Improved Means or Apparatus for Fixing Piles in Foreshores.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means or Apparatus for Fixing Piles in Foreshores.
I, EDWARD CASE, of The Hall, Dymchurch, Kent, Gentleman and Civil Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improved means or apparatus for fixing or securing
uprights in position on the foreshore of the sea, river, or lake for the protection
of the shore or beach, or from the inrush of gravel sand or mud, the uprights
as piles being so arranged that the spaces between each pair can be occupied by
planks dropped into grooves or channels prepared for their reception to form
grovnes or screens.
The invention is based upon a previous patent granted to me and dated 25th
June of the year 1896, No. 14115, and in the specification of which, I describe
the digging of holes at. certain distances apart in the foreshore from low water
level to the wall, or near thereto, and in placing uprights with extension feet
thereof in such holes, and then filling the holes up with cement or ordinary con-
crete to about the original level to fix the uprights rigidly for the reception of
planks on edge, as a groyne or screen..
I find in practice that the employment of cement concrete and ordinary
concrete is somewhat expensive, and with a view of lowering the cost in the
preparation or construction of my shore groynes, I purpose, according to the
present invention providing open ended boxes or open top boxes only of wood
or of metal, in which by struts or cross timbers, or other rigid material, I fix my
uprights therein, which boxes with the uprights can be lowered into the holes
dug to the desired depth for their reception and the boxes and surrounding
spaces be filled in with any kind of builders rubbish, street sweepings, or with
shingle, sand, or other material, rammed home sufficiently to ensure solidity of
base, and if necessary the surface can be sprinkled with some of the foreshore
for neatness of finish.
The uprights, minus the feet of the former patent, are in pairs, so that screen
planks can be dropped down them on edge, and one upon the other up to the
desired height to be level with, or just above, or a distance above the ordinary
evel and following the curve of the foreshore, the upper planks being bolted or
otherwise fixed to the uprights to produce rigidity of the structure.
Dated this 8th day of Annil 1900
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London.
Agent for the said Edward Case.

page_text: I, EDWARD CASE, of The Hall, Dymchurch, Kent, Gentleman and Civil Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the follow-
ing statement:-.
This invention relates to improved means or apparatus for fixing or securing
uprights in position on the foreshore of the sea, river, or lake for the protection
of the shore or beach or from the inrush of gravel, sand, or mud, the uprights
as piles being so arranged that the spaces hetween each pair can be occupied by
planks dropped into grooves or channel like spaces for their reception to form
groynes or screens.
The invention is based upon a previous Patent No. 14115 dated 25th June
1896, and in the specification of which is described the digging of holes at certain
distances apart in the foreshore from low water level to the wall or near thereto,
and in placing uprights with extension feet thereof in such holes and then filling
the holes up with cement or ordinary concrete to about the original level to fix the
uprights rigidly for the reception of planks on edge as a groyne or screen.
It is found in practice that the employment of cement concrete and ordinary
concrete is somewhat expensive and with a view of lowering the cost in
preparation or construction of the shore groynes it is proposed according to the
present invention to provide open ended boxes or open top boxes only of wood
or metal in which by struts or cross timbers or other rigid material the uprights
are fixed therein, which boxes with the uprights can be lowered into the holes
dug to the desired depth for their reception and the boxes and surrounding
spaces be filled in with any kind of builders rubbish, street sweepings or with
shingle, sand or other material, rammed home sufficiently to ensure solidity of
base, and if necessary the surface can be sprinkled with some of the foresliore
for neatness of finish.
The uprights minus the feet of the former patent are in pairs so that the screen
planks can be dropped down them on edge and one upon the other up to the
lesired height to be level with. or just above, or a distance above the ordinary
level and following the course of the foreshore, the upper planks being bolted or
otherwise fixed to the uprights to produce rigidity of the structure.
The invention is shown on the annexed drawings.
Figure 1 end elevation of one of the box like foundations with two of the
uprights in position.
Figure 2 plan of box like foundation showing the cross bars which firmly bind
the box and the uprights as a single structure ready for dropping or placing in a
hole prepared for it in the shore or beach.
Figure 3 sectional elevation of sufficient of a shore groyne or screen to illus-
trate the method of building up or forming the grovne or shore screen, the spaces
between each pair of uprights having planks on edge dropped in (superposed) to
the necessary height and contiguous to one another in long series, the lower of the
planks resting upon the sand or partially embedded therein to give solidity and
additional stiffness at the base.
A, box of sides and bottom only. B, B. corner staves. C. C, cross bars at top
inner sides of box. D. transverse bar at bottom of box, said bar D being of the
same width as planks F, F, and to which the lower ends of the uprights G, G, are
secured by bolts H passed through them.

page_text: Each box with the cross bars C, D, and uprights G, G, is made complete, and to
give stiffness at the upper part of the uprights for transport an insertion piece I,
Figure 1, is temporarily bolted in place, the bolt holes in such upper part being
available when bolting the upper plank F in position.
The boxes thus prepared are dropped into holes prepared for them on the surface
of the shore or beach to any desired depth and at fixed distances apart to suit
the length of the planks, the holes and boxes being then filled up with any material
to the surrounding level, or to such height as advisable ready for the planks F
to be dropped down with their abutting ends in touch about midway of the width
of each pairs of uprights.
It may be observed that at low water level or just above it the boxes are pro-
vided with short uprights, say, for a single plank, the next box a stretch more
inshore, having taller uprights, say, for two planks, the third box and uprights
for, say, four or more planks according to the sharpness of inclination or shallow-
ness of the shore or beach the preference being to start making the groyne or
screen from the low water level up to the sea or river wall.
The groyne or screen may be left exposed from above the ground level, or the
sand gravel or shingle can be banked up against it to resist any damaging action
by the wind such as in exposed situation on a coast.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. As a shore groyne or screen, the fixing of uprights in pairs to cross bars of
boxes for depositing in holes and the filling up of such boxes with material for
locating them, the uprights being arranged for the reception of planks on edge,
as specified.
2. As a shore groyne or screen, the combination of box A, top cross bars C, C,
bottom transverse bar D, uprights G bolted on either side thereof, in gauge for
reception of planks F on edge (superposed), as specified.
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H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London.
Agent for the said Edward Case.