Patent ID: 8511020

Claim:
A structural cap for anchoring a leg of a tower to a radial array of battered micropiles, the structural cap comprising; an outer shell defining a cementitious containment area within the outer shell, the cementitious containment area for receiving and containing a cementitious mixture for stiffening the outer shell, the outer shell comprising a substantially circular base member; a substantially ring-shaped top member; and a containment wall attached perpendicularly on one side to a perimeter of the substantially circular base member and perpendicularly on an opposite side to the substantially ring-shaped top member; a mounting member attached to the outer shell and configured to attach to the tower leg, the cementitious mixture anchoring the mounting member in place upon receipt of the cementitious mixture in the cementitious containment area; and multiple bearing flanges arranged along a perimeter of the outer shell and each configured to mount to a respective one of the radial array of battered micropiles.