Patent ID: 7517174
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
1. A molded pile comprising: (a) an elongated body having an upper end and a lower end, and comprising, (b) an elongated tube residing within said elongated passage, said elongated tube having an upper opening and a lower opening each being in fluid communication with an elongated hollow interior of said elongated tube, said elongated tube providing fluid communication between said upper end and said lower end of said elongated body, and being adapted to provide for passage of a fluid at elevated pressure through said elongated hollow interior thereof, wherein passage of said fluid at elevated pressure through said elongated hollow interior of said elongated tube fluidizes a penetrable material into which a lower portion of said elongated body of said molded pile is driven, thereby forming a fluidized penetrable material, and said apertures of said lower portion defined by said plurality of internal ribs being dimensioned to receive fluidized penetrable material therein, thereby anchoring said lower portion of said elongated body within said penetrable material.