Patent ID: 7278802

Claim:
A device for raising and supporting the foundation of a building, comprising: a pile, a first assembly adapted to be fixed to the foundation, a second assembly comprising facing jaws and a pivotable arm, wherein at least one end of the arm is substantially C-shaped, actuating means adapted to draw said second assembly downwardly for driving said pile in the ground, said first assembly being adapted to guide said pile while said pile is driven in the ground by said second assembly and said actuating means, said pile being made of a series of longitudinally aligned pile sections that are connected together, wherein once a lower end of said pile has reached sufficient underground resistance, further actuation of the second assembly causes the foundation to be raised, wherein once the foundation has been raised to a desired position, said pile is fixed to at least one of said first assembly and the foundation thereby supporting the foundation in said desired position, wherein said pivotable arm is pivotable between a first position where an area between said facing jaws is accessible and a second position where said area is closed, a pile section that needs to be added to the pile being front-loaded into position atop the pile and between the facing laws when said arm is in said first position.