Patent ID: 6176056
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: E02D,E04B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A tie-down assembly for a manufactured home of the type including at least one I-shaped support beam with a vertically oriented central web and upper and lower parallel flanges straddling the web, said tie-down assembly including:a pier for resting on a ground surface beneath a manufactured home in supporting relationship with respect to the I-shaped support beam,a clamp assembly connected to the I-shaped support beam,an anchor extending into the ground surface,a strap extending between said clamp assembly and said anchor,said clamp assembly including:a base plate having a lower surface and an upper surface, said upper surface receiving the lower flange of the I-shaped support beam,a wedge plate pivotally connected to the upper surface of said base plate and extending over a portion of the lower flange of the I-shaped support beam and including a friction edge in wedged engagement with the central web of the I-shaped support beam,a swivel plate including a mounting end and a connector end angled with respect to each other, said mounting end pivotally connected in parallel relationship with respect to the lower surface of said support plate and arranged to swivel parallel to said support plate, and said connector end sloped downwardly from said support plate toward said anchor,a connector arranged to draw said wedge plate and said swivel plate together on said base plate to urge the friction edge of said wedge plate into engagement with the central web of the I-shaped support beam, andsaid strap having a first end connected to said swivel plate and a second end connected to said anchor.