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US 11,920,316 B2Granted
Anchor pier for manufactured building
AssigneeOliver Technologies, Inc.
InventorsScott Oliver, John Oliver, Daniel Oliver, James Oliver
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Abstract
An anchor pier for supporting a manufactured building, in which the anchor pier includes having a shaft with a connector and a helical flight proximate a driving tip, with a brace member attached to the connector and to the manufactured building with a connector, to transfer loading between the manufactured building and the ground. A method of supporting a manufactured building is disclosed.
Claims12
An anchor pier for supporting a manufactured building, comprising:
- a shaft having a plate attached at a first end of the shaft and a driving tip at an opposing end with at least one helical flight positioned proximate the driving tip, for driving through a surface of ground beneath a manufactured building to position the plate proximate the surface, for interaction of the shaft and the helical flight with the ground to communicate vertical loading between the building and the ground;
- the plate comprises a mating member attached to a bottom surface of the plate and extending therefrom, the mating member defining an opening therein for receiving a fastener;
- a connector member attached at a first end of the shaft for receiving the mating member of the plate, the connector member defining an opening therethrough;
- a fastener for extending through aligned openings of the connecting member and the mating member for rigidly connecting the connector member to the mating member;
- a sleeve attached to a lower surface of the connector member for receiving the shaft therethrough, the sleeve providing lateral support to the anchor pier driven in to the ground;
- a plurality of blocks stacked on the plate and extending upwardly therefrom;
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- at least one spacer positioned on an upper surface of the stack of the plurality of blocks for wedging contacting a bottom surface of an elongated support beam of a manufactured building,
- whereby the shaft and the helical flight driven into the ground below the manufactured building transfers vertical compression loading from the manufactured building through the stack of blocks in supporting relation by the spacer being wedgingly secured between the stack of blocks and the support beam.
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An anchor pier for supporting a manufactured building, comprising:
- a shaft having a connector member attached at a first end of the shaft and a driving tip at an opposing end with at least one helical flight positioned proximate the driving tip, for driving through a surface of ground beneath a manufactured building to position the plate proximate the surface, for interaction of the shaft and the helical flight with the ground to communicate vertical loading between the building and the ground;
- a plate attached to the connector member for seating on a ground surface below an elongated support beam of a manufactured building;
- a mating member attached to a bottom surface of the plate and extending therefrom, the mating member for being received by the connector member;
- a sleeve attached to a lower surface of the connector member for receiving the shaft therethrough, the sleeve providing lateral support to the anchor pier driven into the ground;
- a plurality of blocks for stacking on the plate and extending upwardly therefrom towards the elongated support beam of a manufactured building;
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- at least one spacer for positioning on an upper surface of the stacked plurality of blocks for wedgingly contacting a bottom surface of the elongated support beam of a manufactured building,
- whereby the shaft and the helical flight driven into the ground below the manufactured building transfers vertical compression loading from the manufactured building through the stack of blocks in supporting relation by the spacer being wedgingly secured between the stack of blocks and the support beam.
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A method of supporting a manufactured building, comprising the steps of:
- (a) driving a shaft into a ground surface beneath an elongated support beam of a manufactured building, the shaft having a driving tip at one end with a helical flight positioned proximate the driving tip, for interaction of the shaft and the helical flight with the ground to communicate vertical loading between the manufactured building and the ground;
- (b) attaching a plate to a first end of a shaft comprising the steps of:
- attaching a mating member attached to a bottom surface of the plate;
- attaching a U-shaped connector member to the first end of the shaft, said U-shaped connector member comprising a base attached to the first end of the shaft and opposing upstanding side walls;
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- the connector member receiving the mating member;
- said bottom surface of the plate for being in contact with the ground surface;
- (c) stacking a plurality of blocks on the plate upwardly towards the support beam;
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- (d) wedging an at least one spacer on an upper surface of the stack of blocks in contacting relation to a bottom surface of the elongate support beam,
- whereby the shaft and the helical flight transfer vertical loading on the manufactured building through the spacer and the stack of block to the ground below the manufactured building.
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A method of supporting a manufactured building, comprising the steps of:
- (a) driving a shaft into a ground surface beneath an elongated support beam of a manufactured building, the shaft having a driving tip at one end with a helical flight positioned proximate the driving tip, for interaction of the shaft and the helical flight with the ground to communicate vertical loading between the manufactured building and the ground;
- (b) attaching a plate to a first end of the shaft, comprising the steps of:
- attaching a mating member to a bottom surface of the plate;
- attaching a connector member to the first end of the shaft, said connector member having a sleeve attached to a lower surface of the connector member;
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- the connector member receiving the mating member;
- extending the shaft through the sleeve, for providing lateral support to the shaft driven into the ground;
- said bottom surface of the plate for being in contact with the ground surface;
- (c) stacking a plurality of blocks on the plate upwardly towards the support beam;
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- (d) wedging an at least one spacer on an upper surface of the stack of blocks in contacting relation to a bottom surface of the elongate support beam,
- whereby the shaft and the helical flight transfer vertical loading on the manufactured building through the spacer and the stack of block to the ground below the manufactured building.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.