US 12,473,743 B2
Open-frame foundation apparatus for post support
Scott Garnet Dorward, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Apr. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/297,967.
Prior Publication US 2024/0337131 A1, Oct. 10, 2024
Int. Cl. E04H 12/22 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 12/2284 (2013.01) [E04H 12/2238 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a hollow tube comprising a wall having an outer surface;
four fin members, each fin member having a quadrilateral shape, wherein a respective first edge of each fin member is attached to the outer surface of the wall of the hollow tube, and each fin member extends radially away from the outer surface of the wall of the hollow tube; and
a quadrilateral prism member surrounding the hollow tube and the four fin members, wherein a second edge of each fin member is attached to a corresponding edge of the quadrilateral prism member, wherein two adjacent fin members are connected by two other edges of the quadrilateral prism member.