Patent ID: 7744974

Claim:
A tubular composite pile construction comprising: a pre-formed laminate of a plurality of fiberglass layers that are bound together, wherein the pre-formed laminate comprises: first and second layers of a fiberglass material; a plurality of fiberglass strands extending in a spaced unidirectional matrix and disposed between said respective first and second layers, and a plurality of pervious tube members extending between respective first and second layers and uniformly arranged so as to enable injection of a resin therethrough; a plastic inner skin on one side of the laminate and constructed and arranged to form an inner surface of the tubular pile; a plastic outer skin fixed to an opposite side of the laminate and constructed and arranged to form an outer surface of the tubular pile; and a resin injected into said laminate with the skins forming a mold for retaining the resin while also forming the respective inner and outer pile surfaces.