Apparatus and method of installing piles
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1. A method of creating a hole in soil comprising the steps of:
- providing a tube including a body having an open bottom end and an open top end and a passageway extending between said open bottom and top ends;
arranging the open bottom end of said tube substantially adjacent to a site where it is desired to create a hole; and
applying a stream of compressed air below said open bottom end of said tube, wherein a conduit extending between said open bottom and top ends is used to transport said compressed air through said tube, such that said compressed air stream impacts soil at said site and simultaneously applying said compressed air stream downwardly and upwardly through a nozzle connected to said conduit to facilitate removal of said particles through said open top end of said tube, and moving said tube into said hole along with said conduit and said nozzle until a hole of the desired depth is obtained.
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A method and apparatus for creating a hole in a soil body. The apparatus includes an open ended tube, a conduit with a nozzle is arranged within the tube. The nozzle has a downwardly facing opening for applying a stream of compressed air downwardly below the bottom open end of the tube to impact the soil. The nozzle also has an upwardly facing opening for simultaneously applying a stream of compressed air upwardly toward the top open end of the tube to facilitate removal of soil particles. This apparatus is utilized to create a hole in which a pile may be installed.
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1. A method of creating a hole in soil comprising the steps of:
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providing a tube including a body having an open bottom end and an open top end and a passageway extending between said open bottom and top ends;
arranging the open bottom end of said tube substantially adjacent to a site where it is desired to create a hole; and
applying a stream of compressed air below said open bottom end of said tube, wherein a conduit extending between said open bottom and top ends is used to transport said compressed air through said tube, such that said compressed air stream impacts soil at said site and simultaneously applying said compressed air stream downwardly and upwardly through a nozzle connected to said conduit to facilitate removal of said particles through said open top end of said tube, and moving said tube into said hole along with said conduit and said nozzle until a hole of the desired depth is obtained. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for creating a hole in soil comprising:
a tube including a body having an open bottom end, an open top end and a passageway extending between said open bottom and open top ends;
a compressed air assembly including a source of compressed air, a conduit and a nozzle connected to said conduit, at least one portion of said conduit being arranged within said tube, said nozzle having a downwardly facing opening for applying a stream of compressed air downwardly below said open bottom end of said tube to impact soil and create a hole at a selected site, said nozzle also having an upwardly facing opening for simultaneously applying a stream of compressed air upwardly through said open top end of said tube to facilitate removal of soil particles, wherein said tube is adapted to be moved into the hole alone with said conduit and said nozzle until the desired depth is obtained.- View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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