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AssigneeRomary Associates, Inc.
InventorsEdward J. Romary, Robert W. Meyers
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An apparatus and method for transporting a manufactured building to a desired location and securing it to a foundation. The apparatus includes elongate members extending through the exterior walls and secured to upper beams above the upper building plate and lower beams below the building lower plate. The elongate members are placed in tension compressing and holding together the wall plates and studs. An eyelet is secured to each upper beam and/or elongate member. The building is lifted using cables secured to the eyelets. The lower beam is selectively detachably attachable to the transporting trailer for rigidly securing the building thereto. After placing the building on a foundation, the lower beams are also selectively attachable to the foundation for securing the building thereto.
An apparatus for lifting a building having walls made of vertical studs and horizontal upper and lower plates and for securing the building to a foundation having an outer wall, said apparatus comprising:
An apparatus for lifting a building having walls made of vertical studs and horizontal upper and lower plates, said apparatus comprising:
A method of transporting a building having walls made of vertical studs and horizontal upper and lower plates to a foundation having an outer wall using an apparatus including elongate members extending vertically through one or more of the building walls, a plurality of lower beams attached to one or more elongate members and located generally vertically below the lower plate, a plurality of upper beams attached to one or more elongate members and located generally above the upper wall plate, a lift element attached to at least one of said elongate members, said method of transporting comprising steps of:
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