Systems and methods for rotating a modular home on a trailer
AssigneeModology Design Group
InventorMark D. Hall
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Abstract
A floor assembly of a modular home includes a frame including a plurality of floor joists, at least one upper plate coupled to a top of the frame, a skid plate coupled to a bottom of the frame, the skid plate including a circular opening, and a pin socket including a cylindrical pipe section positioned around the circular opening. The pin socket is configured to receive a rotation pin and configured to cause the rotation of the floor assembly about the rotation pin when a force is applied to the floor assembly.
Claims19
A floor assembly of a modular home, the floor assembly comprising:
- a frame comprising a plurality of floor joists;
- at least one upper plate coupled to a top of the frame;
- a skid plate coupled to a bottom of the frame, the skid plate comprising a circular opening;
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- a pin socket comprising a cylindrical pipe section positioned around the circular opening, the pin socket configured to receive a rotation pin within the cylindrical pipe section and configured to cause the rotation of the floor assembly about the rotation pin when a force is applied to the floor assembly.
A method of rotating a modular home comprising at least one skid plate coupled to a bottom end of the modular home and a circular pin socket positioned above a first skid plate around a circular hole in the first skid plate, the method comprising:
- positioning the modular home on a surface comprising a plurality of ball transfer units with the modular home supported by the at least one skid plate and with a rotation pin coupled to the surface inserted into the pin socket;
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- rotating the modular home about the rotation pin such that the at least one skid plate moves across the surface supported only by the ball transfer units.
A modular home comprising:
- a first space defined by a plurality of walls;
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- a floor assembly configured to support the walls, the floor assembly comprising:
- at least one upper plate defining a floor of the first space, the at least one upper plate comprising a first material;
- a frame comprising a plurality of floor joists supporting the at least one upper plate;
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- at least one skid plate coupled to a bottom of the frame by a plurality of fastening features, the at least one skid plate comprising a second material different than the first material, each skid plate forming at least a portion of a substantially flat lowermost outer surface of the modular home, the lowermost outer surface configured to rest on an array of upwardly oriented ball transfer units spaced at least six inches apart to allow translation of the modular home across the array, wherein none of the fastening features extend below the lowermost outer surface and wherein each floor joist extends from the at least one upper plate to the at least one skid plate, and wherein the lowermost outer surface includes a circular opening configured to receive a cylindrical pin;
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- a pin socket comprising a cylindrical pipe positioned around the circular opening and between the at least one skid plate and the at least one upper plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.