Manufactured building adjustable leveling and support device
US4870789A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 4, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02D35/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A Manufactured Building Adjustable Leveling and Support Device is a fabricated metallic structure attached by means to a non-metallic base or footing characterized by wood, composite plastic materials, concrete or mortar, which devise, when used individually or in conjunction with other identical devices or unrelated devices or structures, provides an adjustable means of leveling and supporting the mainframe chassis of any manufactured building whose mainframe consists of one or more mainframe beams characterized by metallic "I" beams, "C" channel or other such structural shapes running the length or width of the building. Said device consists of a fabricated base structure consisting of a center tube supported on its outside by a number of legs sufficient to support said center tube against anticipated vertical, horizontal and lateral stress loads, a vertical support member of varying lengths which is inserted inside the center support tube and has at its top a means of attachment of a support head or support clamp, a means of "shimming" or adjusting the length of said vertical support member, and an adjustable support head or clamp which attaches by means to the vertical support …
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