Patent ID: 8919060

Claim:
In a foundation for a manufactured building having at least a pair of spaced-apart elongated beams, a connector for securing a brace tube and a vertical post to a ground member under one of the beams, the vertical post for connecting at an opposing end to the one of the beams and the brace tube for connecting selectively at a distal end to said one of the beams or to another one of the beams, the connector comprising: a base and a pair of upstanding opposing side walls that each define an opening aligned with the opening in the opposing side wall; a vertical support assembly having a plate that defines an opening and a bottom edge and a tubular sleeve extending coaxially with the opening therein, and the sleeve coaxially aligns with the openings in the opposing side walls when the plate is disposed with the bottom edge on the base, and a threaded member extending from the tubular sleeve for engaging the vertical post; and a fastener for extending through the opening in one of the side walls, through the sleeve of the support assembly, through opposing openings in the brace tube, and through the opening in the opposing side wall, whereby the brace tube pivotably attaches to the base and the support assembly orients the threaded member at an angle relative to the beam for the vertical post.