US3604519A
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Method of creating underwater thrusts to drive a member into the earth
Assignee: Teledyne Bolt Inc
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Filing: 1969-02-14
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Granted: 1971-09-14
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Expires: 1989-02-14
Abstract
Abstract A novel thruster method and apparatus generating a sequence of powerful thrusts suitable for driving an anchor, a pile, or the like into the earth. A novel anchor, anchor placing apparatus and pile driver are described. An acoustic impulse repeater device is located within a reaction barrel to rapidly upwardly impel water therefrom. In the case of the anchor placing apparatus, the reaction of the barrel rams an anchor and the anchor chain attached to it into sediment below a body of water. In the pile driver embodiment, the pile has taken the shape of the reaction barrel into which water is placed. Various embodiments are described.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen V Chelminski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 01:23
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63B; B63B21/00; B63B21/24; B63B21/26; E; E02; E02D; E02D5/00; E02D5/74; E02D7/00; E02D7/02; E02D7/06; E02D7/10; E02D7/28; E21; E21B; E21B7/00; E21B7/12; E21B7/124
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
A method of generating a sequence of powerful thrusts suitable for driving an anchor, a pile, or the like into the earth comprising the steps of providing a reaction barrel which is rigidly closed at one end and open at the other, providing an incompressible liquid such as water in said barrel adjacent to said closed end and extending along said barrel toward the open end, abruptly releasing compressed air at high pressure into said liquid near said closed end of the reaction barrel impelling the liquid toward said open end producing a powerful reaction thrust in the axial direction of said rigidly closed end, waiting a brief time period to allow the liquid to return in said barrel to its initial position, again abruptly releasing the compressed air into said liquid near said closed end impelling the liquid toward said open end producing a second powerful reaction thrust in the axial direction of sad rigidly closed end, again waiting a brief time period to allow the liquid to return in said barrel to its initial position, and repeating said steps periodically to generate a sequence of powerful thrusts suitable for such uses.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
193 words
A method of generating a sequence of powerful thrusts suitable for driving an anchor, a pile, or the like into the earth comprising the steps of providing a reaction barrel which is rigidly closed at one end and open at the other, providing an incompressible liquid such as water in said barrel adjacent to said closed end and extending along said barrel toward the open end, abruptly releasing compressed air at high pressure into said liquid near said closed end of the reaction barrel impelling the liquid toward said open end producing a powerful reaction thrust in the axial direction of said rigidly closed end, waiting a brief time period to allow the liquid to return in said barrel to its initial position, again abruptly releasing the compressed air into said liquid near said closed end impelling the liquid toward said open end producing a second powerful reaction thrust in the axial direction of sad rigidly closed end, again waiting a brief time period to allow the liquid to return in said barrel to its initial position, and repeating said steps periodically to generate a sequence of powerful thrusts suitable for such uses.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
199 words
A method of generating a sequence of powerful thrusts in a body of water suitable for driving an anchor, a pile, or the like into the earth beneath the body of water comprising the steps of providing a reaction barrel which is rigidly closed at one end and has access to the body of water at the second end, providing a pneumatic acoustical repeater within said barrel near the closed end thereof, providing water in said barrel surrounding said repeater and extending along said barrel toward the second end, introducing compressed air at high pressure into said repeater, abruptly releasing the compressed air from said repeater into said Liquid impelling the liquid toward said second end producing a powerful reaction thrust in the axial direction of said closed end, allowing water to return in said barrel to its initial position, again introducing compressed air at high pressure into said repeater, again abruptly releasing the compressed air from said repeater into said liquid impelling the liquid toward said second end producing a second powerful reaction thrust in the axial direction of said closed end, and repeating said steps periodically to generate a sequence of powerful thrusts suitable for such uses.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
199 words
A method of generating a sequence of powerful thrusts in a body of water suitable for driving an anchor, a pile, or the like into the earth beneath the body of water comprising the steps of providing a reaction barrel which is rigidly closed at one end and has access to the body of water at the second end, providing a pneumatic acoustical repeater within said barrel near the closed end thereof, providing water in said barrel surrounding said repeater and extending along said barrel toward the second end, introducing compressed air at high pressure into said repeater, abruptly releasing the compressed air from said repeater into said Liquid impelling the liquid toward said second end producing a powerful reaction thrust in the axial direction of said closed end, allowing water to return in said barrel to its initial position, again introducing compressed air at high pressure into said repeater, again abruptly releasing the compressed air from said repeater into said liquid impelling the liquid toward said second end producing a second powerful reaction thrust in the axial direction of said closed end, and repeating said steps periodically to generate a sequence of powerful thrusts suitable for such uses.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
85 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, for driving an anchor plate into the earth beneath the body of water including the steps of rigidly attaching the anchor plate in edgewise relationship to the axis of said reaction barrel, employing the sequence of powerful thrusts to embed the anchor plate edgewise into the earth beneath the body of water, disconnecting the reaction barrel from said anchor plate, and applying an eccentric pull to said anchor plate to orient it crosswise to the direction of pull.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-09-13 | 1979-03-15 | 1979-09-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-09-13 | 1983-03-15 | 1983-09-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |