Patent ID: 9404280
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: B66C,E02D,E04C,E04G,E04H

Claim Text:
1. A ground support assembly comprising a base configured to rest on the ground, a pedestal structure mounted on the base via an adjustment device configured for adjusting orientation of the pedestal structure relative to the base, the pedestal structure including a mounting plate, and a lug having a base portion mounted centrally on a top side of the mounting plate, the base portion being connected to a knob portion via a waist portion, the waist portion having a minimum diameter that is less than a maximum diameter of the base portion and less than a maximum diameter of the knob portion, the lug having a central axis, wherein the adjustment device enables the central axis of the lug to be aligned with a vertical axis prior to mounting a building component on to the mounting plate, wherein the base portion of the lug is mounted to the mounting plate such that the lug and the mounting plate move as a unit when the orientation of the pedestal structure is adjusted, and wherein the ground support assembly is configured to be moved as a unit via the lug.