Mobile Home Anchoring System

Abstract

The invention provides a system and method of installing or anchoring, to a fixed ground location, a conventional structure such as a mobile home or other residential structure or similar structure. Two rigid longitudinal beams are positioned under the structure to support the structure's weight. The beams are supported by multiple piles that are secured into the ground below. Multiple spaced stabilizers extend from the beams to support the perimeter edges of the mobile home. The piles each are of a specific design including helical elements extending from a central shaft. The piles are preferably secured in the ground with a non-vertical, angled, attitude.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention pertains to methods and systems for anchoring, or providing foundations for, prefabricated residential structures such as “mobile homes”. Herein, as is commonly understood, a mobile home is a residential living structure that is fabricated at a site distant from its location of intended use. As such, a mobile home is not constructed permanently secured to grounded foundation but, by definition, is constructed with the lowermost elements free from the ground to enable transportation. Most typically, a mobile home is constructed on or, post-construction, located on an undercarriage or beams that provide for transportation loads.[0002]It is well known that many prefabricated residential structures such as mobile homes often suffer from insecure ground connection when in use at their intended sites. Various devices and methods have been used in the past to provide a more secure foundation or attachment, but each suffers from weaknesses incl...

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Benefits of technology

[0003]The invention provides a system and method of installing or anchoring, to a fixed ground location, a conventional structure such as a mobile home or other residential structure or similar structure. Two rigid longitudinal beams are positioned under the supported structure to support the structure's weight. The lateral perimeter edges of the structure are supported by multiple rigid stabilizers that extend laterally and upward from the bottom of each beam to terminate at the structure's edge, near the outside wall of the structure and its weight.

[0004]The beams are supported by multiple piles that are secured within the ground below. The piles each include helical elements extending from a central shaft and are configured to be wound into the ground without excavation. At least some portion of the multiple piles are preferably secured in the ground with a non-vertical, angled, attitude to provide improved lateral rigidity. Each pile, and the aggregated piles, must have sufficient vertical load capacity to support the gross weight of the entire supported structure without substantial vertical displacement or settlement.

Problems solved by technology

It is well known that many prefabricated residential structures such as mobile homes often suffer from insecure ground connection when in use at their intended sites.

Various devices and methods have been used in the past to provide a more secure foundation or attachment, but each suffers from weaknesses including cost and susceptibility to ground movements, windloads and uplift forces.

Because a great advantage of prefabricated structures is their reduced cost, using conventional, relatively expensive, foundations devices and constructions is not feasible.

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