Claims
- 1. A piling assembly for a building comprising:
a lower piling having a first and a second end and a first longitudinal axis extending therethrough; a lower hinge extending from said first end and defining at least one lower first hole on a first axis spaced from said end; an upper piling having a column and a second longitudinal axis extending therethrough; an upper hinge extending from said column and defining at least one upper first hole on said first axis; and a first pin extending through said upper and lower first holes, on said first axis for engaging and supporting said hinges when said longitudinal axes are aligned.
- 2. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said hinges are interleaved with one another.
- 3. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 2 wherein said hinges include a first plurality of hinge knuckles disposed about said first pin with the knuckles of said upper hinge interleaved with said knuckles of said lower hinge.
- 4. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 3 wherein said knuckles hold said first pin in spaced relationship to said pilings for transmitting longitudinal forces between said pilings through said first pin.
- 5. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 4 further defined as:
said lower hinge defining a lower second hole on a second axis spaced transversely across said lower piling from said lower first hole and spaced from said first end and defining an upper second hole on said second axis spaced transversely across said upper piling from said upper first hole; and including a second pin extending through said upper and lower second holes, on said second axis for engaging and supporting said hinges when said longitudinal axes are aligned.
- 6. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 5 wherein said hinges, include a second plurality of locking knuckles disposed about said second pin with said locking knuckles of said upper hinge interleaved with said locking knuckles of said lower hinge.
- 7. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 6 wherein said locking knuckles hold said second pin in spaced relationship to said pilings for transmitting longitudinal forces between said pilings totally through said first and second pins.
- 8. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 7 wherein one of said hinges includes a plurality of plates in spaced and parallel relationship defining a gap between each of said plates.
- 9. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 8 wherein said first hole is defined through each of said plates along said first axis.
- 10. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 9 wherein said second hole is defined through each of said plates along said second axis and spaced transversely across said plates from said first hole.
- 11. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 10 wherein said plates define a bottom edge and end edges.
- 12. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 11 wherein said plates being attached to said lower piling at said bottom edge and said holes being in spaced relationship from said lower piling.
- 13. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 11 wherein one of said hinges includes a bottom and a pair of opposing walls extending from said bottom along said column.
- 14. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 13 wherein said plates being attached to said bottom at said bottom edge and at said opposing walls at said end edges.
- 15. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 14 wherein said bottom and said opposing walls define a plurality of grooves extending in spaced and parallel relationship between said plates and across said bottom and into a portion of said walls.
- 16. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 6 wherein one of said knuckles and one of said hinges comprise a plurality of straps defining a pin pocket for encompassing at least a portion of the circumference of one of said pins extending therethrough.
- 17. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 16 wherein said pin pocket defines said first hole in one of said knuckles along said first axis.
- 18. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 16 wherein said pin pocket defines said second hole in one of said knuckles along said second axis.
- 19. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 18 wherein said pin pocket defines said second hole in one of said locking knuckles along said second axis and spaced transversely across one of said hinges from said first hole.
- 20. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 19 wherein said straps define grooves between said straps for interleaving with another hinge.
- 21. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 20 wherein one of said hinges includes a bottom and a pair of opposing walls extending from said bottom across said column.
- 22. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 21 wherein said first and locking knuckles disposed between said walls and said bottom.
- 23. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 22 wherein said first and locking knuckles disposed in spaced relationship on one of said hinges across said piling.
- 24. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 23 wherein one of said hinges attached to said piling at said walls and said holes being in spaced relationship to said column.
- 25. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 24 wherein one of said hinges attached to said piling at said walls and said holes being in spaced relationship to said first end.
- 26. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 1 including a reinforcing cage extending between said ends; and concrete encasing said cage.
- 27. A piling assembly as set forth in claim 26 wherein said concrete defines a plurality of thru-holes for attaching framing pieces to said piling.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This Application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/444,297 filed on Jan. 31, 2003, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/447,060 filed on Feb. 13, 2003, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/473,787 filed on May 28, 2003.
Provisional Applications (3)
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Date |
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60452897 |
Mar 2003 |
US |
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60494690 |
Aug 2003 |
US |
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60526839 |
Dec 2003 |
US |