Patent ID: 8215873
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
1. An anchor pile apparatus comprising: a first tubular member having an interior passageway at an upper end and a lower end; a support structure affixed to an upper end of said tubular member, said support structure defining a generally tubular passageway; a first shaft rotatably mounted in said support structure, said first shaft extending through said interior passageway of said first tubular member, said first shaft having an end connector formed at an upper end thereof; an auger affixed to a lower end of said first shaft, said first shaft being rotatable independently of said first tubular member, said auger positioned inwardly of said lower end of said first tubular member, said auger positioned at a fixed longitudinal position along a longitudinal axis of said first tubular member; a second shaft having a pin member at a lower end thereof, said pin member received in said generally tubular passageway so that said first shaft is connected in end-to-end relation with said second shaft so as to transmit a rotation of said second shaft to said first shaft; and a second tubular member having an interior passageway through which said second shaft extends, said second tubular member having a lower end abutting an upper end of said first tubular member.