Abstract: A connector brace comprises at least two telescoping sections of tubular steel that fit together. One end of the connector brace is bolted to the frame of a modular building, and the other to an anchor buried in the ground. Once the two ends are bolted in place, the telescoping sections are drilled for a locking bolt. The connector brace secures the foundation of the modular building with a rigid strut arm thus formed. The anchor comprises a heavy steel rod with several inches of machine threading at a back end, and an arrowhead with a pair of wedge-shaped wings at a front end. The wedge-shaped wings are welded to the steel rod from the tips and halfway down to the trailing edges of the arrowhead wings. A pivotable fluke is hinged to the shaft with lateral pin. The whole unit is driven into the soil with an pneumatic jack-hammer until the threads at the back end are almost completely buried. A stabilizer vane and interlocking cap are then placed over the end flat on the ground.

Abstract: A foundation pier for supporting a movable dwelling, such as a mobile home or commercial coach is provided. The pier provides enhanced seismic and wind force absorption properties over prior art piers. The invented pier includes a base plate having a threaded shaft affixed thereto. A plurality of webs are spatially positioned about the shaft at predetermined intervals. A support member has a first end threadably coupled to the shaft for adjusting the height of the pier. Couple members detachably couple to second end of the support member for attaching the pier to a support beam of the movable dwelling to prevent movement between the pier and the dwelling. A clamp member is affixed to the plurality of webs. The clamp member couples to the support member for preventing movement of the support member relative to the shaft and the clamp member. Environmental forces applied to the support member are transmitted from the clamp member and distributed through the plurality of webs to prevent the pier from collapsing.