Patent ID: 9689134
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: E02D

Claim:
1. A method for connecting a first pile segment to a second pile segment of a helical pile system, the method comprising: inserting a first end of the second pile segment into a coupler provided on a first end of the first pile segment, the coupler comprising a tubular member being attached to the first pile segment in a substantially coaxial manner and fitting over the first end of the first and second pile segments in an overlapping manner, aligning at least two of the two or more pile aperture pairs with at least two of the two or more coupler aperture pairs, such that at least one aperture of the two or more pile aperture pairs aligns in an alternating fashion with at least one aperture of the two or more coupler aperture pairs; inserting a fastener through each of the at least two aligned pile and coupler aperture pairs such that each end of the fastener extends through and engages both the pile sidewall and the coupler sidewall; and securing the fastener to prevent the fastener from being slidingly removable from the at least two aligned pile and coupler aperture pairs.