The eyelet
99
is designed to receive a chain or other elongated supporting member (not shown) used to support the I-beams
20
-
23
and corner connections
11
-
14
at a desired height with the excavation site
5
. The eyelet
99
is completely optional as the chain could simply be placed around the I-beams
20
-
23
to provide support.
As can clearly be seen in
FIG. 2
, connectors
29
,
30
may easily be joined together by placing the tab
32
of the single tab connector
29
within the two tabs
34
,
36
of the double tab connector
30
. Ideally, the single tab aperture
60
aligns with the apertures
90
,
91
formed in each of the two tabs
34
,
36
of the double tab connector
30
. A securing bolt or pin
100
is placed through the aligned apertures
60
,
90
,
91
in order to pivotably secure the connectors
29
,
30
together. The bolt or pin
100
will support all the forces transmitted between the two connected I-beams
29
,
30
and therefore must be made of a particularly strong material such as hardened steel. Although shown here as I-beams, beams of different shapes could be used so long as the connector and beam have mating shapes. For example, round, L-shaped and U-shaped beams could be used, as could a beam of almost any cross section.
Turning now to
FIGS. 4 and 5
, there is shown a second preferred embodiment of the invention. Specifically, the box like connectors
29
,
30
of the first embodiment illustrated in
FIGS. 2 and 3
now are shown with modifications to support an added reinforcing member. Since the connectors
29
′,
30
′ shown in
FIGS. 4 and 5
are based on the connectors
29
,
30
shown in
FIGS. 2 and 3
only a discussion of the modifications will be provided here.
Essentially each box type connector
29
′,
30
′ has a box-like main body
40
′,
70
′ that has been lengthened along with its corresponding panels
50
′,
51
′,
55
′,
56
′,
80
′,
81
′,
85
′,
86
′ to provide room to support a pair of extra tabs
101
,
102
,
103
,
104
each tab has a aperture
106
,
107
,
108
,
109
formed therein. A reinforcing bar
120
having a tab
130
,
131
located at each end is provided to reinforce the two box type connectors
29
′,
30
′. The tabs
130
,
131
located at the end of reinforcing bar
120
each have an aperture
140
,
141
located therein which will cooperate and align with the apertures
101
,
102
,
103
,
104
formed in the tabs
130
,
131
of each box type connector
29
′,
30
′. A pin
150
,
151
may then be placed in the respective apertures once they are and proper alignment to hold the reinforcing bar
120
in place. Such an arrangement will increase the maximum permissible load that the shoring connection may take before failure.
Alternatively, as shown in
FIG. 6
, in order to handle larger loads on the shoring, multiple rectangular I beam/box reinforcing structures
160
,
170
,
180
may be placed in a single excavation site
5
. For example the three sets of I-beam/box connectors
160
,
170
,
180
shown in
FIG. 6
can handle a much greater load that a single set is capable of handling. Since the three sets of I-beams and connectors are identical they are relatively cheap to obtain.
In operation, typically the entire shoring assembly would arrive on a truck. Initially the I-beams
20
-
23
would be arranged in a rectangular or other polygonal shape around the perspective excavation site. Next the connectors
29
,
30
such as shown in
FIG. 2
are placed on the ends of the I-beams
20
-
23
forming corner connections
11
-
14
. It is important to note that the connectors may simply be slipped onto the ends of the I-beams
20
-
23
and that they do not need to be welded thereto. Essentially the main body portion
40
of the connector
29
is adapted to slidably receive the end of an I beam
21
until it hits an abutment such as the end wall
57
. Of course, any abutment will do so long as it transfers force from the I-beam
21
to the connector
29
. As such, the connections
11
-
14
and I-beams
20
-
23
may be easily assembled on site
5
. Next the apertures in the tabs of each single and double tab connector are aligned and a pin is placed there through. The reinforcing assembly
26
formed of the I-beams
20
-
23
and corner connections
11
-
14
now defines the edge of the excavation site
5
. The sheet piling
19
is driven into the ground around the reinforcing structure
26
. Previously, the sheet piling
19
would have to be driven 2 ft. into the ground for every 1 ft. deep into the ground the excavation site
5
would extend. The cost of using so much sheet piling
19
is extremely expensive. With this new invention the sheet piling
19
need only extend slightly below the bottom of the excavation site
5
.
Once a the sheet piling
19
is in place, the dirt and other material within the excavation site's perimeter is then removed. The reinforcing structure
26
is then lowered to an appropriate height. The reinforcing structure
26
is held at that height by chains which extend to the eyelet on each box connector. It should be noted that the reinforcing structure
25
will not actually be under load until and if the sheet piling
19
starts to buckle under the load of dirt or water located behind a sheet piling
19
. If the sheet piling
19
starts to buckle the corner connections
11
-
14
will take that load and be forced tighter unto their respective I-beams
20
-
23
. Once any tolerance between the I-beams
20
-
23
and corner connections
11
-
14
is taken up the reinforcing structure
26
will then prevent any further movement of the sheet piling
19
and also prevent a cave in. Workers can then move about the excavation site
5
and safely perform whatever task is necessary. For example, the workers could remove old storage tanks (not shown) which may need removing and replace them with a new set of storage tanks (not shown). Additionally, other structures may be formed within the excavation site
5
. For example of slab of concrete be poured at the bottom of the excavation site
5
to aid in supporting storage tanks. Additionally, gravel or other fill material may be placed around the tanks as is needed. All the while, the workers will be safe from any potential cave in.
Once the excavation site
5
is ready to be refilled, typically a corner sheet of piling
19
is removed so as to enable the workers to remove the corner connections
11
-
14
. Once one set of corner connectors is removed, the rest of the reinforcing structure
26
can easily be removed the excavation site
5
and used again. One of the great benefits of the instant invention is that the I-beams
20
-
23
can be rented instead of purchased. This was not possible with prior reinforcing methods because the ends of the I-beam had to be cut to size or a special connector had to be welded there to. Since most rental places require their equipment be returned in substantially the same condition as they were rented the prior art methods could not use rented I-beams. To recognize the cost savings of the subject invention, one must remember that excavation sites are often different sizes. It becomes extremely expensive to have numerous different sized I-beams which have been purchased and must remain in inventory in case an odd size may be needed. With the new invention, a contractor may simply rent the appropriate sized I-beams and return them when the job is done.
Claims
- 1. In a temporary shoring arrangement including upstanding wall portions positioned within an excavation site and braced by a plurality of shoring beams, a corner connection comprising:a first shoring beam connector including a hollow main body portion formed along a first longitudinal axis and an opening situated at one longitudinal end of said main body portion, wherein said main body portion is adapted to slidably receive, through said opening, a respective end portion of one of said plurality of shoring beams; an abutment for limiting sliding movement of said respective one of said plurality of shoring beams; and a tab extending laterally from said main body portion, said tab having an aperture located therein adapted to receive a connecting pin.
- 2. The corner connection according to claim 1, wherein said abutment constitutes an end wall of said main body portion, with said end wall being longitudinally spaced from said opening.
- 3. The corner connection according to claim 1 further comprising;a second shoring beam connector including a hollow main body portion formed along a second longitudinal axis and an opening situated at one longitudinal end of the main body portion of the second connector, wherein the main body portion of the second connector is adapted to slidably receive through said opening of the second connector, a respective end portion of one of said plurality of shoring beams; an abutment for limiting sliding movement of said respective beam within the main body portion of the second connector; and a first tab extending laterally from the main body portion of the second connector, said first tab having an aperture located therein adapted to be aligned with the aperture in the tab of the first connector to receive the connecting pin.
- 4. The corner connection according to claim 3, wherein said second connector further comprises a second tab extending laterally from the main body portion of the second connector, said second tab having an aperture located therein adapted to receive the connecting pin.
- 5. The corner connection according to claim 4 further comprising:a connecting pin extending through the aperture of the tab of the first connector, the aperture of the first tab of the second connector and the aperture of the second tab of the second connector.
- 6. The corner connection according to claim 3 further comprising:a connecting pin extending through both the aperture in the tab of the first connector and the aperture in the first tab of the second connector.
- 7. The corner connection according to claim 1, wherein said main body portion has opposed top and bottom rectangular panels and opposed rectangular side panels which are attached together to form said main body portion.
- 8. The corner connection according to claim 1 further comprising: an eyelet provided on said main body portion.
- 9. The corner connection according to claim 1 further comprising: a gusset provided between said main body portion and said tab.
- 10. A corner connection for connecting shoring beams of a temporary shoring arrangement, said corner connection comprising:a first shoring beam connector including a hollow main body portion formed along a first longitudinal axis and an opening situated at one longitudinal end of said main body portion, wherein said main body portion is adapted to slidably receive, through said opening, a respective end portion of one of said shoring beams; an abutment for limiting sliding movement of said respective one of said shoring beams within said main body portion, and a tab extending laterally from said main body portion, said tab having an aperture located therein adapted to receive a connecting pin.
- 11. The corner connection according to claim 10, wherein said abutment constitutes an end wall of said main body portion, with said end wall being longitudinally spaced from said opening.
- 12. The corner connection according to claim 10, wherein said main body portion has opposed top and bottom rectangular panels and opposed rectangular side panels which are attached together to form said main body portion.
- 13. The corner connection according to claim 10 further comprising: a gusset provided between said main body portion and said tab.
- 14. A corner connection for connecting shoring beams of a temporary shoring arrangement, said corner connection comprising:a first shoring beam connector including a hollow main body portion formed along a first longitudinal axis and an opening situated at one longitudinal end of said main body portion, wherein said main body portion is adapted to slidably receive, through said opening, a respective end portion of one of said shoring beams; an abutment for limiting sliding movement of said respective one of said shoring beams within said main body portion, and a tab extending laterally from said main body portion, said tab having an aperture located therein adapted to receive a connecting pin; a second shoring beam connector including a hollow main body portion formed along a second longitudinal axis and an opening situated at one longitudinal end of the main body portion of the second connector, wherein the main body portion of the second connector is adapted to slidably receive, through said opening of the second connector, an end portion of a respective one of said shoring beams, an abutment for limiting sliding movement of said respective beam within the main body portion of the second connector; and a first tab extending laterally from the main body portion of the second connector, said first tab having an aperture located therein adapted to receive the connecting pin.
- 15. The corner connection according to claim 14, wherein said second connector further comprises a second tab extending laterally from the main body portion of the second connector, said second tab having an aperture located therein adapted to receive the connecting pin.
- 16. The corner connection according to claim 15 further comprising:a connecting pin extending through both the aperture of the tab of the first connector, the aperture of the first tab of the second connector and the aperture of the second tab of the second connector.
- 17. The corner connection according to claim 14 further comprising:a connecting pin extending through both the aperture in the tab of the first connector and the aperture in the first tab of the second connector.
- 18. A corner connection for connecting shoring beams of a temporary shoring arrangement, said corner connection comprising:a first shoring beam connector including a hollow main body portion formed along a first longitudinal axis and an opening situated at one longitudinal end of said main body portion, wherein said main body portion is adapted to slidably receive, through said opening, a respective end portion of one of said shoring beams; an abutment for limiting sliding movement of said respective one of said shoring beams within said main body portion, and a tab extending laterally from said main body portion, said tab having an aperture located therein adapted to receive a connecting pin; and an eyelet provided on said main body portion.
- 19. A method of providing temporary shoring at an excavation site having upstanding wall portions comprising the steps of:A) assembling a plurality of shoring beams with a series of corner connectors by slidably positioning an end portion of a respective shoring beam within a hollow main body portion of corresponding corner connector; B) limiting relative sliding between the shoring beam and the main body portion through an abutment; C) interconnecting adjacent corner connectors to arrange the plurality of shoring beams in a polygonal pattern, with the plurality of shoring beams and corner connectors being positioned against the upstanding wall portions so as to brace the upstanding wall portions so as to define the overall temporary shoring support assembly.
- 20. The method according to claim 19, wherein adjacent corner connectors are interconnected by inserting a pin through aligned apertures formed in mating tabs.
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