Patent ID: 6694679
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: E04F,E04G

Abstract:
An apparatus for supporting a slab, comprising:a. a base member having a forward end and a rearward end; b a crossmember attached to the forward end of the base member so that the crossmember is disposed in a horizontal plane with the base member; c. a vertical support member attached to the base member adjacent the forward end, transverse the base member, so that the vertical support member forms an acute angle with a vertical plane normal to the base member; d. a brace having a first end attached to the base member adjacent the rearward end of the base member, and a second end intersecting the vertical support member at a brace joint, wherein the brace joint divides the vertical support member into an upper span and a lower span; and e. a substantially planar tongue attached to the crossmember and projecting forwardly from the crossmember so that the tongue is operable to engage and support the lower edge of the slab, wherein the rearward end of the base member is engageable with the ground when the tongue is adjacent the ground.