Abstract: A mobile house support system is described which provides an adjustable foundation for mobile homes which is resistant to earth movements such as is caused by earthquakes and to high wind forces. The support system unitizes a double wide mobile home by securing each section of the structure to the support members. Multiple I-beams are secured at right angles to the main support structure of the mobile home, a plurality of adjustable legs are carried by the support beam and connected to the main support structure of the mobile home and bearing blocks support the legs.

Abstract: In a method of angularly adjusting the position of a building element on a support element, such as a beam (2) on a pillar (1), there is inserted between the mutually facing surfaces of said elements an insert (3) which is operative to transfer pressure from the building element to the support element via an upper surface (3b) in engagement with a lower support surface (2a) on the building element and a lower surface (3a) in engagement with an upper support surface (1a) on the support element. The two support surfaces and the two engagement surfaces are formed in a manner such that, in use, two of the surfaces are planar and mutually parallel, the third surface is planar but not parallel with the two first mentioned surfaces, while the fourth surface is a curved surface generated by a straight line. The curved surface is caused to lie against the non-parallel surface.

Abstract: A multi-part connector for use in constructing a wooden deck or the like. The connector comprises identical, stamped metal elements which cooperatively embrace the upper end of a vertical post and project above the post to cooperatively receive a lateral beam therebetween. The elements each have an inwardly directed flange which is either (1) partially embedded in the upper end of wooden post or (2) engages and centers a metallic pipe post between the elements. An additional apertured plate is provided for cooperation with the two elements for securing the elements together in spaced relation to the element flanges and in embracing relation to the pipe post without bolting or otherwise securing the elements to the post. In use with either a wooden post or a pipe post, the beam overlies and bears upon the flange to aid in retaining the connector elements in place. The method involves the steps of assembling the connector elements on the post and utilizing the beam to retain the elements in place.

Abstract: A plurality of footing pits are dug, and a preformed footing is placed in each. Each footing has a recess in its bottom covered by a sheet of flexible material, a grout inlet opening leading to the recess, and a plurality of relief ports. Grout is injected into the recess of each footing to seat it in its pit, and then a base plate support is installed thereon and adjusted to a selected height. Preformed beams are then mounted on the base plate supports, to provide a foundation for a building. Energy conservation is achieved by placing an insulating element vertically in each preformed beam, and solar energy collector equipment is mounted on the face of at least one beam. The solar energy collector equipment takes advantage of the location of the beams and their construction from precast concrete, and is of both the passive and active type.

Abstract: A concrete bridge girder support structure for use in a cantilever erection method is disclosed. The support structure comprises an upper shoe for use as a fixture to the girder through a sole plate fixed to the girder at a predetermined position, a lower shoe fixed on a pier and abutment, a movable part(s) disposed between the upper and lower shoes, and a movable plate placed for bridge-axial movement relative to the upper shoe. A concrete bridge girder erection method using such a support structure is also disclosed. The girder having the sole plate fixed thereto at the predetermined position is carried on the movable plate and continuously advanced along the upper shoe up to a predetermined erection position with bridge-axial movement of the movable plate. At the erection position, the sole plate is integrally fixed to the upper shoe of the support structure.

Abstract: A system, kit and method for erecting a structure elevated off the ground, including rigidly installing a series of posts the upper ends of which lie in a horizontal plane. Sheet material may be applied to the ground beneath the structure to be erected to impede the growth of vegetation. On top of each of the posts is placed the tubular portion of a ground saddle. Two wooden joists are placed in each ground saddle to form a series of parallel beams. The beams are fastened in the ground saddles, and on top of the beams there is fastened a plurality of plane saddle devices. Within the plain saddle devices there is fastened a series of substantially parallel joists which are oriented perpendicular to the series of beams. Other structural members are fastened on top of the joists to form the elevated structure.

Abstract: A series of preconstructed building components consisting of: hollow foundation members generally rectangular in cross-section having a closed bottom with outwardly extending flanges resting on gravel or the like, and a generally "U" shaped plate having slots for joists to rest atop the foundation members; or a foundation of a generally "U" shaped channel having slots for joists; hollow wall cells to rest on either foundation and extend upward therefrom; plates to rest on hollow wall cells for the support of a roof; roofing panels to rest on the plates so as to form a roof for the building; and various other components, as in way of example, lintels and closure panels such as are necessary to the construction of a building.

Abstract: A method and fixture for lateral and longitudinal positioning of mobile home or modular housing units on the foundation site is disclosed, particularly related to positioning more than one module sometimes referred to as double wide or other structural units, such as modular subunits with respect to each other incidental to assembly operations. The method includes the procedure of initially installing one of the double wide or other structural unit on a foundation including a plurality of stanchions, positioning a second structural unit adjacent the position of the first structural unit with a clearance space therebetween for carrying out steps preparatory to joining of the units, the second unit being positioned on a series of temporary cross beams supported on the foundation stanchions and engaging the structural units underframe members.

Abstract: A foundation for supporting a superstructure in which the foundation comprises precast concrete beams mounted on and supported by at least two non-precast pier elements. Each of the pier elements is poured in place in specially formed vertical holes in the ground at the construction site and have an axially aligned reinforcing rod which extends upward above the top of the pier. Each precast beam has at least two spaced-apart apertures which overlie the respective pier elements. In one embodiment, these apertures receive the reinforcing rods of the pier elements when the beam is mounted upon the piers during construction, and cementing material is introduced into each aperture to effect a bond between the beam and each pier element associated therewith. Each precast beam is thereby supported in an upright position with the beam parallel to the ground. In another embodiment, a tubular pedestal is affixed to the top of the pier and the reinforcing rod of the pier extends into but not above the tubular pedestal.

Abstract: A stationary supporting structure comprising one or more columns each assembled from a prefabricated concrete foundation element having a vertical steel tube linked to its upper surface to serve as a guide for annular prefabricated concrete elements which are successively threaded onto the tube. Initial skew due to an inclined ground at the erection site and tolerances in the length of any tie rods between the columns may be compensated for due to the fact that the prefabricated elements, although mating, may be displaced relatively to each other during erection of the structure, the mating surfaces being minor spherical surfaces, whereby the axis of each element can be adjusted relative to the axis of the next lower or upper element.

Abstract: A portable skid mounted fully equipped topping plant for the distillation of gasoline and diesel fuel from crude oil feed, equipped with its own power supply, capable of producing its own electricity and power requirements, utilizing fuel processed from the crude feed, and designed for automatic operation and equipped with an automatic shut-down system.

Abstract: Flooring for a sectionalized building which includes spaced parallel girders supported upon a concrete foundation carrying cross beams. Joists are supported upon each of the girders with a pair of board supports being positioned at the side edges of each of the girders and extending from the top of the joists to the cross beams. Flooring is applied over the joists and board supports.

Abstract: An improved portable drilling rig for drilling deep boreholes in the earth, in which the table or working floor of the rig, on which the rotary table and draw works are supported, is on a separate framework supported on and attached to a structural frame or base, for the drilling rig. The floor structure is broken down into a plurality of parts for ease in transportation, each of which have independent columns and cross-bracing. The central portion of the floor which supports the rotary table, and which must support the full weight of the drill pipe, has special heavy columns which are supported on a structural base in substantially the same position as the base connection of the mast, when in a raised position. Therefore, weight can be transferred from the rotary table to the crown block and vice versa, and the weight is still applied to the base frame in substantially the same position.

Abstract: An all wood foundation for mobile homes is provided upon which the mobile home can rest in a semipermanent installation. A plurality of composite wood beams of pressure treated lumber are mounted directly on a gravel support bed beneath the mobile home transversely of the length thereof with the longitudinal I-beams of the mobile home resting on the beams. A top plate of the beam is extended at either side to the edges of the mobile home for supporting a decorative wooden skirt which extends from the ground to the base of the mobile home.

Abstract: The invention comprises a housing unit including at least a pair of elongated footing members spaced-apart and parallel, extending in one direction of the proposed building. A plurality of spaced-apart load supporting beam members are supported directly on said footings, the beam members extending parallel to each other and at right angles to the footings. The beam members extend in cantilever fashion beyond the edges of the footings and define the longitudinal edges of the housing unit to be supported. Longitudinal beams extend in cantilever fashion at right angles to the first beams to define lateral edges of the housing unit.

Abstract: A house erected with preassembled frames, with each frame including a floor truss system, trussed rafter system, and conventional wall studs, which are integrally joined together into a rigid framework capable of supporting loads over long spans without intermediate supports. Each of the components resists imposed loads applied at any point in the frame. The preassembled frames are individually tilted up onto the sill plates at the construction site. Successive frames are erected and structural sheathing is attached thereto until the structure is completed. The structural superiority of the integral truss assembly, both in strength and stiffness, is amenable by structural analysis.

Abstract: Tanks and containers and apparatus for constructing same wherein said apparatus comprises a plurality of bolt-together panels each of which comprises a curved panel portion bounded by flanges. The flanges are so formed as to enable a very large number of different configurations of tanks and containers to be constructed.