Patent ID: 6076311
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
A unitized floor support system for a manufactured home having a perimeter, the unitized floor support system comprising:a plurality of longitudinally extending beams extending in substantially parallel spaced relationship, said outer longitudinal beam comprising upper and lower longitudinally extending angled members extending in a generally parallel spaced relationship;a plurality of transverse beams extending orthogonally between adjacent ones of said longitudinally extending beams, each transverse beam having opposed ends coupled to said adjacent longitudinal beams, wherein said plurality of transverse beams includes a plurality of tapered outer transverse beams each coupled to an outer one of said longitudinal beams at a first of said opposed ends, and each said transverse beam having a generally vertical central section and first and second elongated flanges extending orthogonally to and oppositely from said central section, said first elongated flange having a lower surface, said outer longitudinal beam extending generally coincidentally with a section of said perimeter of the manufactured home and said upper and lower angled members of said outer longitudinal beam orthogonally coupled to said first and second elongated flanges of said outer transverse beam, respectively, at said first end of said opposed ends of each outer transverse beam; anda plurality of stabilizing members, each said stabilizing member arranged adjacent to a corresponding one of said outer transverse beams, said stabilizing members including a first stabilizing member arranged orthogonally between said upper and lower angled members of said outer longitudinal beam and a second stabilizing member having a generally vertical body and first and second opposed abutting ends, said first abutting end contacting a section of a sill plate assembly, said second abutting end contacting said lower surface of said first elongated flange and said generally vertical body contacting said generally vertical central section of said corresponding outer transverse beam, the sill plate assembly being attached to a foundation for the manufactured home at the perimeter of the manufactured home.