Abstract: The invention is a compact bogie wheel carrier, which can economically transport a building structure to a home site. It significantly reduces the cost to consumers by eliminating the built-in cost to the home for axle wheel assemblies, eliminates the need for a flag car when returning the carrier to the factory, and requires the use of only a pick-up truck to return the carrier to the factory. In one embodiment, provisions can be made to easily remove the carrier from under the home with a hitch connection at either end. The structurally framed carrier includes pass-through holes for building structure lower frames which have axle spring hangers depending from the lower flange thereof. The invention includes provisions for holding down the lower frame of the building structure as well as provisions to maintain the frame in position with flange alignment and clamp down hardware.

Abstract: The invention is a compact bogie wheel carrier, which can economically transport a building structure to a home site. It significantly reduces the cost to consumers by eliminating the built-in cost to the home for axle wheel assemblies, eliminates the need for a flag car when returning the carrier to the factory, and requires the use of only a pick-up truck to return the carrier to the factory. In one embodiment, provisions can be made to easily remove the carrier from under the home with a hitch connection at either end. The structurally framed carrier includes pass-through holes for building structure lower frames which have axle spring hangers depending from the lower flange thereof The invention includes provisions for holding down the lower frame of the building structure as well as provisions to maintain the frame in position with flange alignment and clamp down hardware.

Abstract: A quick release mechanism for a detachable hitch assembly used on transport carrier frames has at least two receiving portions attached to a cross-member beam of a transport carrier frame in a spaced-apart relationship, and has corresponding mating portions attached to a detachable hitch assembly. The receiving portion includes a carrier frame attachment plate on the cross-member beam of the transport carrier frame. The mating portions of the hitch assembly are each adapted to include an end plate. Each end plate is adapted to receive a quick disconnect pin at its upper and lower ends. Each carrier frame attachment plate having three portions, a left side and a right side portion with the central portion in between. The left and right sides are also modified to accommodate a quick disconnect pin for interlocking the hitch assembly to the carrier frame.

Abstract: A quick release mechanism for a detachable hitch assembly used on transport carrier frames has at least two receiving portions attached to a cross-member beam of a transport carrier frame in a spaced-apart relationship, and has corresponding mating portions attached to a detachable hitch assembly. The receiving portion includes a carrier frame attachment plate on the cross-member beam of the transport carrier frame. The mating portions of the hitch assembly are each adapted to include an end plate. Each end plate is adapted to receive a quick disconnect pin at its upper and lower ends. Each carrier frame attachment plate having three portions, a left side and a right side portion with the central portion in between. The left and right sides are also modified to accommodate a quick disconnect pin for interlocking the hitch assembly to the carrier frame.

Abstract: A peripheral beam system for a manufactured home comprising a multiplicity of transverse beams secured perpendicular to plural longitudinally extending beams. Plural peripheral beams are secured to the multiplicity of transverse beams to extend parallel to the plural longitudinally extending beams. The peripheral beams extend downwardly from the manufactured home for resting on a foundation to support the manufactured home relative to a foundation. The downwardly extending peripheral beams enabling the manufactured home to be mounted onto a foundation at a permanent home site through the use of simple lifting jacks and without the use of lifting cranes.

Abstract: A unified floor frame assembly has two elongate outer load-supporting beams formed of wooden elongate beam sections that may be selected to have different vertical cross-sectional dimensions and, optionally with two thicknesses united, are butt-spliced to be cambered in parallel vertical planes to counter forces that may tend to cause sagging of the floor frame assembly during transportation. A wheel carrier assembly is detachably mountable thereto with a plurality of wheels partially recessed within the floor frame assembly and a towing hitch assembly is attachable to a forward end of the floor frame assembly for applying a towing force thereat. Wooden I-beams are used as transverse frame members to provide lightweight strength and floor frame widths of the order of 18 ft. to 20 ft.

Abstract: An improved floor frame assembly incorporated into a mobile building. A pair of identical frame assemblies form the floor of the building each including a plurality of middle beams mounted to and atop lower beams and further including a pair of adjacent interior sidewalls attached to the middle beams and extending therebeneath being adjacent the lower beams. The exterior sidewalls are mounted to the frame assemblies. Wheeled carriages are removably mountable to the assemblies facilitating transportation of the assemblies to a building site. A skirt is permanently mounted externally to the sidewalls and extends adjacent the floor assembly. A bracket is connected to the middle beam and the bottom beam of each frame assembly and in addition is connected to a pole which supports the adjacent middle portions of the frame assemblies. The interior sidewalls are slidably received in the bracket. In an alternate embodiment, the floor frame assembly is incorporated into a floor joist.