Anchor Pier For Manufactured Building

Abstract

An anchor pier for supporting a manufactured building, in which the anchor pier includes having a shaft with a connector and a helical flight proximate a driving tip, with a brace member attached to the connector and to the manufactured building with a connector, to transfer loading between the manufactured building and the ground. A method of supporting a manufactured building is disclosed.

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         29 . An anchor pier for supporting a manufactured building, comprising:
 a shaft with a U-shaped connector having a base plate attached at a first end of the shaft and opposing side walls each defining an opening that aligns with the opposing opening and a driving tip at an opposing end with at least one helical flight positioned proximate the driving tip, for driving through a surface of ground beneath a manufactured building to position the connector proximate the surface, for interaction of the shaft and the helical flight with the ground to communicate vertical loading between the building and the ground; and   a brace comprising a first elongated tube and a second elongated tube telescopically received together, said first elongated tube having opposing holes at a first end and received between the opposing side walls of the connector with the holes aligning with the opposing openings and a fastener extending through the aligned openings and holes for securing the first elongated tube to the connector, said second elongated tube having a plate attached at a first end for fastening engagement to a floor joist of a manufactured building, and a fastener for securing the first elongated tube and the second elongated tube together,   whereby the shaft and the helical flight being driven into the ground below the manufactured building transfers vertical compression loading from the manufactured building through the plate and the connected first and second elongate tubes to the connector.   
     
     
         30 . The anchor pier as cited in  claim 29 , wherein the fastener extending through the aligned openings and holes comprises a threaded bolt and nut for fastening to the threaded bolt extending from the first elongated tube. 
     
     
         31 . The anchor pier as cited in  claim 29 , wherein the plate receives a plurality of screws for securing the plate to the joist. 
     
     
         32 . A method of supporting a manufactured building, comprising the steps of:
 (a) driving a shaft into a ground surface beneath an elongated joist of a manufactured building, the shaft having a driving tip at one end with a helical flight positioned proximate the driving tip, for interaction of the shaft and the helical flight with the ground to communicate loading between the manufactured building and the ground, said shaft having a connector attached to the shaft opposing the driving tip;   (b) telescopically receiving a second elongated tube with the first elongate tube, the second elongated tube having a plate attached at a distal end;   (c) attaching a first elongated tube to the connector;   (d) extending the second elongated tube relative to the first elongated tube to position the plate against the joist of the manufactured building;   (e) fastening the plate to the joist; and   (f) securing the first elongated tube and the second elongated tube together,   whereby the shaft and the helical flight transfer vertical loading from the manufactured building through the plate and the connected first elongated tube and the second elongated tube to the ground below the manufactured building.   
     
     
         33 . The method as recited in  claim 32 , wherein said connector comprises a base plate and two opposing side walls extending therefrom; and further comprising the step of attaching the base plate to the shaft opposing the driving tip. 
     
     
         34 . The method as recited in  claim 33 , wherein the opposing side walls each define an opening aligned with the opposing opening; and
 said first elongated tube defines a pair of holes in a lower end for alignment with the openings in the opposing side walls; and   further comprising the step of extending a fastener through the aligned openings and holes for securing the first elongated tube to the connector.   
     
     
         35 . The method as recited in  claim 34 , wherein the fastener comprises a threaded bolt and a nut for securing on a distal end of the threaded bolt outwardly of the first elongated tube.