Pile connection with open collar section

Abstract

Disclosed is a pile connection with an open collar section. The pile connection includes a collar configured to attach to an elongated beam extending along a beam axis, the collar comprising a primary collar section defining a gap, the primary collar section configured to partially surround the elongated beam. The pile connection further includes a first pile sleeve comprising a first inlet, a first outlet, and a first outer surface extending therebetween, at least a portion of the first outer surface attached to the primary collar section, the first pile sleeve configured to receive a first pile.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A pile connection, comprising:
 a collar configured to attach to an elongated beam extending along a beam axis, the at least one collar comprising a primary collar section defining a gap, the primary collar section configured to partially surround the elongated beam; and   a first pile sleeve comprising a first inlet, a first outlet, and a first outer surface extending therebetween, at least a portion of the first outer surface attached to the primary collar section, the first pile sleeve configured to receive a first pile.   
     
     
         2 . The pile connection of  claim 1 , wherein the collar comprises at least one of a circular cross-section, a rectangular cross-section, or a square cross-section. 
     
     
         3 . The pile connection of  claim 1 , wherein the primary collar section comprises a base wall, a first sidewall extending from the base wall, and a second sidewall extending from the base wall, the gap defined between a first front edge of the first sidewall and a second front edge of the second sidewall. 
     
     
         4 . The pile connection of  claim 1 , wherein the gap is larger than the elongated beam such that the primary collar section is configured to receive the elongated beam through the gap. 
     
     
         5 . The pile connection of  claim 3 , wherein the first sidewall comprises at least one first mounting hole proximate the first front edge, and the second sidewall comprises at least one second mounting hole proximate the second front edge. 
     
     
         6 . The pile connection of  claim 1 ,
 further comprising a secondary collar section configured to attach to the primary collar section and partially surround the elongated beam;   wherein the primary collar section and the secondary collar section fully surround the elongated beam.   
     
     
         7 . The pile connection of  claim 1 ,
 further comprising a second pile sleeve comprising a second inlet, a second outlet, and a second outer surface extending therebetween, at least a portion of the second outer surface attached to the primary collar section, the second pile sleeve configured to receive a second pile;   wherein the coupling is configured to attach the first pile sleeve to the elongated beam at a first side of the elongated beam, and attach the second pile sleeve to the elongated beam at a second side of the elongated beam.   
     
     
         8 . The pile connection of  claim 7 , wherein the pile connection comprises only two pile sleeves. 
     
     
         9 . The pile connection of  claim 7 , wherein the first pile sleeve and the second pile sleeve each comprise a rectangular cross-section. 
     
     
         10 . The pile connection of  claim 7 , wherein the first pile sleeve and the second pile sleeve are non-parallel to each other. 
     
     
         11 . The pile connection of  claim 7 , wherein the first pile sleeve and the second pile sleeve are aligned in a common plane. 
     
     
         12 . The pile connection of  claim 7 ,
 wherein the primary collar section comprises a base wall, a first sidewall extending from the base wall, and a second sidewall extending from the base wall, the gap defined between a first front edge of the first sidewall and a second front edge of the second sidewall;   wherein the first pile sleeve relative to the first sidewall is at a same angle as the second pile sleeve relative to the second sidewall; and   wherein the first pile sleeve relative to the base wall is at a same angle as the second pile sleeve relative to the second sidewall.   
     
     
         13 . A support system, comprising:
 at least one elongated beam extending along a beam axis;   at least one pile connection attached to the at least one elongated beam, the at least one pile connection comprising:
 a collar configured to attach to the elongated beam, the at least one collar comprising a primary collar section defining a gap, the primary collar section configured to partially surround the elongated beam; 
 a first pile sleeve comprising a first inlet, a first outlet, and a first outer surface extending therebetween, at least a portion of the first outer surface attached to the primary collar section; and 
 a first pile positioned within the first pile sleeve. 
   
     
     
         14 . The support system of  claim 13 ,
 wherein the at least one pile connection further comprises a second pile sleeve comprising a second inlet, a second outlet, and a second outer surface extending therebetween, at least a portion of the second outer surface attached to the primary collar section;   wherein the support system further comprises a second pile positioned within the second pile sleeve.   
     
     
         15 . The support system of  claim 13 , wherein the elongated beam comprises structural steel. 
     
     
         16 . The support system of  claim 13 , wherein the structural steel comprises circular tubing, rectangular tubing, square tubing, I-Beam, or W-Beam. 
     
     
         17 . A method for forming a support system, comprising:
 positioning an elongated beam relative to a ground, the elongated beam extending along a beam axis;   attaching a pile connection to the elongated beam by inserting the elongated beam through a gap defined by a primary collar section of a collar, the primary collar section configured to partially surround the elongated beam; and   inserting a first pile into a first pile sleeve of the pile connection and driving the first pile into the ground to fix the elongated beam to the ground, the first pile sleeve attached to the primary collar section.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein attaching a pile connection to the elongated beam further comprises:
 inserting a fastener through a mounting hole in the primary collar section of the collar and through a mounting hole of the elongated beam.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises inserting a second pile into a second pile sleeve of the pile connection and driving the second pile into the ground to fix the elongated beam to the ground, the second pile sleeve attached to the primary collar section. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising attaching a secondary collar section to the primary collar section such that the primary collar section and the secondary collar section fully surround the elongated beam.