Foundation on grade arrangement for manufactured structures and method of installation

Claim 1

A foundation arrangement for application to structures having an underframe support, the foundation including: a plurality of telescoping stanchions; means for connecting an upper end of each of said telescoping stanchions to said structure underframe, said means comprising a bracket plate, a U-shaped bracket secured to said bracket plate, a second mounting plate; means adjustably mounting said bracket plate to said second mounting plate; means connecting said second mounting plate to said stanchion member, whereby said U-shaped bracket may be laterally adjusted with respect to said stanchion to compensate for mispositioning of said underframe and said telescoping stanchion; a plurality of casing means for receiving and guiding each of said telescoping stanchions, said telescoping stanchions being freely slideable in said casings, and said casing means accommodating vertical elevational movement of said telescoping stanchion during installation procedures; foundation means for supporting each of said casing means with respect to the ground; lateral stabilization means enabling each of said casing means to receive a respective one of said plurality of telescoping stanchion means and to maintain vertical alignment thereof, whereby said telescoping stanchions may be secured to said structure underframe in an elevated position and said underframe subsequently lowered by sliding movement of said stanchions in said casings to a lower position to thereby minimize the ground clearance of said underframe above the ground.

Claim 3

A method of mounting a structure such as a mobile home having an underframe to provide a foundation therefore resisting movements induced by earth movement, the method comprising the steps of: providing a foundation ground support for a plurality of casings disposed in a pattern and in vertical alignment with each other; placing in each of the casings a stanchion, each said casing being adapted to accommodate freely slideable telescoping movement of said telescoping stanchions; positioning said structure over said plurality of stanchions; raising said stanchion by virtue of said telescoping movement into position with respect to said underframe structure; attaching each of said stanchions at an upper end thereof to said underframe; and, lowering said underframe structure to position of a lesser ground clearance than in said elevated position.

Claim 4

A method of mounting a structure such as a mobile home having an underframe to provide a foundation therefore resisting movements induced by earth movement, the method comprising the steps of: providing a foundation ground support for a plurality of casings disposed in a pattern and in vertical alignment with each other; placing in each of the casings a stanchion, each said casing being adapted to accommodate freely slideable telescoping movement of said telescoping stanchions; positioning said structure over said plurality of stanchions; raising said stanchion by virtue of said telescoping movement into position with respect to said underframe structure; attaching each of said stanchions at an upper end thereof to said underframe; and, lowering said underframe structure to position of a lesser ground clearance than in said elevated position.