Patent ID: 8480335

Claim:
An assembly for supporting a foundation, the assembly comprising: (a) a pier; (b) an “E” bracket comprising a stem section, a plurality of suspension arms, and a buckling resisting arm, each arm among the suspension and buckling resisting arms having upper and lower ends, the buckling resisting arm operatively engaging the pier; (c) first attaching means connecting the upper end of each arm among the “E” bracket's suspension and buckling resisting arms to the “E” bracket's stem section; and (d) second attaching means connected operatively to the suspension arms' lower ends, the second attaching means being adapted for linking the suspension arms' lower ends with the foundation; the buckling resisting arm comprising a stiffening member selected from the group consisting of sleeves and stays; each arm among the plurality of suspension arms comprising a tie having upper and lower ends; the first attaching means comprising a first plurality of eyes, each eye among the first plurality of eyes opening at the “E” bracket's stem section, said each eye receiving one of the ties' upper ends; and a first plurality of stops, each stop among the first plurality of stops overlying one of the eyes among the first plurality of eyes, said each stop being fixedly attached to said each eye's received upper tie end; the second attaching means comprising a quill, the quill comprising an upper plate having an upper slide port, a drawing plate having a lower slide port, and pair of rails spanning vertically between the upper plate and the drawing plate, the quill slidably receiving the pier and the “E” bracket's buckling resisting arm, so that the pier and the buckling resisting arm extend vertically between the pair of rails and so that the pier and the buckling resisting arm extend through the upper and lower slide ports.