Apparatus and method of supporting a structure with a pier
View Patent ↗A pier assembly ( 20, 60 ) is provided that utilizes a rotatable shelf ( 12, 70 ) structure to place a screw jack assembly ( 15 ) under a footing ( 28 ) of a foundation.
1. A pier assembly for supporting a structure, comprising:
a pier driven into an earth in proximity with a footer supporting said structure;
a pier cap stabilizer shaft mounted to a top end of said pier, wherein a top portion of said pier cap stabilizer shaft extends above a bottom surface of said footer, wherein the top portion of said pier cap stabilizer shaft is mounted to said footer;
a shelf mounted to said pier cap stabilizer shaft; and
a screw jack positioned on a top surface of said shelf that adjustably extends between said shelf and the bottom surface of said footer.
2. The pier of claim 1 , wherein said pier includes a helix mounted to a bottom end of said pier.
3. The pier of claim 1 , further comprising a flexible bag containing structural material, said flexible bag positioned on a top surface of said screw jack under the bottom surface of said footer.
4. The pier of claim 1 , wherein said pier cap stabilizer shaft is comprised of:
a shaft that extends over said pier;
a tube that slides over said shaft;
said shelf mounted to the side of said tube; and
a pin that extends through said shaft and said tube, thereby locking said shaft to said tube.
5. The pier of claim 1 , further comprising a plate that secures the top portion of said pier cap stabilizer shaft to said footer.
6. The pier of claim 1 , further comprising a pin that extends through said pier cap stabilizer shaft, said pin rests against a top surface of said pier.
7. The pier of claim 1 , wherein a pier cap is mounted to a bottom end of said pier.
8. The pier of claim 1 , further comprising a screw jack guide on said shelf to locate the placement of said screw jack on said shelf.
9. A pier assembly for supporting a notched footer of a building, comprising:
a pier extending through the notch formed in said footer down to a weight bearing layer of earth;
a rotatable shelf mounted to said pier, wherein said shelf extends away from said footer when said shelf is positioned on said pier and is rotated into position under a bottom surface of said footer;
a screw jack assembly positioned on said shelf and adjustably extending up to the bottom surface of said footer; and
a pin securing a top portion of said pier to said footer above the bottom surface of said footer.
10. The pier assembly of claim 9 , wherein said pier is positioned vertically with respect to said footer.
11. The pier assembly of claim 10 , wherein said pier further comprising a pier cap mounted to a bottom end of said pier.
12. The pier assembly of claim 9 , wherein said pier further comprising a helix mounted to a bottom end of said pier.
13. The pier assembly of claim 9 , wherein said shelf is mounted to a tube that extends over said pier.
14. The pier assembly of claim 13 , further comprising a pin that extends through said tube securing said tube to said pier.
15. The pier assembly of claim 14 , further comprising a shaft that extends over said pier, said tube extends over said shaft, wherein a pin extends through said tube and said shaft, thereby securing said tube to said shaft.
16. The pier assembly of claim 9 , further comprising a screw jack guide on said shelf to locate the placement of said screw jack on said shelf.