US969706A - Sea-wall or wharf construction. - Google Patents

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J. E.' KJILBERG. SEA WALL 0R WHARF CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FIL'ED DEO. B, 1909. I I 969,706. y Patented sept. e, 1910.

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J. E. KJILBERG. SEA WALL 0R WHARF CONSTRUCTION.

' v APPLICATION FILED DBU. 8, 1909. I v 96 9,706. Patented Sept. 6, 1910.

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y Referringto 'the drawings, A designates` UNITED sfraras JOHN EMIL KJILBERG, OF MOBILE, ALABAMA, ASSIGNOR O F ONE-HALF G. OLLINGER, OIF MOBILE; ALABAMA.

,PATENT OFFICE.

To CHARLES SEA-WALL 0R W'HAR CONSTRUCTION.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. KJiLnsRc, a Subject of the King of Sweden, residing` Aat Mobile, in the county of Mobile and State of Alabama, haveinvented a new and useful Sea-Tall or lVharfConstruction, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wharves, bulli'- heads, retainine walls and the like, for use along bodies o water to retain the shore material or embankment from the latter.

The principal object of the invention is:

the provision of a structure of this character which is of extremely simple construc' tion, inexpensive as to the cost of materialy and building, and designed to be of per1nanent character so asto take the place of the common timber constructions which are liable to become destroyed by storms or eaten away by teredo or sea-worms.

Another object of the invention is to pro- 'vide a novel arrangement of reinforcing and supporting piles, together with a wall of concrete or similar material so arranged as to effectively withstand the'straius to which the structure is subjected and to be unaffected by the elements.

lith these objects in view and others, as

. will appear as the description proceeds. the

Invention comprises the various novelfeatures of construction'v and arrangement 'of parts which will be more fully described. hereinafter and set forth with particularity in the `claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawings, whiclr illustrate one embodiment ofv theinvcnti'on Fio'urc 1 1s a vertical transverse's'ection of the wall. l' 1g. 2 is an elevation of the wall viewed from the water side.1 Fig. 3 is an' enlarged detail View sl1o\\'ing the wall in elevation. Fig. l is a perspective View of the upper portions of one pair of reinforcing piles for the concrete portion of the wall. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective'view of the fastening for the fender pile. Similar reference characters are employed to designate corresponding parts throughthe conci ete portion of the wall, wharf or bankment of earth B, the concrete extending downwardly at least a'distance equal to the.

depth of fthe water. This concrete section Amis reinforced and held inplace 4by piles' Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Slept-, 6 1910, Application filed December 8, 1909.

Serial No. 532,068.

1 and 2 which are driven into the earth in such relation to each other as-to effectively withstand the downward and lateral pressure of the concrete wall. The piles 1 and 2 are arranged in pairs and are oppositely inclined 0r battered and so arranged with respect to each other as to cross at the point- 43 slightly below their upper ends., The .pairs of piles are spaced from each otherin a' row extending.longitudinally of the wall,`

yand thev front set of piles 1 ofthe row pass downwardly through the .concrete wall and out of the bottom thereof, while the `rear set "of piles 2 pass downwardly through the upv per portion of the wall and out of the latter' at the rear at a point intermediate the top and bottom thereof. The concrete wall can be of any transverse dimension, to the locality and body of water equivalent devices passing through the piles at the point wherethey lcross, and the pairs of piles are secured jto a horizontalreinforcing rod vor equivalgnt means 5 which is em: bedded in the concrete adjacent the top thereof, the said rod being inserted between the upper end of the piles. The Vconcrete wall is' further reinforced vby spaced longitudinal bars or'rods so that the wall is strengthened vertically by the piles and horizontally by the bars. Spaoed shorewa'rd a suitabledistance from the row of reinforcing piles 1 and 2 is a row of anchor piles 7 which-are driven'into` the embankment and the concrete wall is connected with these piles 7 by rods 8-which have their ends 9 enlarged or otherwise formed to obtain' a firm hold in the concrete while the opposite ends pass through the piles 7 and tighten by nuts 10. A

Any suitable fender construction may be employed in connection with the concrete wall, and for this fender, piles 11 are driven into the bott-om of the waterway close to the` accordingl to be pro-l tected. The piles 1 and 2 of each pair are .fastened together by bolts 4i or such for instance, as collar plates 15 bolted to the wale pieces to project laterally therefrom and through the collars 16 of which the fender piles extend. The fender iles may project above the top of the wal Vor wharf to serve as mooring posts, or mooring rings or equivalent devices 17 may be anchored in the concrete.

A wall' constructed in this manner is light as compared with other concrete walls and possesses great strength owing to the large number of piles and their peculiar arrange ment. Eurthermore, the wall is of a permanent chalracter since the piles are protected from destructive elements.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying ldraw'- ings, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation vwill be readily apparent to those skilled in the/art to which the invention appertains. and while I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the construction which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the construction shown 'is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made when desired as are within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. In .a structure of the class described, a wall of concrete or the like, and a row of vertically disposed reinforcing and supporting elements partially embedded in the wall and driven into the foundation of the wall, said elements comprising connected piles arranged in crossed relation.

2. In a structure of the class described, a wall, means for supporting the wall consisting of a pluralityT of pairs of piles arranged side by side with their upper ends embedded in the wall and their lower ends projecting out of Athe latter and driven into the earth, the' piles of each pair crossing each other at a point below their upper ends and the point of crossing being located in the wall.

3. In a structure of the class described, a wall, means for supporting the Wall consisting of a plurality of pairs of piles arranged side by side with their upper ends embedded in the -wall andtheir lower ends projecting out of the latter and driven into the earth, the piles of each pair crossing each other at a point below their upper ends and the point of crossing being located in the wall, and means for securing each pair of piles rigidly together.

4. In a structure of the class described, a wall, means for supporting the wall consisting of a plurality of pairs of piles arranged side by side with their upper ends embedded in the wall and their lower ends projecting out of the latter and driven into the earth,

the piles of each pair crossingeach other at a point below their upper ends and the point of crossing being located in the wall, and means for securing a plurality of pairs of piles together and to form a horizontal reinforce for the wall.

5. In a structure of the class described, a wall,.means for supporting the wall consisting of a plurality of pairs of piles arranged side by side with their upper endsy embedded in the wall and their' lower ends projecting out of the latter and driven into the earth,

-t-he piles of each pair crossing each other at a point below their upper ends and the point of crossing being located in the wall, means for securing each pair of piles rigidly together, and means for securing a plurality of pairs of piles together and to form 'a horizontal reinforce for the wall.

6. In a structure of the class described, a wall of concrete or the like, separate series of piles having their upper ends embedded in the wall, the lower ends of one series passing out of the bottom of the wall and of the other series passing out of the side of the wall to be anchored in the earth under the wall, the said series of piles being disposed in angular vrelation to each other and adja cent piles of both series crossing each other near the top of the wall.

7. In a structure of the class described. a concrete wall, separate series of'piles having their upper portions embedded in the wall in crossed relation and their lower portions projecting downwardly out ofthe same at divergent inclinations, a row of driven piles spaced shoreward from the wall, and means for connecting the wall with the last-mentioned piles above the points of intersection of the first-mentioned piles.

8. In a structure ofthe class described, a wall formed with concrete or the like, a plurality of supporting and reinforcing elements each consisting of a pair of connected piles having their upper ends embedded in the wall in crossed relation and their lower ends projecting outwardly therefrom in divergent relation, fender piles secured to the outer face of the wall, and reinforcing elements embedded in the wall and extending transversely to the piles.

9. In a structure of the class described, a wall formed with concrete or the like', a plurality of supporting and reinforcing elements each consisting of a pair of connectedl piles having their upper ends embedded in the wall in crossed relation and their lower ends projecting outwardly in divergent relation, anchor piles spaced from the Wall, and tie bars anchored in the wall between adjacent supportingl and reinforcing elements above the points of intersection of the same and extending from the wall and connected d with the anchor piles.

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i0. In a struc-ture of tbe. class described, my own, llave .hereto afilixed my signatre `the combination of a concrete Wall,`braedkets in theipresence of two Witnesses. embedded therein Wale strips secure t0 V s l said brackets, collar plates secured tosaid JOHN EMIL KJILBERG 5 Wale st rips, and fender piles inserted Witnesses:

through and supported by said collar plates. N. A. HUTGHINS, y In testimony that I claim the foregolng as e J.' S. .PHLSTROLL

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