Patent ID: 11926985
Assignee: nan
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 16:
17. A method of using a pier system to stabilize or lift a structure, the pier system comprising:
a base pier cylinder fixedly attached to a single upper pier cylinder,
a threaded receptor nut fixedly attached to one end of the single upper pier cylinder,
a support plate attached by a permanent direct contact connection to the single upper pier cylinder, the support plate extending laterally from the single upper pier column,
the single upper pier column passing through the support plate, where the one end of the single upper pier column extends above the support plate and a second other end of the single upper pier column extends below the support plate,
an adjustment mechanism comprising a threaded adjustment nut fixedly attached to a threaded stud that is threaded into the threaded receptor nut,, the method comprising:
positioning the pier system beneath the structure,
positioning a lifting plate between the pier system and the structure,
positioning at least one jack on the support plate,
adjusting the jack to contact and apply a vertical force to the lifting plate, the lifting plate thereby contacting and applying the vertical force to the structure,
adjusting the adjustment mechanism by adjusting the threaded adjustment nut so that the distal end of the threaded stud enters a socket of the lifting plate.