Post construction alignment and anchoring system and method for buildings
AssigneeGregory Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsSteven D. Gregory, Christopher Wayne Bacon, Robert Kent Pharr
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Abstract
A method for moving a wall from a first position to a second position and anchoring the wall in the second position, according to which a portion of an elongated assembly is placed through an opening in the wall. An auger is provided on one end portion of the assembly and torque is applied to the assembly to cause the auger to penetrate the ground, and a nut is advanced along the assembly to engage the wall and force the wall from the first position to the second position.
Claims8
A method for moving a wall from a first position to a second position and anchoring the wall in the second position, the method comprising drilling an opening through the wall, placing a portion of an elongated assembly through the opening so that a first portion of the assembly extends outside the wall and a second portion of the assembly extends inside the wall, providing an auger on the first portion of the assembly, applying torque to the second portion of the assembly to cause the auger to penetrate the ground, advancing a nut along the second portion of the assembly to engage the wall and force the wall from the first position to the second position, and maintaining the nut in its advanced position to anchor the wall in the second position.
A system for moving a wall from a first position to a second position and anchoring the wall in the second position, the system comprising an elongated assembly extending through the opening so that a first portion of the assembly extends outside the wall and a second portion of the assembly extends inside the wall, an auger disposed on the first portion of the assembly so that when torque is applied to the second portion of the assembly the auger penetrates the ground, a nut adapted to be advanced along the second portion of the assembly to engage the wall and force the wall from the first position to the second position.
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