Patent ID: 7955029

Claim:
A connection element of a constant cross-section for sheet pile wall components, such as sheet piles, that have one of either a head strip without a claw strip or a claw strip without a head strip along their lateral edges to facilitate their interconnection, with said connection element having a claw profile, for engaging the head strip of a sheet pile wall component, which exhibits a claw-shaped lock formed by two hook strips, and having an attachment profile, for engaging the claw strip of a sheet pile wall component, which exhibits a neck strip and a head strip, with a larger cross-section than the neck strip, provided without a claw strip at its free end; wherein one additional head strip is formed at a free end of at least one of the two hook strips of the claw profile that is farthest from the attachment profile, for engaging the claw strip of a sheet pile wall component, whereby either the head strip or the claw strip of a sheet pile wall component may be engaged with the claw profile of the connection element.