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US 12,168,867 B1Granted
Building stabilization system
OwnerCharles J. MacKarvichinventor
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Abstract
A home stabilization system includes a base assembly configured to be mounted to a ground; a lateral transfer strut configured to be pivotably coupled to a manufactured home at a first transfer strut end and pivotably coupled to the base assembly at an opposite second transfer strut end; and a vertical brace configured to be pivotably coupled to a manufactured home at a first vertical brace end and pivotably coupled to the base assembly at an opposite second vertical brace end.
Claims23
A home stabilization system comprising:
- a base assembly configured to be mounted to a ground;
- a lateral transfer strut configured to be pivotably coupled to a manufactured home at a first transfer strut end and pivotably coupled to the base assembly at an opposite second transfer strut end;
- a vertical brace configured to be pivotably coupled to the manufactured home at a first vertical brace end and pivotably coupled to the base assembly at an opposite second vertical brace end;
- and
- an anchor rod coupled to the base assembly and configured to extend downward from the base assembly into the ground,
- wherein:
- the base assembly defines a rod sleeve;
- the anchor rod defines an upper rod portion extending through the rod sleeve and a lower rod end distal to the upper rod portion;
- an anchor helix is coupled to the anchor rod proximate to the lower rod end;
- the upper rod portion of the anchor rod defines a threaded end portion extending through a plate rod opening of the base assembly;
- and
- a threaded nut is tightened on to the threaded end portion of the anchor rod to couple the anchor rod to the base assembly.
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A building assembly comprising:
- a manufactured building mounted above ground and defining a first lateral side and a second lateral side;
- and
- a stabilization system mounted between the manufactured building and the ground, the stabilization system comprising a plurality of stabilization assemblies, each stabilization assembly comprising:
- a base assembly configured to be mounted to the ground;
- a lateral transfer strut pivotably coupled to the manufactured home and pivotably coupled to the base assembly;
- and
- a vertical brace pivotably coupled to the manufactured home and pivotably coupled to the base assembly,
- wherein:
- at least one stabilization assembly of the plurality of stabilization assemblies comprises an anchor rod coupled to the base assembly and extending downward from the base assembly into the ground;
- the base assembly of the at least one stabilization assembly defines a rod sleeve;
- the anchor rod defines an upper rod portion extending through the rod sleeve and a lower rod end distal to the upper rod portion;
- an anchor helix is coupled to the anchor rod proximate to the lower rod end;
- the upper rod portion of the anchor rod defines a threaded end portion extending through a plate rod opening of the base assembly of the at least one stabilization assembly;
- and
- a threaded nut is tightened on to the threaded end portion of the anchor rod to couple the anchor rod to the base assembly of the at least one stabilization assembly.
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A home stabilization system comprising:
- a base assembly configured to be mounted to a ground;
- a lateral transfer strut configured to be pivotably coupled to a manufactured home at a first transfer strut end and pivotably coupled to the base assembly at an opposite second transfer strut end;
- a vertical brace configured to be pivotably coupled to a manufactured home at a first vertical brace end and pivotably coupled to the base assembly at an opposite second vertical brace end;
- and
- a beam brace, the lateral transfer strut pivotably mounted to the beam brace at the first transfer strut end, the beam brace configured to be coupled to an I-beam of the manufactured home, wherein the beam brace comprises:
- a bracket tube;
- an upper bracket hook coupled to the bracket tube and configured to hook onto an upper flange of the I-beam;
- and
- a lower bracket hook coupled to the bracket tube and configured to hook onto a lower flange of the I-beam opposite the upper flange.
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A home stabilization system comprising:
- a base assembly configured to be mounted to a ground;
- a lateral transfer strut configured to be pivotably coupled to a manufactured home at a first transfer strut end and pivotably coupled to the base assembly at an opposite second transfer strut end;
- a vertical brace configured to be pivotably coupled to the manufactured home at a first vertical brace end and pivotably coupled to the base assembly at an opposite second vertical brace end;
- and
- a longitudinal brace configured to be coupled to the manufactured home at a first longitudinal brace end and coupled to the base assembly at a second longitudinal brace end;
- wherein:
- the base assembly comprises a stabilizer plate and a curl bracket mounted to the stabilizer plate;
- the lateral transfer strut is pivotably coupled to the curl bracket;
- the longitudinal brace is coupled to the stabilizer plate;
- and further comprising an anchor rod coupled to the base assembly and configured to extend downward from the base assembly into the ground, wherein:
- the curl bracket defines an upper curl bracket portion arranged above ground and a lower curl bracket portion arranged below ground;
- the lateral transfer strut is pivotably coupled to the upper curl bracket portion;
- and the anchor rod is coupled to the lower curl bracket portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.