Patent ID: 8444349

Claim:
A grouted pile splice, comprising: a lower pile section including a proximal end, a proximal end opening, an inner surface, and an inner bore; an upper pile section including an elongated integral upper body portion, a stabbing portion and an integral driving portion disposed between the elongated integral upper body portion and the stabbing portion along a longitudinal axis of the upper pile section, the elongated integral upper body portion, the integral driving portion and the stabbing portion being formed as a single piece, the integral driving portion being adapted to apply a driving force to said lower pile section, the stabbing portion being sized to extend through said proximal end opening and into said inner bore of said lower pile section to form an annulus space between said upper pile section and said inner surface of said lower pile section, said annulus space sized to receive grout to connect said upper pile section and said lower pile section; and a grout distributor assembly mounted in the upper pile section to receive grout and supply the grout from the distributor assembly to the annulus space to connect the upper pile section to said lower pile section, the grout distributor assembly having a proximal end connected to an inside surface of the stabbing portion.