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A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly for converting a hydraulic breaker hammer to a pile driving apparatus for driving piles into the ground. A hydraulic breaker hammer is immovably retained in a support housing. The hydraulic breaker hammer is fitted with a blunt working implement for transmi

A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly for converting a hydraulic breaker hammer to a pile driving apparatus for driving piles into the ground. A hydraulic breaker hammer is immovably retained in a support housing. The hydraulic breaker hammer is fitted with a blunt working implement for transmitting blows to a drive cap supported on top of a pile. A pile guiding assembly is secured at an open bottom end of the support housing for guiding, in axial alignment with the working implement, the pile being driven in the ground. The casing assembly protects the hydraulic breaker hammer secured therein and provides access thereto as well as displaceable connection to a boom of a pile driving rig.

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1. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly for converting a hydraulic breaker hammer to a pile driving apparatus, said casing assembly comprising a support housing configured to immovably secure therein a hydraulic breaker hammer; said support housing having protective side walls, one of said pro

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A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly for converting a hydraulic breaker hammer to a pile driving apparatus, said casing assembly comprising a support housing configured to immovably secure therein a hydraulic breaker hammer; said support housing having protective side walls, one of said protective side walls connectable to a support member displaceable along a boom of a pile driving rig, an impact shaft of said hydraulic breaker hammer being positioned near a bottom end of said support housing; an attachment cylinder secured at said open bottom end of said support housing or adapted for securement to a bottom end of the hydraulic breaker hammer; a drive cap for vertical sliding fit in said attachment cylinder and transversely captive therein; and an adjustable pile guide housing secured adjacent a front open end of said attachment cylinder and secured to said support housing for seating engagement about a top end portion of a pile to orient said hydraulic breaker hammer support housing axially aligned with said pile and with said drive cap sitting on a top end of said pile, for guiding, in axial alignment with said impact shaft, said pile to be driven in a soil surface. 2. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a plurality of connecting rods secured at predetermined positions between said protective side walls for immovably securing the hydraulic breaker hammer, at least some of said connecting rods are provided in at least sections thereof with a sleeve of compressible material to protect said rods from direct frictional contact with said hydraulic breaker hammer and to dampen vibrations and sound. 3. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 2 wherein there is further provided two or more transverse recess engaging plates disposed in transverse recess areas of said hydraulic breaker hammer extending between a front wall and a rear one of said protective side walls, some of said connecting rods extending in close sliding fit through holes provided in said transverse recess engaging plates. 4. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein the one of said protective side walls connectable to the support member is a rear one of said side walls. 5. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 4 wherein the rear one of said side walls includes an adjustable attachment means for adjustably securing same to a carriage displaceable along said boom, and connection means for adjustable connection of said breaker hammer casing assembly on said boom. 6. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 5 wherein said adjustable attachment means is constituted by a plurality of fastener bores disposed in alignment in said rear one of said protective side walls. 7. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 4 further comprising slide engaging sleeves secured to an outer surface of said rear one of said protective side walls for displaceable sliding engagement with a support of said boom. 8. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein said pile guiding assembly is secured to an attachment means secured at said bottom end of said support housing and the attachment cylinder is adapted for securement to said attachment means. 9. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 8 wherein said attachment means comprises a square bracket surrounding said bottom end, said attachment cylinder having a square cross-section, and a plurality of fastener receiving holes about a rear end portion of said attachment cylinder for receiving fasteners for connection to said square bracket. 10. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 9 wherein said attachment means further comprises a projecting flange projecting from a lower edge of said rear support wall and adapted for connection with a connecting flange of said pile guide housing. 11. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein said adjustable pile guide housing is a rectangular open-ended housing having opposed top and bottom flat walls and a pair of parallel side walls, a large opening provided in said top and bottom flat walls and aligned with one another and dimensioned for the passage of a top end portion of a pile to be received therethrough, a pair of slide guide blocks retained captive in said open-ended housing by end walls secured to said open-ended housing and obstructing said open ends of said housing, said slide guide blocks adjustably securable at predetermined locations on a respective side of said pile guide housing, said slide guide blocks having a shaped formation in an inner wall thereof facing one another on opposed sides of said large opening. 12. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 11 wherein said shaped formation is configured to guide in sliding relationship therebetween one of cylindrical or square cross-section piles and other cross-section shaped piles. 13. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 11 wherein said adjustable pile guide housing includes two or more rows of aligned holes provided in said pair of parallel side walls, and said slide guide blocks include two or more through bores extending across said slide guide blocks and disposed for alignment with selected ones of holes in adjacent ones of said two or more rows, the assembly further comprising connecting rods disposed in selected ones of said holes and through bores for securing said slide guide blocks at said predetermined location. 14. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 13 wherein said connecting rod is comprised by a pair of connecting rods interconnected in parallel relationship by a transverse arm at an end thereof, and a handle formation secured to said transverse arm for inserting and withdrawing said pair of connecting rods from said selected ones of a pair of said holes and through bores. 15. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 11 wherein said end wall is provided with an opening therein for access to a rear flat wall of said slide guide block disposed adjacent thereto. 16. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a slide plate having two or more axially aligned first connecting members and two or more axially aligned second connecting members secured to a side wall of said protective side walls, said first and second connecting members being configured for inter-engagement with one another. 17. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 16 wherein there is further provided a lock for locking said first and second connecting members in inter-engagement. 18. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 17 wherein said first connecting members are seating blocks disposed spaced-apart on a flat surface of said slide plate, each seating block having a tongue formation extending outwardly at a top end thereof, said second connecting members being spaced-apart connecting cavities formed in at least a flat portion of one of said protective side walls and configured to receive an associated one of said seating blocks therein, said cavities each having a tongue engaging formation in a top edge thereof for seating engagement on said tongue formation of its associated seating block. 19. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 18 wherein said tongue formation defines an angulated flat slide ramp section extending from a free outer edge thereof to said flat surface of said slide plate, and opposed sloped side edges extending angularly inwards form said flat surface to said free outer edge of said tongue, said tongue formations guiding said seating blocks for inter-engagement with said connecting cavities. 20. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 19 wherein said tongue engaging formation of each said connecting cavities is constituted by an inward upwardly sloping seating wall for sliding engagement on said flat slide ramp of said tongue formation of its associated seating block, and opposed angularly and inwardly sloping guide edges extending from opposed edges of said connecting cavities to said seating wall. 21. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 18 wherein said lock comprises a transverse slot formed in said flat surface of said slide plate and a flat lock bar configured for close sliding fit reception in said transverse slot with said flat lock bar extending in axial captive retention between aligned guide brackets formed on opposed sides of said side wall of said protective side walls whereby to interlock said slide plate on said side wall to prevent disengagement of said first connecting members with said second connecting members. 22. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 16 wherein said slide plate is provided with slide arms for sliding displacement along said boom of a pile driving rig and connecting means to secure said slide plate to a plate displacing means. 23. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein said support housing has a top wall secured to a winch cable of a motor driven winch mounted at a top end of said boom of said pile driving rig, said motor driven winch positioning said pile guiding assembly at a top end of a pile to be driven into the ground by impact blows of said hydraulic breaker hammer and the total weight of said hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly. 24. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein said support member is secured to an endless drive attachment tether capable of imparting an upward pulling force and a downward pulling force to said support member to position said pile guiding assembly at a top end of said pile to be driven into the ground and to provide a downward pulling force on said hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly when said hydraulic breaker hammer generates impact blows to provide additional driving force at said top end of said pile. 25. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 24 wherein said endless drive attachment tether is a chain drive secured to said boom of said pile driving rig. 26. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 24 wherein said support member is secured to a lowermost portion of one of said protective side walls wherein said support member, when drawn to a top end of said boom, said support housing will partly project over said top end of said boom wherein said boom may be constructed of a shorter length to accommodate a pile or provide for the driving of longer pile length with the same boom length. 27. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein the drive cap is guidingly retained in a bottom end of said support housing, said drive cap having a top surface shaped to receive a free end of said impact shaft on an upper surface thereof and transferring impact blows therefrom to a top end of said pile to be driven in said ground. 28. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 27 wherein said drive cap is a blow damping drive cap having an elastomeric material therein to dampen said impact blows. 29. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 27 wherein said drive cap is provided with a fluid chamber, a fluid conduit leading to said fluid chamber, and fluid pressure monitoring means secured to said fluid conduit to measure the fluid pressure created by the impact force of said impact blows transmitted to said pile in relation to the hardness of said ground in which said pile is driven, said fluid pressure monitoring means determining said hardness of said ground by the measured resistance force of said pile. 30. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein said attachment cylinder is detachably connected to a support attachment secured at said bottom end of said support housing. 31. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 30 further comprising a support frame having a top wall, a pair of parallel guide flanges secured on a top surface of said support frame for removable engagement with said support attachment, a pile passing between said pair of guide flanges and configured to receive said pile in close sliding fit therein, and pile guide means projecting from a lower surface of said support housing for guiding a top end of said pile into said pile passage. 32. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 31 wherein said support attachment is constituted by a pair of slide flanges, each slide flange of said pair of slide flanges being secured to a respective side of said open bottom end of said support housing and disposed parallel to one another, said guide flanges being slidingly supported by said pair of slide flanges, and a connector for immovably connecting said guide flanges to said slide flanges. 33. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 32 wherein said connector is a connecting pin extending in a connector bore of one of said guide flanges and into a bore in an associated slide flange. 34. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 31 further comprising a plurality of depending guide finger members secured to said lower surface of said support frame and spaced-apart about said pile passage, said guide finger members having an inner angulated guide edge sloping outwardly from about said pile passage to an outer end thereof to create an enlarged guide opening to capture said top end of said pile and guide it into said pile passage. 35. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 30 wherein said adjustable pile guide housing is a rectangular open-ended housing having opposed top and bottom flat walls and a pair of parallel side walls, a large opening provided in said top and bottom flat walls and aligned with one another and dimensioned for the passage of a top end portion of a pile to be received therethrough, a pair of slide guide blocks retained captive in said open-ended housing by end walls secured to said open-ended housing and obstructing said open ends of said housing, said slide guide blocks adjustably securable at predetermined locations on a respective side of said pile guide housing, said slide guide blocks having a shaped formation in an inner wall thereof facing one another on opposed sides of said large opening, and a pair of parallel guide flanges secured on a top surface of said open-ended housing for removable engagement with said support attachment. 36. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 35 wherein said support attachment is constituted by a pair of slide flanges, each slide flange of said pair of slide flanges being secured to a respective side of said open bottom end of said support housing and disposed parallel to one another, said guide flanges being slidingly supported by said pair of slide flanges, and a connector for immovably connecting said guide flanges to said slide flanges. 37. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 36 wherein said shaped formation is configured to guide in sliding relationship therebetween one of cylindrical or square cross-section piles and other cross-section shaped piles. 38. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 36 wherein said adjustable guide pile housing includes two or more rows of aligned holes provided in said pair of parallel side walls, and said slide guide blocks include two or more through bores extending across said slide guide blocks and disposed for alignment with selected ones of holes in adjacent ones of said two or more rows, the assembly further comprising connecting rods disposed in selected ones of said holes and through bores for securing said slide guide blocks at said predetermined location. 39. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 38 wherein said connecting rod is comprised by a pair of connecting rods interconnected in parallel relationship by a transverse arm at an end thereof, and a handle formation secured to said transverse arm for inserting and withdrawing said pair of connecting rods from said selected ones of a pair of said holes and through bores. 40. An adjustable pile guide housing for displaceable securement under a drive cap seated on a top end of a pile and impacted by a pile driver, said adjustable pile guide housing being a rectangular open-ended housing having opposed top and bottom flat walls and a pair of parallel side walls, a large opening provided in said top and bottom flat walls and aligned with one another and dimensioned for the passage of a top end portion of a pile to be received therethrough, a pair of slide guide blocks retained captive in said open-ended housing by end walls secured to said open-ended housing and obstructing said open ends of said housing, said slide guide blocks adjustably securable at predetermined locations on a respective side of said pile guide housing, said slide guide blocks having a shaped formation in an inner wall thereof facing one another on opposed sides of said large opening. 41. An adjustable pile guide housing as claimed in claim 40 wherein said shaped formation is configured to guide in sliding relationship therebetween one of cylindrical or square cross-section piles and other cross-section shaped piles. 42. An adjustable pile guide housing as claimed in claim 40 wherein said adjustable pile guide housing includes two or more rows of aligned holes provided in said pair of parallel side walls, and said slide guide blocks include two or more through bores extending across said slide guide blocks and disposed for alignment with selected ones of holes in adjacent ones of said two or more rows, and the assembly further comprising connecting rods disposed in selected ones of said holes and through bores for securing said slide guide blocks at said predetermined location. 43. An adjustable pile guide housing as claimed in claim 42 wherein said connecting rods is comprised by a pair of connecting rods interconnected in parallel relationship by a transverse arm at an end thereof, and a handle formation secured to said transverse arm for inserting and withdrawing said pair of connecting rods from said selected ones of a pair of said holes and through bores. 44. A blow damping drive cap in combination with a pile driving hammer for transmitting impact forces from said pile driving hammer, said drive cap having a fluid chamber and a fluid conduit leading to said fluid chamber and fluid pressure monitoring means secured to said fluid conduit to measure the impact force of said impact blows transmitted to said pile in relation to the hardness of the ground in which said pile is driven, said fluid pressure monitoring means determining said hardness of said ground by the measured resistance force of said pile. 45. A blow damping drive cap as claimed in claim 44 in combination with claim 1. 46. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly for converting a hydraulic breaker hammer to a pile driving apparatus, said casing assembly comprising a support housing configured to immovably secure therein a hydraulic breaker hammer; said support housing having protective side walls, one of said protective side walls connectable to a support member displaceable along a boom of a pile driving rig, an impact shaft of said hydraulic breaker hammer being positioned near a bottom end of said support housing; a pile guide assembly secured at said open bottom end of said support housing for guiding, in axial alignment with said impact shaft, a pile to be driven in a soil surface, wherein one of said protective side walls of said support housing being spaced from said hydraulic breaker hammer to create a protective space, the protective space housing: hydraulic and electrical lines and connections thereof; ora cable guided by a cable winch for connection to an attachment element at a bottom end of said support housing, wherein said cable is capable of being attached to a pile top end portion for lifting said pile and guiding said top end portion of said pile under said open bottom end of said support housing by displacing said support housing upwardly along said boom. 47. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 46 wherein said protective space accommodates hydraulic and electrical lines therein secured to a connection block in a lower side section of said support housing, and a connector mechanism for connecting flexible supply conduits to said connection block, said flexible supply conduits housing hydraulic and electrical supply lines for connection to said hydraulic and electrical lines in said protective space. 48. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 46 wherein said support housing has a top wall, said cable winch being mounted on said top wall and having a guide pulley to guide the cable from a driven spool of said winch downwardly into said protective space for connection to the attachment element at a bottom end of said support housing. 49. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 48 wherein a guide bracket is secured adjacent said bottom open end of said support housing for guiding said cable therethrough, said attachment element being a hook element. 50. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 46 wherein said support housing has a top wall, said protective space housing hydraulic and electrical lines and connections thereof, said hydraulic breaker hammer being protected from foreign elements by said support housing. 51. A hydraulic breaker hammer casing assembly as claimed in claim 50 wherein at least one of said protective side walls is a removable side wall for access to said hydraulic breaker hammer and said protective space.