Patent ID: 9022694
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for use in repairing a foundation, comprising: an elongate, tubular starter pile, said starter pile comprising a first tubular section forming a first end and having a first diameter and a second tubular section forming a second end axially spaced from said first end and having a second, smaller diameter; a base having a top side and a bottom side and an annular wall connected to said top side of said base and defining a receiving formation, said bottom side being secured to said first end of said starter pile, said base having a hole extending therethrough; a cable having a first end and a second end and slidably extending through said hole, said second end extending into said starter pile; and a stop secured to said second end of said cable for preventing said second end of said cable from being pulled out of said starter pile through said hole in said base, said stop being movable in said starter pile, upward tension on said cable in a direction toward said bottom side of said base effecting engagement of said stop with said bottom side of said base.