Support assembly for a building structure
AssigneeGoliathtech Inc.
InventorsJulian L. REUSING, James BUZZELL
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Abstract
A first support assembly for supporting a building structure includes: a pile adapted to be anchored into a ground surface; a first bracket extending from the pile in a first lateral direction; a second bracket extending from the pile in a second lateral direction substantially perpendicular to the first lateral direction; a top surface for receiving a beam; a first attachment member for connecting the first bracket to a first beam supported by a second support assembly in the first lateral direction; and a second attachment member for connecting the second bracket to a second beam supported by a third support assembly in the second lateral direction. A method is also described.
Claims57
A pile assembly for supporting a building structure having first and second beams extending in a first direction, the pile assembly comprising:
- a pile adapted to be anchored into a ground surface, the pile having a lower end to be inserted in the ground and a top end protruding outside the ground when the pile is installed;
- a pile head mounted to the top end of the pile, the pile head supporting a portion of the first beam of the building structure thereon and comprising:
- at least one bracket mounted to the pile head and extending in the first direction, the at least one bracket extending in the first direction being adapted to secure a first attachment member for connecting the at least one bracket extending in the first direction to the first beam;
- and
- a least one bracket mounted to the pile head and extending in a second direction, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the at least one bracket extending in the second direction being adapted to secure a second attachment member for connecting the at least one bracket extending in the second direction to the second beam of the building structure.
The pile assembly of claim 0, wherein the at least one bracket extending in the first direction is mounted to the platform.
The pile assembly of claim 0, wherein the at least one bracket extending in the second direction is mounted to the platform.
The pile assembly of claim 0, further comprising at least one vertical support member supported by the top surface of the platform, the at least one vertical support member having the top surface for receiving the beam of the building structure thereon.
A support assembly for supporting a building structure including first and second beams extending in a first direction, the support assembly comprising:
- a plurality of pile assemblies comprising at least one pile assembly supporting the first beam and one pile assembly supporting the second beam, each pile assembly comprising:
- a pile adapted to be anchored into a ground surface, the pile having a lower end to be inserted in the ground and a top end protruding outside the ground when the pile is installed;
- a pile head mounted to the top end of the pile, the pile head supporting a portion of the first beam of the building structure thereon and comprising:
- at least one bracket mounted to the pile head and extending in the first direction, the at least one bracket extending in the first direction being adapted to secure a first attachment member for connecting the at least one bracket extending in the first direction to the first beam;
- and
- a least one bracket mounted to the pile head and extending in a second direction, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the at least one bracket extending in the second direction being adapted to secure a second attachment member for connecting the at least one bracket extending in the second direction to the second beam of the building structure;
- a plurality of attachment members comprising:
- a first attachment member for connecting the at least one bracket extending in the first direction to first beam;
- and
- a second attachment member for connecting the at least one bracket extending in the second direction to the second beam.
A method of assembling a support assembly for supporting a building structure including first and second beams extending in a first direction, the method comprising:
- installing a first pile into a ground surface;
- placing a first pile head on a top of the first pile to provide a first pile assembly, the first pile head including a platform, at least one bracket extending in a first direction and at least one bracket extending in a second direction, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
- installing a second pile into the ground surface in a location spaced apart from the first pile, in the second direction;
- placing a second pile head on a top of the second pile to provide a second pile assembly, the second pile head including a platform, at least one bracket extending in a first direction and at least one bracket extending in a second direction;
- positioning the first beam onto the first pile assembly and the second beam onto the second pile assembly;
- fastening the at least one bracket extending in the first direction of the first pile assembly to the first beam;
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- fastening the at least one bracket extending in the second direction of the first pile assembly to the second beam supported by the second pile assembly.
A support assembly for supporting a building structure having a first beam and a second beam, the support assembly comprising:
- a first pile assembly adapted to be anchored into a ground surface, the first pile assembly having a top surface for receiving the first beam;
- a second pile assembly adapted to be anchored into a ground surface;
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- an attachment member for connecting the first beam to the second pile assembly.
A support assembly for supporting a building structure, the support assembly comprising:
- a first pile assembly adapted to be anchored into a ground surface, the first pile assembly having a first top surface for receiving a first beam extending in a first direction;
- a second pile assembly adapted to be anchored into the ground surface, the second pile assembly having a second top surface for receiving a second beam oriented parallel to the first beam and extending in the first direction;
- at least one auxiliary pile assembly;
- a third beam oriented transversely to the first beam and the second beam, the third beam being supported by the first beam and the second beam;
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- at least one attachment member for connecting the third beam to the least one auxiliary pile assembly.
A support assembly for supporting a building structure, the support assembly comprising:
- a first pile assembly adapted to be anchored into a ground surface, the first pile assembly having a first top surface for receiving a first beam extending in a first direction;
- a second pile assembly adapted to be anchored into the ground surface, the second pile assembly having a second top surface for receiving a second beam oriented parallel to the first beam and extending in the first direction;
- a third beam oriented transversely to the first beam and the second beam, the third beam being supported by the first beam and the second beam;
- at least one attachment member for connecting the third beam to at least one of the first pile assembly and the second pile assembly.
A method of assembling a support assembly for supporting a building structure, the method comprising:
- installing a first pile into a ground surface;
- placing a platform on a top of the pile to obtain a first pile assembly, the platform having a top surface;
- placing a beam on the top surface of the first pile assembly;
- fastening an attachment member to the beam;
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- fastening the attachment member to the support assembly.
A support assembly for a manufactured home, the manufactured home comprising at least one beam, the support assembly comprising:
- a pile assembly having a longitudinal axis and a head;
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- a connector having first and second ends, the first end of the connector being fastened to the head of the pile assembly such that the connector is substantially coaxial with the pile assembly, the second end of the connector being connectable to the at least one beam of the manufactured home,
- such that the pile assembly and the connector stabilize the home in tension and in compression in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the pile assembly.
A manufactured home, comprising:
- at least one beam extending transversely to a longitudinal axis of the manufactured home;
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- a bracket affixed to an end of the at least one beam, the bracket including an anchor structure for anchoring the manufactured home to the ground.
A method of assembling a support assembly for supporting a building structure, the method comprising:
- installing a first pile assembly into a ground surface;
- installing an auxiliary pile into the ground surface;
- placing a first beam of the building structure on a top of the first pile assembly;
- fastening a rod to the auxiliary pile;
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- fastening the rod to the first beam of the building structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.