Patent ID: 7140157

Claim:
A foundation system for supporting a support beam of a manufactured home and for preventing longitudinal movement of the beam; the beam having a longitudinal axis defining the longitudinal direction and a bottom end including a lateral flange including a front flange and a rear flange; each flange having a top, a bottom, and a free end, said foundation system comprising: a pair of rigid arms; each arm including: a lower end; and an upper end; ground support means for supporting the beam including: a support for preventing downward and longitudinal movement of the beam; and arm connecting means for pivotably connecting said lower ends of said arms to said ground support means; said arm connecting means comprising: a single fastener about which both said lower ends of said arms freely pivot; a pair of clamps; each clamp associated with a respective one of said upper ends of said arms; each clamp including: attachment means for pivotly attaching said clamp to said upper end of said clamp's associated said arm; and clamping means for clamping said clamp to the front and rear flanges of the lateral flange of the bottom end of the support beam such that said clamp cannot move along the beam; said lower ends of said arms connected to said ground support means so as to be freely pivoting such that, responsive to supporting the beam, each said clamp exerts an upward force supporting the beam and a resultant longitudinal force on the beam.