Patent ID: 7300229

Claim:
A repair jacket for repairing a piling, including: a generally cylindrical body, having a longitudinal axis and including: an outer face; an inner face; a top; and a bottom; and a lengthwise opening from said top to said bottom; centering/damping means attached to said body; for maintaining said body generally concentric to the piling and with a substantially uniform gap between said body and the piling; and for damping lateral impulsive forces against said body during installation of said jacket; and a bottom seal attached to said bottom of said body for sealing between the piling and said body; such that said bottom seal is adapted to cooperate with said inner face to support filler material for filling the gap between the piling and said inner face when said jacket is installed upon the piling and said opening is sealed; said bottom seal comprising: a flexible tube defining an interior channel for accepting filler material; including: a filler port piercing said flexible tube for accepting filler material into said interior channel; and an escape port piercing said flexible tube for allowing displaced fluid to escape from said interior channel.