Patent ID: 7454871
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
1. An adjustable pier for supporting a structure on a base, said pier comprising: a lower support member comprising a base and a vertically extending sidewall attached to said base, said base and said sidewall defining an internal chamber, said sidewall having a first end and a second end, said first end being vertically spaced beneath said second end, said base having an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface of said base being exposed to said internal chamber and said first end of said sidewall terminates at said upper surface of said base, said lower support member having a lateral access opening, said lateral access opening having a height said lateral access opening being located between said first end and said second end of said sidewall and said height is equal to the distance between said first end and said second end of said sidewall; an upper support member at least partly received in the internal chamber, said upper support member being upwardly shiftable relative to the lower support member, said sidewall of the lower support member defining a pair of vertically extending grooves, said upper support member presenting a pair of projections at least partly received in the grooves so that relative lateral shifting and relative rotation of the upper and lower support members is inhibited, said internal chamber being configured to receive the upper support member; and a stop member received in said internal chamber between said base and said upper support member, said stop member further being a rigid member that is to be inserted into said internal chamber in its rigid form wherein said lower support member and said upper support member being formed primarily of concrete.