# US 10,870,963 B2 · Support assembly for a building structure

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- Number: US 10,870,963 B2
- Document ID: US10870963B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/676,612
- Filed: 2019-11-07
- Published: 2020-03-05
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2016-11-16
- Assignees: Goliathtech Inc.
- Applicants: Goliathtech Inc.
- Inventors: Julian Reusing
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10870963B2

## CPC

- E02D 5/223: {Details of top sections of foundation piles (E02D5/54 takes precedence)}
- E04B 1/34347: {Anchoring means therefor}
- E04B 1/34352: {Base structures or supporting means therefor}
- B62D 21/20: trailer type, i.e. a frame specifically constructed for use in a non-powered vehicle
- E02D: FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS (specially adapted for hydraulic engineering E02B); UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES {(tunnels, tunnelling, mining E21)}
- E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001})
- B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M)

## Abstract

A support assembly for supporting a building structure, the building structure having a support frame including at least one support beam, the support assembly comprising: a pile adapted to be buried into a ground surface, the pile having a longitudinal axis; a pile head adapted to be secured to a top end of a pile, the pile head including a mounting member engaging the pile and an extendable member movably mounted to the mounting member, the extendable member being movable relative to the mounting member, along the longitudinal axis, the extendable member including: a support platform adapted to receive the support beam of the mobile home's support frame thereon; and at least one holding member adapted to engage the support beam and prevent movement of the support beam relative to the support platform.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A pile assembly suitable for supporting a support beam of a support frame of a building structure, the pile assembly comprising:
(a) a pile adapted to be buried into a ground surface, the pile having a top end;
(b) a mounting member secured to the top end of the pile;
(c) an extendable member movably mounted to the mounting member and comprising:
a support platform adapted to receive the support beam of the support frame of the building structure thereon and having a longitudinal axis;
a threaded shaft having a top end welded to the support platform and having a bottom end removably received in the mounting member;
a holding member associated with the support platform, the holding member being movable relative to the platform in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis and adapted to engage the support beam and prevent movement of the support beam relative to the support platform; and
(d) at least one brace bracket disposed on the pile assembly, the at least one brace bracket structured to be connectable to a brace member for bracing the pile assembly.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The pile assembly of claim 1, further comprising a lateral reinforcement assembly attached to the pile.

### Claim 3

A support assembly for supporting a building structure having a support frame having at least one support beam, the support assembly comprising:
(a) a first pile assembly and a second pile assembly, each of the first and second pile assemblies comprising:
(i) a pile adapted to be buried into a ground surface, the pile having a top end;
(ii) a mounting member secured to the top end of the pile;
(iii) an extendable member movably mounted to the mounting member and comprising:
a support platform securable to the mounting member and adapted to receive the at least one support beam of the support frame of the building structure thereon;
a threaded shaft having a top end welded to the support platform and having a bottom end removably received in the mounting member;
(iv) holding member associated with the support platform, the holding member being movable relative to the platform in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis and adapted to engage the at least one support beam and prevent movement of the at least one support beam relative to the support platform;
(v) at least one first brace bracket disposed on the first pile assembly;
(vi) at least one second brace bracket disposed on the second pile assembly; and
(b) at least one brace member connectable to the at least one first brace bracket of the first pile assembly and to the at least one second brace bracket of the second pile assembly.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The support assembly of claim 3, wherein in an assembled condition, the pile of the first pile assembly is buried into the ground surface, the at least one first brace bracket of the first pile assembly downwardly projects from a bottom surface of the support platform, and the at least one first brace bracket of the first pile assembly includes an opening therein.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The support assembly of claim 3, wherein:
the at least one first brace bracket of the first pile assembly includes a first upper brace bracket and a first lower brace bracket secured to the first pile assembly; and
the at least one second brace bracket of the second pile assembly includes a second upper brace bracket and a second lower brace bracket secured to the second pile assembly.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The support assembly of claim 5, wherein the at least one brace member includes a first brace member and a second brace member.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The support assembly of claim 6, wherein in an assembled condition, the first brace member connects the first upper brace bracket of the first pile assembly to the second lower brace bracket of the second pile assembly.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The support assembly of claim 7, wherein in an assembled condition, the second brace member connects the second upper brace bracket of the second pile assembly to the first lower brace bracket of the first pile assembly.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The support assembly of claim 6, wherein in an assembled condition, the first brace member connects the first upper brace bracket of the first pile assembly to the second upper brace bracket of the second pile assembly.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The support assembly of claim 9, wherein in an assembled condition, the second brace member connects the first lower brace bracket of the first pile assembly to the second lower brace bracket of the second pile assembly.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The support assembly of claim 9, wherein the first brace member is substantially horizontal to the second brace member.

### Claim 12 (depends on 5)

The support assembly of claim 5, wherein the first upper brace bracket of the first pile assembly and the second upper brace bracket of the second pile assembly each extends diagonally outwardly from the bottom surface of the support platform.

### Claim 13

A support assembly for supporting a building structure having a support frame having at least a first support beam and a second support beam, the support assembly comprising:
(a) a first pile assembly and a second pile assembly, each of the first and second pile assemblies comprising:
a pile adapted to be buried into a ground surface, the pile having a top end;
a mounting member secured to the top end of the first pile;
(b) an extendable member movably mounted to the mounting member and comprising:
a support platform adapted to receive the support beam of the support frame of the building structure thereon and having a longitudinal axis;
a threaded shaft having a top end welded to the support platform and having a bottom end removably received in the mounting member;
a holding member associated with the support platform, the holding member being movable relative to the platform in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis and adapted to engage the first support beam and prevent movement of the first support beam relative to the support platform;
(c) at least one first brace bracket disposed on the first pile assembly;
(d) at least one second brace bracket disposed on the second pile assembly; and
(e) a brace member connectable to the at least one first brace bracket of the first pile assembly and to the at least one second brace bracket of the second pile assembly.

### Claim 14

A method of installing a support assembly for supporting a building structure having a support frame having at least one support beam, the method comprising:
(a) assembling a first pile assembly and a second pile assembly, each of the first and second pile assemblies comprising:
(i) a pile adapted to be buried into a ground surface, the pile having a top end;
(ii) a mounting member secured to the top end of the pile;
(iii) an extendable member movably mounted to the mounting member and comprising:
a support platform adapted to receive the support beam of the support frame of the building structure thereon and having a longitudinal axis;
a threaded shaft having a top end welded to the support platform and having a bottom end removably received in the mounting member;
(iv) a holding member associated with the support platform, the holding member being movable relative to the platform in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis and adapted to engage the first support beam and prevent movement of the first support beam relative to the support platform;
(v) at least one first brace bracket disposed on the first pile assembly;
(vi) at least one second brace bracket disposed on the second pile assembly;
(b) putting the first pile assembly into a ground surface;
(c) putting the second pile assembly into the ground surface; and
(d) connecting a brace member to the at least one first brace bracket of the first assembly and to the at least one second brace bracket of the second assembly to brace the first pile assembly and the second pile assembly.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises adjusting the brace member.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises adjusting at least one of the first pile assembly and the second pile assembly.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15, wherein:
the at least one brace bracket of the first pile assembly is a first upper brace bracket and a first lower brace bracket;
the at least one second brace bracket of the second pile assembly is a second upper brace bracket and a second lower brace bracket; and
connecting a brace member to the at least one first brace bracket of the first pile assembly and to the at least one second brace bracket of the second pile assembly is connecting a first brace member to the upper brace bracket of the first support assembly and to the lower brace bracket of the second support assembly; and
further comprising connecting a second brace member to the lower brace bracket of the first support assembly and to the upper brace bracket of the second support assembly.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15, further comprising, prior to connecting a brace member to the at least one brace bracket of the first support assembly and to the at least one brace bracket of the second support assembly, adjusting a length of the brace member.

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

The pile assembly of claim 1, further comprising the holding member being adjustable along the longitudinal axis of the support platform.