Patent ID: 8833020
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: E02D,E04B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A foundation system for supporting a manufactured building having a support beam, consisting of: a rigid ground pan having a planar surface received on a ground surface and ground blades that extend from a perimeter of the ground pan in first direction substantially perpendicularly to a top surface to a distal extent that is a first distance from the top surface for driven insertion into the ground, and a plurality of legs, each leg extending from adjacent ground blades at intersections thereof, the leg extending to a distal extent that is a second distance from the top surface, the second distance greater than the first distance; a thermally insulative foam member disposed on the top surface of the ground pan separated thereby from contact with the ground surface, whereby the ground pan and thermally insulative foam member define in situ a proximate thermally isolated ground column in the ground below the ground pan; and a pier positioned on the ground pan and extending into contact with a wood pad bearing against the support beam for vertically supporting the support beam and transferring the mass of the manufactured home to the ground pan, whereby the thermally insulative foam member restricts communication of heat from the proximate thermally isolated ground column for resisting frost heaving.