Patent ID: 8458984

Claim:
A method for forming a movable slab foundation, the method comprising: placing a plurality of support surfaces below an intended slab foundation area; placing a plurality of support sleeves in abutting contact with the plurality of support surfaces, each of the plurality of support sleeves having a geometrically shaped opening therein; placing a plurality of support members geometrically complimentary to the opening within each of the plurality of support sleeves and sliding the plurality of support members down within the plurality of support sleeves and into abutting contact with the plurality of support surfaces; forming a slab foundation such that the slab foundation encases the plurality of support sleeves; simultaneously lifting the plurality of support sleeves to move the slab foundation to a final height; rotating the plurality of support members relative to the plurality of support sleeves, thereby restricting movement of the plurality of support sleeves downward relative to the plurality of support members and maintaining the final height of the slab foundation; placing a plurality of lifting members within the plurality of support members such that first ends of the plurality of lifting members are in abutting contact with the plurality of support surfaces; connecting a plurality of lifting devices to second ends of the plurality of lifting members; connecting the plurality of lifting devices to the plurality of support sleeves; and simultaneously actuating the plurality of lifting devices; and wherein rotating the plurality of support members relative to the plurality of support sleeves comprises offsetting the plurality of support members from the geometrically complimentary openings in each of the plurality of support sleeves.