Pivoting bracket for foundation support system

摘要

An apparatus for lifting and supporting a foundation is provided. The apparatus includes a pivoting bracket that is rotatably coupled to a slab bracket plate having a sleeve. The sleeve is adapted to slide onto a support structure driven into strata within a hole formed in a foundation in an area needing support. The pivoting bracket is pivoted into an insertion position in which one arm of the bracket is up and one arm is down. This enables the bracket to clear the sides of the hole in the foundation. The bracket is then pivoted to a support position and drawn upwardly with guide rods and a seating plate until seating portions of the bracket engage an underside surface of the foundation. The apparatus is then raised to lift the foundation. The sleeve of the apparatus is then affixed to the support structure to support the foundation.

主权项

1. An apparatus for supporting a foundation, the apparatus comprising:
a sleeve for accepting a support structure; and a pivoting bracket coupled to the sleeve, the pivoting bracket comprising a first vertical side wall and a second vertical side wall laterally spaced from said first vertical side wall, each of the first and second vertical side walls having respective first and second ends, the first ends of the first and second vertical side walls being coupled by a transverse seat portion, the first and second vertical side walls forming two arms extending away from the sleeve in two different directions, the pivoting bracket being rotatable to move one of the arms in a first direction and the other of the arms in a second direction different from the first direction.