Bracket assembly for lifting and supporting a foundation

A bracket assembly for lifting and supporting a foundation, said bracket assembly rests upon a pier adjacent to a foundation and a separate secondary component elevates said bracket assembly relative to said pier, said bracket assembly having a housing to contain said pier with a first end denoting the lower end of said housing and an opposite second end denoting the upper end of said housing, a bearing member attached to said housing proximate to said second end and adapted to grasp said foundation, a gusset beneath and joined perpendicular to said bearing member and a lower plate, a pair of load transfer plates flanking said housing and in contact with said secondary component, a pair of bottom plates proximate to said housing and said load transfer plates and in contact with said secondary component, wherein the improvement comprises:

• at least one adjusting bolt threadedly connected to said lower plate and contacting said pier beneath said bearing member, and said at least one adjusting bolt in cooperation with said housing restraining said pier from translation within said housing, restraining said housing from rotation upon said pier, and preventing translation of said pier relative to said foundation;
• said housing having two parallel and spaced apart plates having a generally rectangular shape, a first end denoting the lower end of said plate and an opposite second end denoting the upper end of said plate, said second end having a slot, and said lower plate spanning said plates beneath said bearing member and behind said gusset;
• and,
• a means to reinforce said bracket assembly opposite and parallel to said bearing member.

A bracket assembly for lifting and supporting a foundation, said bracket assembly rests upon a pier adjacent to a foundation and a separate secondary component elevates said bracket assembly relative to said pier, including a housing having an upper end and an opposite lower end, wherein the improvement comprises:

• two or more slots in said upper end of said housing;
• at least one adjusting bolt proximate to said lower end of said housing and contacting said pier;
• thus said slots, said securing means, and said adjusting bolt preventing translation and rotation of said housing relative to said pier during lifting by said secondary component;
• and,
• means to secure said pier relative to said slots wherein said securing means is one of a gate alone, or a gate in combination with a moveable plate upon a second adjusting bolt threaded through said gate.