US Patent:
20080175673, Jul 24, 2008
Inventors:
Wilson D. Roberts - Austin TX, US
Trent D. Fuller - Fort Worth TX, US
International Classification:
E02D 5/10
Abstract:
A lifting assembly for raising, supporting, and stabilizing a foundation or other weighted member. An anchoring bracket, which is mounted to a piling or pier that has been driven into the ground below the location where the foundation is to be poured, is attached to a jacking assembly. The jacking assembly includes a bottom plate which rests on the upper end of the vertical support column, a hydraulic jack which rests on the bottom plate, and a top plate which is supported by the hydraulic jack. Concrete which will form the foundation is poured into the foundation mold and around the anchoring bracket which rests in said mold. The concrete foundation is allowed to cure. Support rods which are secured to the anchoring bracket and bottom and top plates, transfers the upward force generated by the hydraulic lift, from said top plate to said anchoring bracket, thus lifting the foundation to which the anchoring bracket is integrally attached.