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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
MORGAN L. PARRY, OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.
IMPROVEMENT IN PILES FOR BULK-HEADS AND OTHER STRUCTURES.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 194,309, dated August 21, 1877 ; application filed
July 19, 1877.
To all whom it may concern : given locality. Cement C is secured to the
Be it known that I, MORGAN L. PARRY, of outer face of the pile as follows: Narrow side
Galveston, in the county of Galveston and pieces D D' are attached to the side edges of
State of Texas, have invented certain new and the pile, the pieces projecting above the face
useful Improvements in Piles and Method of the desired thickness of the layer of cement,
Sinking Same; and I do hereby declare the and thereby in connection with the pile form-
following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip- ing a mold, within which the cement is evenly
tion of the invention, such as will enable spread, and firmly secured by any number of
others skilled in the art to which it pertains bolts, c, which latter are provided with large
to make and use it, reference being had to heels c', in order to firmly secure the cement
the accompanying drawings, which form part in place. It is evident that metallic or wooden
of this specification, plates may be secured against the outer sur-
My invention relates to an improved pile face of the cement by the bolts c, to further
and method of sinking the same, the object of provide against the displacement of the ce-
the invention being to provide a concrete- ment. After the cement has been applied the
faced bulk-head composed of piles, each of side pieces D D' are detached from the edges
which may be sunk in position by continuous- of the pile and secured to the rabbeted edge
ly forcing the sand from beneath the lower parallel with the face of the pile, thereby con-
end of the pile. stituting rabbets d d. As the piles are secured
My invention consists, first, in a pile having in place they are sunk in such position that
a concrete facing secured to its outer face or their edges shall abut closely against each
side; second, in a pile consisting of two or other, thusformingacoutinuosandunbroken
more pieces of plank or timber, the abutting bulk-head.
faces of which have semicircular grooves The piles are sunk in place as follows: The
formed therein, whereby a passage- way or two horizontal lines or string-pieces EE', made
conduit is formed through the pile when the of heavy plank, are temporarily placed in po-
parts of the same are secured in position; sition of the water-line. Each string-piece is
third, in the several details of construction, composed of outer and inner planking e e',
as will more fully appear from the following placed a sufficient distance apart to allow of
description and claims. the insertion of the piles between the same.
In the accompanying drawings,. Figure 1 A pump, F, of any approved form is then at-
represents a plan view of my invention; Fig. tached to a nipple or.coupling, G, inserted in
2, a rear view. Fig. 3 is an edge view. Fig. the upper end of the pile. The pump, being
4 shows the side strip in place, to serve as a operated, serves to force the sand from beneath
mold for applying the cement. Fig. 5 is a the pile, and the latter is gradually lowered
cross-section of my improved combination pile. until its upper end comes flush with the upper
Fig. 6 illustrates the pile while being sunk in string-pieceE, when bolts are inserted through
position. Fig. 7 is a section of a bulk-head, the string-pieces E E' and the pile, thereby se-
constructed of piles embodying my invention. curing the sections of the pile together in a firm
A A' represent plank of any desired ma- and rigid manner, and also binding the line of
terial, (cypress being preferably used, as it piles into a continuous and unbroken line of
withstands for a long time the action of wa- bulk-head, which latter, as already observed,
ter,) which planks have semicircular grooves will be provided with a continuous outer face
a a' formed in their abutting sides or faces, so of concrete.
that when they are secured in place a conduit This method of building bulk-heads, while
or water-passage, B, is formed within and it necessitates but little and simple machinery
through the entire length of the pile. Plank to effect the desired object, abfords a strong
A overlaps plank A', thereby forming rabbets and finished structure, and one that will with-
b on each side of the pile. C is cement, and stand the injurious effects of the water for a
the same may be formed of any desired ma- great length of time.
terial as will be found best suited for any Having fully described my invention, what
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Parry, Morgan L. Improvement in Piles for Bulk-Heads and Other Structures., patent, August 21, 1877; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth166687/m1/3/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.