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US 5,213,448 AGranted
Underpinning bracket for uplift and settlement loading
AssigneeA. B. Chance Company
InventorsGary L. Seider, J. T. Odom, M. L. Holdeman
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AssigneeA. B. Chance Company
InventorsGary L. Seider, J. T. Odom, M. L. Holdeman
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An apparatus for stabilizing the foundation of a building structure includes a support assembly fastened to the foundation and a screw anchor installed in the earth in generally upright disposition with an upper end thereof located adjacent the foundation. The upper end is secured within a sleeve of the support assembly by a bonding composition to prevent movement of the screw anchor relative to the sleeve. During assembly of the apparatus, a lower bracket of the support assembly is attached to the foundation of a building to be stabilized, and the screw anchor is installed in the earth in generally upright disposition with an upper end of a rod of the anchor located adjacent the lower bracket. The sleeve is placed over the upper end of the rod, and a bonding composition is inserted into the interior space of the sleeve between the sleeve and the rod. The sleeve is also attached to the bracket to prevent settling and uplift movement of the foundation relative to the screw anchor.
An apparatus for stabilizing the foundation of a building structure, comprising:
An apparatus as recited in claim wherein the support assembly includes a bracket adapted to be located at a position along the length of the foundation, the fastening means including a connecting means for detachably connecting the sleeve to the bracket to prevent relative movement between the sleeve and the bracket, and a fastener for securing the bracket to the foundation.
An apparatus as recited in claim wherein the sleeve includes an interior space, upper and lower ends, and a top plate closing off the upper end, the top plate including a hole communicating with the interior space to permit the bonding composition to be introduced into the interior space during assembly of the apparatus.
A method of stabilizing the foundation of a building structure against settling and uplifting movement, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.