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US 5,850,718 AGranted
Foundation for manufactured home
OwnerCharles J. MacKarvichinventor
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Abstract
Stabilizer bars (28) and (30) extend across the lengths of the I-beam joists (12) and (14), beneath the piers (16) and (18). Tie down anchors (32) and (34) are placed in abutment with the outer ends of the stabilizer bars, so that the anchors cannot be pulled and bent toward the manufactured home due to the forces in the anchor ties (101) and (110). Tie down shoes (50) and (51) are mounted at the lower portions of the piers (16) and (18), and ties (101, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110) are connected to the tie down shoes so as to increase the resistance of the manufactured home (11) from shifting laterally and from lifting off the foundation.
Claims16
A support assembly for supporting a manufactured home having first and second aligned sections, with each section including an external and an internal support joist for supporting the manufactured home above a ground surface, said support assembly including:
- first and second outer upright piers, said first outer upright pier having an upper end adapted to support an external support joist of the first aligned section and a lower end adapted to be placed adjacent the ground surface, said second outer upright pier having an upper end adapted to support an external support joist of the second aligned section and a lower end adapted to be placed adjacent the ground surface;
- first and second inner upright piers, said first inner upright pier having an upper end adapted to support an internal support joist of the first aligned section and a lower end adapted to be placed adjacent the ground surface, said second inner upright pier having an upper end adapted to support an internal support joist of the second aligned section and a lower end adapted to be placed adjacent the ground surface;
- at least one support platform positioned beneath said lower end of each pier;
- first and second tie down anchors adapted to be anchored in the ground, said first tie down anchor positioned outside of said first outer upright pier, and said second tie down anchor positioned outside of said second outer upright pier;
- first and second anchor ties, said first anchor tie having first and second ends and being connected at its first end to said first tie down anchor and adapted to extend at an upward incline from said first tie down anchor and over the external support joist of the first aligned section and downwardly therefrom to connect at its second end to said at least one support platform positioned beneath said first outer upright pier, said second anchor tie having first and second ends and being connected at its first end to said second tie down anchor and adapted to extend at an upward incline from said second tie down anchor and over the external support joist of the second aligned section and downwardly therefrom to connect at its second end to said at least one support platform positioned beneath said second outer upright pier;
- first and second rectilinear compression members, said first rectilinear compression member extending laterally between said first tie down anchor and said lower end of said first outer upright pier and arranged to resist movement of said first tie down anchor toward said first outer upright pier, said second rectilinear compression member extending laterally between said second tie down anchor and said lower end of said second outer pier and arranged to resist movement of said second tie down anchor toward said second outer upright pier;
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- first and second cross ties, said first cross tie having first and second ends and being connected at its first end at said lower end of said first inner upright pier and adapted to extend at an upward incline and over the support joist of the second aligned section and downwardly therefrom to connect at its second end to said at least one support platform positioned beneath said lower end of said second inner upright pier, said second cross tie having a first and second end and being connected at its first end at said lower end of said second inner upright pier and adapted to extend at an upward incline and over the internal support joist of the first aligned section and downwardly therefrom to connect at its second end to said at least one support platform positioned beneath said lower end of said first inner upright pier.
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A support assembly for supporting a manufactured home during winds of less than about 80 MPH, the manufactured home including first and second support joists for supporting the manufactured home above a ground surface, said support assembly including:
- first and second upright piers, said first upright pier having an upper end adapted to support the first support joist and a lower end adapted to be placed adjacent the ground surface, said second upright pier having an upper end adapted to support the second support joist and a lower end adapted to be placed adjacent the ground surface;
- at least one support platform positioned beneath said lower end of each pier;
- a rectilinear central compression member extending laterally between said lower ends of said piers and arranged to transmit wind force exerted on said first upright pier to said second upright pier and vice versa;
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- first and second cross ties, said first cross tie having first and second ends and being connected at its first end at said lower end of said first pier and adapted to extend at an upward incline and over the second support joist and downwardly therefrom to connect at its second end to said at least one support platform positioned beneath said second upright pier, and a second cross tie having first and second ends and being connected at its first end at said lower end of said second upright pier and adapted to extend at an upward incline and over the first support joist and downwardly therefrom to connect at its second end to said at least one support platform positioned beneath said first upright pier.
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A support assembly for supporting a manufactured home having first and second elongated home sections having lengths arranged in side-by-side abutment and including an inner and an outer support joist positioned beneath each of the elongated home sections for supporting the manufactured home above a ground surface, said support assembly including:
- groups of piers adapted to be positioned at intervals along the lengths of the home sections, with each group of piers including a first inner pier adapted to support the inner support joist positioned beneath the first elongated home section and a second inner pier adapted to support the inner support joist positioned beneath the second elongated home section;
- at least one support platform positioned beneath a lower end of each inner pier;
- a compression member extending laterally between and in a compressive relationship with said lower ends of said first inner pier and said second inner pier;
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- first and second cross ties, said first cross tie having first and second ends and being connected at its first end at said lower end of said first inner pier and adapted to extend at an upward incline and over the inner joist positioned beneath the second elongated home section to connect to at its second end to said at least one support platform positioned beneath said lower end of said second inner pier, and a second cross tie having first and second ends and being connected at its first end at said lower end of said second inner pier and adapted to extend at an upward incline and over the inner joist positioned beneath the first elongated home section to connect at its second end to said at least one support platform positioned beneath said lower end of said first inner pier.
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A support assembly for supporting a premanufactured building above a ground surface, the building including horizontally extending parallel first and second support joists positioned above the ground surface, the support assembly comprising:
- first and second support columns, each support column having a lower end portion for placement adjacent the ground surface and being adapted to be supported by the ground surface, with said first support column adapted to be upwardly from the ground surface for supporting the first support joist and said second support column adapted to be upwardly from the ground surface for supporting the second support joist, said support columns being aligned with each other for extending across the lengths of said support joists;
- first and second elongated cross ties, each cross tie having opposed first and second ends;
- said first cross tie connected at its first end to said lower end portion of said first support column and adapted to extend over the second support joist of the building and connected at its second end to said lower end portion of said second support column;
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- said second cross tie connected at its first end to said lower end portion of said second support column and adapted to extend over the first support joist of the building and connected at its second end to said lower end portion of said first support column.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.