Patent ID: 7578637
Filing Date: 2009-08-25
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
1. A head-extended pile for supporting the load of a structure, wherein the pile has a cylindrical pile part, a reinforcement member provided at the lower or front end of the pile and a reinforcing member provided at the upper or rear end of the pile, the reinforcement members having a diameter larger than that of the pile whereby the front and rear end supporting force of the pile is increased, said reinforcement members vertically extending from opposite ends of the pile, said reinforcing members having respective lowermost and uppermost portions with a larger dimension than that of the pile and a transitional portion which extends from the outer circumference of the pile to said lowermost and uppermost portions, said transitional portion having a configuration which comprises a plurality of triangular reinforcing wings disposed around the pile while being spaced a prescribed distance from each other wherein the reinforcing members are integral or fixedly attached to the pile, and wherein said reinforcement members further comprise: an iron disk having a prescribed depth and an inner diameter equal to the diameter of the cylindrical pile part; a reinforcing disk attached to the iron disk, the reinforcing disk having a diameter larger than that of the iron disk; and said reinforcing wings being attached to the outer circumference of the iron disk and to the upper surface of the reinforcing disk, wherein the reinforcing disk has a water-discharging hole formed through the center of the reinforcing disk.