Patent ID: 8365485

Claim:
A column support footing for receiving and supporting the bottom end of a square column, the column support footing comprising: a column support sleeve comprising an upwardly facing open end for receiving the bottom end of the column, the column support sleeve having an inside surface and an outside surface, and a lower end attached to a baseplate, the baseplate comprising an upward side and a downward side; at least one anchor member extending downward from the downward side of the baseplate; and a sequentially poured plurality of concrete footing members comprising a first footing member and a second footing member, the first footing member encasing a portion of the anchor member, the first footing member having a top surface below the downward side of the baseplate, and the second footing member providing lateral support to the column support sleeve, the second footing member having a bottom surface overlying at least a portion of the top surface of the first footing member and an upper surface laterally adjacent to the open end of the cylindrical column support sleeve; the column support sleeve comprising a plurality of interior attachment members, wherein each interior attachment member comprises an axial body having a first end, a second end, an inside edge, and an outside edge, wherein the first end and the second end are attached to the inside surface, and the inside edge is in facing relationship with the inside surface, but does not touch the inside surface, wherein an air gap is defined between the inside edge and the inside surface, wherein the bottom end of the square column, when received by the column support sleeve, is supported by the interior attachment members.