Patent ID: 6979151
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: E02D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A timber pile connector comprising: a section of pipe, said section of pipe having a continuous sidewall and a hollow bore, said section of pipe having a pair of opposing slots through said sidewall, said slots being oriented generally perpendicular to the hollow bore, a bar, said bar having a lengthwise dimension, a first end of said bar having a first cut therein to thereby form a first upper retaining member and a first lower retaining member, a second end of said bar having a second cut therein to thereby form a second upper retaining member and a second lower retaining member, said bar passing through said opposing slots, said first and said second upper retaining members bent upward against an outer surface of said side wall of said section of pipe, and said first and said second lower retaining members bent downward against said outer surface of said sidewall, whereby said retaining members fixedly secure said bar in said slots to thereby form a penetration barrier in said section of pipe.