Tie-down strap frame connector
OwnerCharles J. MacKarvichinventor
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Abstract
A tie-down strap frame connector (10) for use in a stabilizing foundation system (12) for a manufactured home (14) which comprises a frame including at least one flanged support beam (16). The tie-down strap frame connector comprises a hook portion (40) adapted to latch about a flange (58) of the manufactured home support beam, a strap slot (52) adapted to receive a tie-down strap (26) of the stabilizing foundation system, and means for altering the orientation of the strap slot relative to the hook portion so that the tie-down strap can be arranged in non-perpendicular orientations with respect to the manufactured home without creating a torsional stress concentration within the tie-down strap.
Claims15
A tie-down strap frame connector for use in a stabilizing foundation system for a manufactured home which comprises a frame including at least one flanged support beam, said tie-down strap frame connector comprising:
- a clamp member including a body portion, a hook portion, and a coupling portion, said hook portion being adapted to latch about a flange of the manufactured home support beam, said coupling portion including a first coupling opening formed therein;
- a swivel member including a second coupling opening and a strap slot adapted to receive a tie-down strap of the stabilizing foundation system;
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- a coupling member that extends through said coupling openings of said clamp member and said swivel member to pivotally couple said swivel member to said clamp member such that said swivel member is pivotable about said coupling member so that said strap slot can be arranged in non-parallel orientations with respect to said hook portion so that the tie-down strap can be arranged in non-perpendicular orientations with respect to the manufactured home without creating a torsional stress concentration within the tie-down strap.
A tie-down strap frame connector for use in a stabilizing foundation system for a manufactured home which comprises a frame including at least one flanged support beam, said tie-down strap frame connector comprising:
- a hook portion adapted to latch about a flange of the manufactured home support beam;
- a strap slot adapted to receive a tie-down strap of the stabilizing foundation system;
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- means for altering the orientation of said strap slot so that said strap slot can be arranged in non-parallel orientations with respect to said hook portion so that the tie-down strap can be arranged in non-perpendicular orientations with respect to the manufactured home without creating a torsional stress concentration within the tie-down strap.
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