Patent Publication Number: US-10774495-B2

Title: Stabilizer anchor assembly for manufactured building

Description:
The present application is a continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 15/180,054 filed Jun. 12, 2016, with benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 62/175,116, filed Jun. 12, 2015. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to anchors for securing a manufactured building to the ground while resisting movement from forces directed against the building. More particularly, the present invention relates to stabilizer anchors for manufactured buildings, which being engaged to the ground and the building, provide resistance in tension and compression for securing the manufactured building from movement in response to forces directed against the building. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Typical manufactured buildings use a pair of spaced-apart longitudinal support beams, often steel I-beams, to underlie the frame of the building. Foundation piers positioned on the ground extend into bearing contact with the support beams to support the building above the ground for ventilation and crawl space under the building. Additionally, anchor assemblies use a strap that connects to the building and to anchors that engage the ground with helix members or helical flights that pull the anchor into the soil during installational rotation. The foundation piers and the anchor assemblies secure the manufactured building to the ground and resist movement of the building caused by loading forces such as from earthquakes and from high winds directed against the building. 
     Conventional anchor assemblies use an auger-type anchor having helical flights that embed the anchor in the ground lateral to one side of the support beam and a strap member that connects between a head or connector of the anchor and the support beam of the manufactured building. The helical flight provides auger characteristics for pulling the anchor into the soil. The helical fight attaches to an end portion of an elongated shaft of the anchor. The anchor is rotated as an auger to drive the anchor into the ground by action of the helical flight. U.S. Pat. No. 6,418,685 discloses a tension anchor system having a strap and connector assembly. U.S. Pat. No. 6,505,447 discloses a foundation pier system with an elongated brace between a ground pan and the I-beam of the building. The foundation piers and a plurality of spaced-apart anchor assemblies, the number and spacing of which is dependent on soil and wind conditions, hold the manufactured building in engagement to the ground and provide resistance to movement caused by loading forces, typically wind but may be earthquakes as well, directed on the building. 
     While conventional anchors provide ground connections and movement resistance for manufactured building, there is a need for ground anchors to have tension and compression resistance to loading on manufactured buildings while reducing installation time and labor as well as costs. It is to such that the present invention is directed. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention meets the need in the art for an improved stabilizer anchor that provides tension and compression resistance for securing a manufactured building to the ground. More particularly, the stabilizer anchor assembly secures the manufactured building to the ground while providing resistance to movement thereof in response to forces directed against the manufactured building, with an anchor having an elongated rod with a helical flight at a first end and a threaded connector at an opposing second end that receives a first nut and a stabilizer assembly having a plate and a seating member that slidingly receives the rod for movement of the stabilizer assembly relative to the rod during installation of the anchor vertically below an elongate longitudinal I-beam on which a manufactured building is supported, the plate for engaging the ground after installation. The stabilizer assembly comprises a cylindrical cap having a base and a perimeter wall extending in a first direction therefrom defining the plate, the base defining a central opening for the seating member through which the rod extends and an annular knuckle projecting from an upper surface of the base to define a ridge, the ridge bearing against the first nut whereby the cap may be angled relative to the anchor in substantially conformity with a slope of the ground surface thereat. A stabilizer member for connecting at a first end to the connector of the anchor and at a second end to the longitudinal I-beam thereby disposing the stabilizer member substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the I-beam, whereby forces on the manufactured building communicate therefrom through the stabilizer member to the ground through the anchor. The plate, being moved relative to the rod during installation in the ground, resists movement of the manufactured building in response to forces against the manufactured building. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for securing a manufactured building to the ground with a stabilizer anchor assembly that provides resistance to movement thereof in response to forces directed against the manufactured building, comprising the steps of: 
     (a) slidingly extending a rod of an anchor through a seating member of a stabilizer assembly, the anchor having a helical flight at a first end for engaging a portion of ground below a longitudinal I-beam on which a manufactured building is supported and an opposing second end having a connector, said stabilizer assembly comprising a cap having a base and a perimeter wall extending in a first direction therefrom defining the plate for engaging the ground, the base defining a central opening for the seating member through which the rod extends and an annular knuckle projecting from an upper surface of the base; 
     (b) driving the anchor and the stabilizer assembly into the ground, the stabilizer assembly moving relative to the rod during installation of the anchor and the plate engaging the ground after installation with the cap angled relative to the anchor in substantial conformity with a slope of the ground by pivoting the cap on a ridge of the annular knuckle; and 
     (c) connecting a first end of a stabilizer member to the connector of the anchor and connecting a second end of the stabilizer member to the longitudinal I-beam, thereby disposing the stabilizer member substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the I-beam, whereby forces on the manufactured building communicate therefrom through the stabilizer member to the ground through the anchor, 
     whereby the plate, being moves relative to the rod during installation in the ground, resists movement of the manufactured building in response to forces against the manufactured building. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a stabilizer anchor assembly for securing a manufactured building to the ground while providing resistance to movement thereof in response to forces directed against the manufactured building, comprising an anchor having an elongated rod with a helical flight at a first end and a connector at an opposing second end and a stabilizer assembly having a plate and a seating member that slidingly receives the rod for movement of the stabilizer assembly relative to the rod during installation of the anchor relative to an elongate longitudinal I-beam on which a manufactured building is supported, with the plate for engaging the ground after installation. The stabilizer assembly comprising a cylindrical cap having a base and a perimeter wall extending in a first direction therefrom defining the plate, the base defining a central opening for the seating member through which the rod extends, the cap defines a radial slot in the cap extending from the central opening to an edge for receiving the rod. A stabilizer member for connecting at a first end to the connector of the anchor and at a second end to the longitudinal I-beam, whereby forces on the manufactured building communicate therefrom through the stabilizer member to the ground through the anchor. The plate, being moved relative to the rod during installation in the ground, resists movement of the manufactured building in response to forces against the manufactured building. 
     In yet another aspect, the present invention provides a stabilizer anchor assembly for securing a manufactured building to the ground while providing resistance to movement thereof in response to forces directed against the manufactured building, comprising an anchor having an elongated rod with a helical flight at a first end and a connector at an opposing second end and a stabilizer assembly having a plate and a seating member that slidingly receives the rod for movement of the stabilizer assembly relative to the rod during installation of the anchor relative to an elongate longitudinal I-beam on which a manufactured building is supported, the plate for engaging the ground after installation. A first stabilizer member for connecting at a first end to the connector of the anchor and at a second end to the longitudinal I-beam and a second stabilizer member for connecting at a first end to the connector of the anchor and at a second end to the longitudinal I-beam, the second stabilizer member transverse to a longitudinal axis of the I-beam determined in a horizontal plane relative to the I-beam. The plate, being moved relative to the rod during installation in the ground, resists movement of the manufactured building in response to forces against the manufactured building communicated through the first and second stabilizer members. 
     In yet another aspect, the present invention provides a method for securing a manufactured building to the ground with a stabilizer anchor assembly that provides resistance to movement thereof in response to forces directed against the manufactured building, comprising the steps of: 
     (a) slidingly extending a rod of an anchor through a seating member of a stabilizer assembly, the anchor having a helical flight at a first end for engaging a portion of ground below a longitudinal I-beam on which a manufactured building is supported and an opposing second end having a threaded portion that receives a first nut thereon; and 
     (b) driving the anchor and the stabilizer assembly into the ground, the stabilizer assembly moving relative to the rod during installation of the anchor and the plate engaging the ground after installation; 
     (c) connecting a first end of a tubular stabilizer member to the connector of the anchor, the first end flattened and defining opposing openings therein for passing the rod therethrough and a second nut threaded thereon to secure the first end to the anchor; and 
     (d) connecting a second end of the stabilizer member to the longitudinal I-beam, whereby forces on the manufactured building communicate therefrom through the stabilizer member to the ground through the anchor, 
     whereby the plate, being moves relative to the rod during installation in the ground, resists movement of the manufactured building in response to forces against the manufactured building. 
     In yet another aspect, the present invention provides a method for securing a manufactured building to the ground with a stabilizer anchor assembly that provides resistance to movement thereof in response to forces directed against the manufactured building, comprising the steps of: 
     (a) slidingly extending a rod of an anchor through a seating member attached to a plate of a stabilizer assembly, the anchor having a helical flight at a first end for engaging a portion of ground below a longitudinal I-beam on which a manufactured building is supported and an opposing second end having a connector; and 
     (b) driving the anchor and the stabilizer assembly into the ground, the stabilizer assembly moving relative to the rod during installation of the anchor and the plate engaging the ground after installation; 
     (c) connecting a first end of a stabilizer member to the connector of the anchor and connecting a second end of the stabilizer member to the longitudinal I-beam; 
     (d) connecting a first end of a second stabilizer member to the connector of the anchor and connecting a second end of the second stabilizer member to the longitudinal I-beam, the second stabilizer member disposed transverse to a longitudinal axis of the I-beam as determined in a horizontal plane relative to the I-beam, 
     whereby the plate, being moved relative to the rod during installation in the ground, resists movement of the manufactured building in response to forces against the manufactured building communicated therefrom through the stabilizer members to the ground through the anchor. 
     Objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent upon a reading of the following detailed description in conjunction with the drawings and the appended claims. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a side view of a first embodiment of a stabilizer anchor in accordance with the present invention. 
         FIG. 1A  illustrates a front planar view of a stabilizer plate for the stabilizer anchor illustrated in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 2  illustrates a side view of a second embodiment of a stabilizer anchor, anchor, in accordance with the present invention. 
         FIG. 2A  illustrates a front planar view of a stabilizer plate for the stabilizer anchor illustrated in  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 3  illustrates in top plan view a third embodiment of a stabilizer anchor disposed laterally of an I-beam and having first and second stabilizer members connected between the anchor and the I-beam, in accordance with the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  illustrates in end view the third embodiment of the stabilizer anchor illustrated in  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 5  illustrates in detail side view an alternate embodiment of the stabilizer assembly as illustrated in use in the third embodiment of the stabilizer anchor illustrated in  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 6  illustrates in end view a fourth embodiment of a stabilizer anchor in accordance with the present invention. 
         FIG. 7  illustrates in top plan view the fourth embodiment of the stabilizer anchor illustrated in  FIG. 6 . 
         FIG. 8  illustrates in top plan view an embodiment of the cap used with the fourth embodiment of the stabilizer anchor illustrated in  FIG. 6 . 
         FIG. 9  illustrates in exploded cut-away view a cap used with a stabilizer anchor. 
         FIG. 10  illustrates an alternate embodiment of the cap having a radial slot for receiving the rod of the stabilizer anchor. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     With reference to the drawings in which like parts have like reference numerals,  FIG. 1  illustrates a side view of a first embodiment of a stabilizer anchor  10  that connects between an I-beam  12  of a manufactured building generally  13  and the ground  14 , in accordance with the present invention. The stabilizer anchor  10  includes an anchor  16  that engages the ground  14  and connects to a stabilizer member  18  that connects to the I-beam  12  of the manufactured building. The anchor  16  utilizes an auger device generally  17  and a stabilizer assembly  19  shown in front planar view in  FIG. 1A . The stabilizer member  18  communicates tension or compression loading forces from the manufactured building  13  through the auger device  17  and stabilizer assembly  19  to the ground  14 . 
     The auger device  17  of the anchor  16  comprises an elongated rod  22  having at least one helical flight  24  rigidly attached at a first end. The helical flight  24  facilitates turning the anchor  16  through the ground  14  during engagement of the anchor with the ground. A connector  26  defines an opposing end of the rod  22 . In the illustrated embodiment, the connector  26  comprises a threaded distal end  28  having a first nut  30  and a second nut  32  threadably engaged to the distal end. The threaded distal end  28  may be a threaded portion of the rod  22  that receives the nut  30  and nut  32 . The nut  30  seats at an inward extent of the threaded portion and is preferably rigidly connected thereat such as by welding. In an alternate embodiment, the threaded end is defined by a bolt disposed coaxially with the rod  22  and welded rigidly with the head of the bolt at an end of the rod. 
     As best illustrated in  FIG. 1A , the anchor  16  further includes the stabilizer assembly  19  having a blade or plate  38  and a seating member  40 . The plate  38  in the illustrated embodiment has chevron appearance in plan view to define a V-shape lower edge  41  having a pointed apex. The seating member  40  in the illustrated embodiment comprises an open-ended tube  42  that welds on a longitudinal axis of the plate  38 . The tube  42  is sized for receiving the rod  22  therethrough. The stabilizer assembly  19  moves on the rod  22  relative to the anchor  16  during installation of the anchor in the ground  14 , as discussed below. With continuing reference to  FIG. 1 , the stabilizer assembly  19  is illustrated on the rod  22  remote from the I-beam  12 , but may be disposed on the opposing side proximate the I-beam during installation. The rod  22  receives the stabilizer assembly  19  by passing through the tube  42  prior to securing the nut  30  to the threaded end or attaching the bolt to define the threaded end. The seating member  40  may further selectively fix securely to the rod  22 . In the illustrated embodiment, the plate  38  defines an opening  43  (see  FIG. 1A ). A fastener  44  extends threadably through the opening  43  and bears against the rod  22  to wedge the plate  38  into fixed position relative to the rod. Other wedging or securing mechanisms may be gainfully employed to fix the stabilizer assembly  19  relative to the anchor  16 . 
     The stabilizer member  18  comprises a first elongated tube  54  that telescopically receives a second elongated tube  56 . A fastener  58 , such as a threaded screw or bolt and nut extending transverse into or through the joined tubes  54 ,  56  secures the telescoped tubes together. The first tube  54  attaches to the connector  26 . In the illustrated embodiment, the first tube  54  has a flanged end  60  defined by pressing and flattening an end portion of the tube. The flanged end  60  defines a through opening. The threaded end of the rod  22  extends through the opening to seat the first tube  54  on the anchor  16 . The flanged end  60  seats on the first nut  30 , and the second nut  32  bearing thereon secures the flanged end  60  therebetween to the rod  22 . 
     The stabilizer member  18  connects with a beam clamp  70  to the I-beam  12 . The I-beam  12  is conventional having an upper flange plate  72  and a spaced-apart lower flange plate  74 . A web  76  connects between the pair of opposing flange plates  72 ,  74 . In the illustrated embodiment, the second tube  56  defines a flattened end  78  and a through opening  80  spaced longitudinally from the end  78 . The beam clamp  70  comprises a plate  82  having a central portion  84  and opposing end portions  86 ,  88 . The central portion  84  defines a beam contact surface to sit on the upper flange plate  72  of the I-beam  12 . The end portion  86  defines a reversed angled hook  90  for engaging a lateral edge of the upper flange plate  72  distal from the anchor  16 . The opposing end portion  88  angles at an oblique angle from a planar surface of the central portion  84 . The end portion  88  defines an opening  92 . A bolt  94  extends through the openings  92 ,  80  and a nut  96  secures the beam clamp  70  to the stabilizer member  18 . The flattened end  78  bears against an under surface of the upper flange plate  72  on the opposing side of the web  76  from the side engaged by the hook  90 . 
       FIG. 2  illustrates a side view of a second embodiment of a stabilizer anchor  100 , in accordance with the present invention. As best illustrated in  FIG. 2A , the anchor  16  further includes an alternate embodiment of the stabilizer assembly  19  having the blade or plate  38  and the open-ended tube  42  as the seating member  40 . The stabilizer anchor  100  uses for the connector  26  in the anchor  16  an anchor head  102 . The anchor head  102  comprises a U-shaped bracket having a base plate and a pair of upstanding side walls  106 . Each side wall  106  defines at least one opening  108  that aligns with the opening  108  in the opposing side wall. In the illustrated embodiment, the anchor head  102  define a pair of openings  108  in each side wall  106 . A stabilizer arm  110  in this embodiment includes a first tube  112  and a second tube  114 . The tubes  112 ,  114 , telescope together to a selected length and are secured with a fastener  116 . The opposing distal ends of the respective tubes  112 ,  114  define respective through openings. The opening in the tube  112  aligns with the opening  108  and a bolt  118  extends through the aligned openings. A nut tightened on the bolt  118  secures the tube  112  to the anchor head  102 . 
     The stabilizer anchor  100  uses an alternate beam clamp  120  having a top plate  122  and opposing side walls  124  that define a slot  126  for receiving a portion of the upper flange  72 . Each side wall  124  defines an opening that aligns with the opposing opening. In the illustrated embodiment, the side wall defines the opening lateral and spaced vertically lower than the slot  126 . A distal portion of the top plate extends beyond the lateral edge of the flange plate  72 . The distal portion defines an opening. A bearing plate  130  defines an opening and seats at an oblique angle relative to the plate  122  to bear against an under surface of the flange plate  72 . The aligned openings receive a bolt  134  and a nut secures the plate  122  forcibly against the flange  72 . The side walls  124  receive therebetween the distal end of the tube  114  with the opening therein aligning with the openings in the side walls. A bolt  136  extends through the aligned openings in the side walls  124  and the through opening in the tube  114 . A nut attaches to the bolt to secure the tube  114  to the beam connector  120 .  FIG. 2  illustrates the stabilizer assembly  19  on the rod  22  of the anchor  16  proximate the I-beam  12 . 
       FIG. 3  illustrates in top plan view a third embodiment of a stabilizer anchor  150  disposed laterally of an I-beam and having first and second stabilizer members  18  and  160  connected between the anchor  16  and the I-beam  12 , in accordance with the present invention providing both longitudinal and lateral force resistance. Further illustrated is an alternate embodiment of the stabilizer assembly  152  rather than the stabilizer assembly  19 . As shown in  FIG. 5 , the stabilizer assembly  152  comprises a plate  153  bent at an oblique angle along a central axis to define a pair of plates  154 ,  156 . Alternatively, separate plates  154 ,  156  are welded together at an oblique angle to define a V-shape in top plan view. The tube  42  welds rigidly to the plate  153  on the central axis. With continuing reference to  FIG. 3 , the stabilizer anchor  150  uses the stabilizer anchor  10  discussed above, and additionally includes a longitudinal brace  160  comprising first and second telescoping tubes  162 ,  164 . A fastener  166  connects the tubes  162 ,  164  together. The tube  162  defines a flattened end portion  168  and opening for receiving the threaded portion  28  of the anchor rod  22 . The tube  164  defines a flattened end portion  170  and opening for receiving a bolt  172  for connecting the tube to a longitudinal beam clamp  174 . The longitudinal beam clamp  174  is of a clamp type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,140,157 as clamp  10  therein or in U.S. Pat. No. 6,505,447 as clamp or connector  32  having rear and front clamp members  33 R and  33 F therein, which disclosures are incorporated herein in their entities by reference. The beam clamp  174  includes rear and front clamp members  176 ,  178  connected by the bolt  172  and nut. The bolt  172  extends through the opening in the flattened end portion  170  to secure the tube  164  to the I-beam  12 . 
       FIG. 4  illustrates in end view the third embodiment of the stabilizer anchor  150  illustrated in  FIG. 3 . 
       FIG. 5  illustrates in detail side view the stabilizer assembly  152  used in the third embodiment of the stabilizer anchor  150  illustrated in  FIG. 3 . 
       FIG. 6  illustrates in side view a fourth embodiment of a stabilizer anchor  200  in accordance with the present invention. This embodiment positions a cylindrical cap  202  at the end of the rod  22  opposing the helical flights  24 . The cylindrical cap  202  is a dish having a base  204  from which a perimeter wall  206  extends. As shown in  FIG. 6 , the base  204  defines a central opening  205  with an annular projecting knuckle  207  having an arcuate ridge  209 , as best illustrated in exploded cut-away view in  FIG. 9 . The ridge  209  may be a built-up portion of weld bead. The rod  22  receives the cap  202  with the bolt or threaded portion  28  extending coaxially therefrom. In an alternate embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 10 , the cap  202  defines a radial slot  203  for passage of the rod  22  such as during placement of the cap  202 . The cap  202  pivots relative to rod  22  to conform to a slope of the ground  14 . In alternate embodiment, the cap  202  welds in place. During rotation of the anchor  16  into the ground, the cap  202  compresses the soil and dirt between the helical flight  24  and the cap, to define a compressed column  210  of soil therebetween in the ground  14 . The compressed column  210  of dirt has a density that is increased over a density of the adjacent soil. The cap  202  and the compressed column  210  resists lateral and longitudinal movement of the anchor  16  in the ground  14 , which receives the tension and compression load forces. Further, the stabilizer assembly  19  or  153  may be gainfully used for additional resistance to tension and compression load forces communicated through the anchor  16  to the ground  14 . 
       FIG. 7  illustrates in top plan view the stabilizer anchor  200  illustrated in  FIG. 6 . 
       FIG. 8  illustrates in top plan view the cap  202  used with the stabilizer anchor  200  illustrated in  FIG. 6 . 
     With reference to  FIG. 1 , the stabilizer anchor  10  communicates tension or compression loading force from the manufactured building  13  through the stabilizer member  18  to the anchor  16  having the auger device  17  and the stabilizer assembly  19  and to the ground  14 . A manufacturer assembles the stabilizer anchor  10  by first placing the stabilizer assembly  19  on the rod  22 . The stabilizer assembly  19  positions with the lower edge  41  towards the helical flight  24 . The rod  22  extends through the tube  42 . The threaded end  28  of the rod  22  receives the first nut  30 , and preferably the nut  30  is welded in position. The alternate embodiment welds the bolt to the end of the rod  22  after receiving the stabilizer assembly  19 . The rigid nut  30  or head of the bolt facilitates tool-assisted rotation of the anchor  16  for the helical flight  24  to dig and drive the rod  22  into the ground  14 . It is to be appreciated that the anchor  16  and stabilizer assembly  19  may be field assembled. Further, the stabilizer anchor  10  as illustrated in  FIG. 1  may use the stabilizer assembly  152  having the angled plates  154 ,  156  rather than use the stabilizer assembly  19 . Also further, an alternate embodiment of the systems illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2  gainfully use the cap  202 . In such embodiment the use of the cap  202  and the stabilizer assembly  19  or  152  is optional whereby either the cap or the stabilizer assembly is used for the anchor, although in yet another alternate embodiment both the cap and the stabilizer assembly are used. 
     The anchor  16  is held substantially perpendicular to the ground  14  with the end having the helical flight  24  on the ground. The anchor  16  is rotated and the helical flight  24  pulls the rod  22  into the ground. The anchor  16  may be rotated with a lever or tool such as a wrench or power driver that engages the nut  30  or bolt head. The rotation of the rod  22  and the digging of the helical flight  24  may also move the stabilizer assembly  19  into the ground. Alternatively, after contact of the lower edge  41  with the ground, the stabilizer assembly  19  may be hammered to drive the stabilizer assembly into the ground. In many installations, the passage of the helical flight first into the ground  14  is sufficient to allow the rotating flight to also move the stabilizer assembly  19  into the ground. The V-shaped lower edge  41  facilitates the passage of the stabilizer assembly into the ground. The anchor  16  is driven until the upper edge of the stabilizer assembly  19  is at or below, or flush with, the surface of the ground  14 . 
     The stabilizer member  18  is then installed. The transverse beam clamp  70  attaches to the I-beam  12 . The hook  90  of the clamp overlies the edge of the upper flange  72  distal from the anchor  16 . The tube  54  receives the tube  56  and telescope together. The tube  54  attaches to the connector  26 . In the illustrated embodiment, the threaded end of the rod  22  extends through the opening  62  in the flanged end  60  of the tube  54 . The second nut  32  attaches to the threaded rod  22 . The flanged end  78  of the tube  56  is positioned under the upper flange plate  72  on the proximate side of the web  76  with the opening  80  aligned with the opening  92  of the angled portion  88  of the beam clamp  70 . The bolt  94  extends through the aligned openings and the nut  96  threads to secure the tube  56  to the beam clamp  70 . The nuts  32  and  96  are tightened. The tubes  54  and  56  lock together by the fastener  58  that is driven through the side walls of the tubes. 
     Additional stabilizer anchors  10  are installed on the manufactured building on opposing sides in spaced-apart relation. The number of stabilizer anchors  10  is based on soil and wind loading requirements of the location of the manufactured building. The wind load imposes lateral and transverse forces on the building. The loading communicates through the stabilizer member  18  to the anchor  16  and the ground  14 , so that the manufactured building remains stabilized and resists movement. The plate  38  embedded in the ground  14  bears against the ground  14  to cooperatively increase the resistance of the building to movement in response to loading. Particularly, the plate  38  resists the tension or compression load forces that communicate therethrough to the ground  14 . 
     The embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 2  similarly installs. In this embodiment, the beam clamp  120  installs with the slot  126  receiving the upper flange  72  proximate the anchor  16 . The bearing plate  130  is held below the distal end of the plate  122  and against the undersurface of the flange plate  72  with the opening  132  aligned with the opening  128 . The bolt  136  extends thought the aligned openings and receives a nut. The tubes  114 ,  116  telescope together. The opening in the tube  114  aligns with the openings  108  in the side walls of the anchor head  102 . The bolt  118  extends through the aligned openings of the tube  114  and the anchor head  102  and receives the nut. The opening in the tube  114  aligns with the openings in the side walls of the beam clamp  120 . The bolt extending through the aligned openings receives the nut to secure the tube  114  to the beam claim  120 . The tubes  114 ,  116  secure together with the fastener. The loading on the manufactured building communicates through the stabilizer member  110  to the anchor  16  and the ground  14 , so that the manufactured building remains stabilized and resists movement. The plate  38  embedded in the ground  14  bears against the ground to cooperatively increase the resistance of the building to movement in response to tension and compression loading. Particularly, the plate  38  resists the tension or compression load forces that communicate therethrough to the ground  14 . 
     With reference to  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the stabilizer anchor  150  assembles and installs between the I-beam  12  and the ground  14  similarly as discussed above. The rod  22  of the anchor  16  receives the stabilizer assembly  152  by extending longitudinally through the tube  42 . Preferably this is accomplished during manufacture remote from the installation site. In a first embodiment, the nut  30  then seats on the threaded end  28  and is rigidly fixed thereat. In a second embodiment, a bolt welds onto the end of the rod  22  to define the threaded portion  28 . The fixed nut  30  or bolt head facilitate rotation of the anchor during installation and removal by reverse rotation and backing out of the helical flight  24  if necessary. In an alternate embodiment, the nut  30  is field installed. 
     Rotating the anchor  16  drives the anchor into the ground  14  by the helical flights  24  that dig into the ground. The stabilizer assembly  152  may cut into the ground  14  or alternatively, the rotation may stop, and the stabilizer assembly hammered downwardly to force the stabilizer plates  154 ,  156  into the ground. The stabilizer assembly  152  moves longitudinally relative to the anchor  16  on the rod  22 . Once the stabilizer assembly  152  is flush or at grade, the anchor  16  again may be rotated to sink the anchor further into the ground  14 . The transverse beam clamp  70  attaches to the I-beam  12  and the stabilizer member  18  connects between the beam clamp and the anchor  16 , as discussed above. The longitudinal beam clamp  174  attaches to the I-beam  12 . The tube  164  connects to the longitudinal beam clamp  174 . The opening in the flattened end  168  receives the threaded portion  28  of the anchor rod  22 . The nut  32  engages the threaded portion  28  and secures the stabilizer members  160  and  18  to the anchor  16 . The fastener  166  secures the telescoped tubes  162 ,  164  together. 
     In an embodiment in which the anchor  16  is positioned lateral of the I-beam  12 , the stabilizer member  18  is disposed perpendicular to the I-beam (horizontal plane) and the stabilizer member  164  is disposed at an oblique angle (horizontal plane) relative to the I-beam. In an embodiment in which the anchor  16  is vertically below the I-beam  12 , the stabilizer member  164  is disposed substantially in alignment with a longitudinal axis of the I-beam  12 . In this embodiment, the stabilizer member  18  connects to a second spaced-apart I-beam. 
     The wind load imposes lateral and transverse forces on the building. The loading communicates through the stabilizer members  18  (transverse loading resistance) and  160  (longitudinal loading resistance) to the anchor  16  and the ground  14 , so that the manufactured building remains stabilized and resists movement. The plate  152  embedded in the ground bears against the ground at differing angles to cooperatively increase the resistance of the building to movement in response to loading. 
     With reference to  FIG. 6 , the stabilizer anchor  200  creates the compressed column  210  during installation of the anchor  16  by the cap  202  compressing soil dislodged by the helical flight  24 . The compressed column  210  has a density that is increased over a density of the adjacent soil. The cap  202  and the compressed column  210  resists lateral and longitudinal movement of the anchor  16  in the ground  14 , which receives the tension and compression load forces. Further, the stabilizer assembly  19  or  153  may be gainfully used with the stabilizer anchor  200  system for additional resistance to tension and compression load forces communicated through the anchor  16  to the ground  14 . The cap  202  pivots by the knuckle  207  bearing on the nut  30  or the head of the bolt that defines the threaded portion  28 , allowing the cap to be angled in substantial conformity with the slope of the ground  14 . 
     While the foregoing describes the invention in detail with reference to specific exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be appreciated that various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. The specification is, accordingly, to be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive.