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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7685781 | Mobile home skirt guard A skirt guard for a mobile home skirt having a skirt base on the ground and in a channel of which the bottom of the skirt sits. The skirt guard is formed of a flat elongate panel with a top and bottom edge and having a groove near and parallel to its bottom edge. In... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7681362 | Vented panel connector A vented panel connector for a decorative panel system includes a front plate, a pair of spaced-apart vent plates carried by the front plate, a pair of spaced-apart panel flanges extending from each of the pair of spaced-apart vent plates and a plurality of vent ope... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7340801 | Stay The basal end part of a second arm is turnably connected to the leading end part of the first arm. An engagement recess is formed in the leading end face of the first arm. The second arm is provided at its basal end part with a lock member such that the lock member ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325363 | Foundation system for prefabricated houses A prefabricated foundation is provided using a plurality of concrete panels that are cast at a factory location to a predetermined uniform form and size. These panels are of a generally rectangular shape and are positioned end to end forming a wall-like structure ar... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7299597 | Construction clip A clip for securing metal plates in walls constructed using masonry blocks. The clip includes a plate portion and a block portion. The block portion has members that form an opening that fits over a member of a masonry block. The plate portion also has members that ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7249794 | Opposed drawer assembly for vehicles A drawer assembly for vehicles, and more particularly to a system of opposed drawers for use in a vehicle or trailer. The drawers integrate into the structure of a vehicle for storage or concealment of the retractable features, and can cantilever out and away from t... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7207147 | Mortarless wall structure A wall structure (10, 110) and method of construction. The wall structure (10, 110) comprises a plurality of preformed, lightweight blocks (12, 112) supported and interconnected by a plurality of elongated, vertically oriented, collateral suppor... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7197857 | Mobile home skirt anchor mounting bracket Mobile home skirt anchor mounting brackets permit standard 2 by 4s to be mounted on the front portion of a common cinderblock to provide a continuous surface to anchor skirting on mobile homes. A top member 12 has one side of a first downward flange attached ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7137225 | Foundation wall system A wall system uses panels constituted by a sandwich of two polyolefin sheets and an interior layer of glass fiberboard. Such structural panels are used with a system of steel studs and channels to form walls of high strength and light weight. These walls are particu... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7073301 | Wall structure A wall structure (10) comprising concrete composite masonry blocks (12) supported and interconnected by elongate support beams (16) is disclosed. The blocks (12) are shaped to be stacked in vertically independent columns (14) and a... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7021866 | Article of manufacture for anchoring poles, tubing, or rods in sand, or other surface sediments The invention is an article of manufacture that has for its purpose, the anchoring of a pole, tube or rod in sand or other sediments. The principal anchoring element is a broad flange auger having a receptacle mounted on top of the auger for insertion of the bottom ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021010 | Demountable building A structure such as a demountable building (10) including a base (11), a plurality of modular units (12–17) which are arranged for connection to the base (11). Each unit is fitted out with functional elements to enable that unit to perf... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6935083 | Skirting for manufactured and modular homes A skirting system for placement around a manufactured or modular home is provided wherein said system comprises a plurality of panels with upper and lower ends wherein the panels abut each other side to side to form a perimeter around the home. A plurality of base p... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6901709 | Concrete panel skirting system for manufactured homes and method for making the same A system for skirting manufactured homes or similar buildings with modular concrete panels. The concrete panels are placed in edge-to-edge relationship about the perimeter of the building, and are secured to the rim joist by metal keys that interfit with adjoining e... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902150 | Steel yielding guardrail support post A guardrail support post includes a continuous structural member having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a generally uniform cross section from the top edge to the bottom edge. The structural member includes first and second generally parallel flanges, and a web formi... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6691471 | Mortarless wall structure A wall structure comprising a plurality of columns of preformed, lightweight, stacked blocks, with the columns of blocks connected to each other by a plurality of elongated, vertically oriented, support beams. Preferably, the wall structure is operatively... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6453627 | Skirt assembly for manufactured housing units A skirt assembly system for use on a mobile home. The skirt assembly system includes a plurality of telescoping studs. The skirt assembly system also includes a plurality of tracks wherein the stud are secured within the tracks with an edged of the stud f... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6374552 | Skirting wall system A composite masonry block and wall system for skirting elevated structures. The block is shaped to be stacked in vertically independent columns, held in place by specially shaped, lightweight beams placed between adjacent columns, and also by synthetic U-... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6339904 | Skirt for a raised dwelling A skirt for a raised dwelling for restricting movement of air under a raised dwelling. The skirt for a raised dwelling includes a panel. The panel has a front side and a back side. The panel has a top edge and a bottom edge. The panel is corrugated such t... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6272810 | Method and system for providing foundation and perimeter stem walls for mobile homes A method and system for providing the foundation pad and stem wall structure for mobile homes includes the steps of excavating a building site to form a substantially level building area; erecting simple concrete formwork to define and contain the pouring... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6247276 | Outrigger connector for a factory made building A factory made building such as a mobile home (10) utilizing a connector (32, 60) attached to each of a plurality of outrigger beams (18) for stabilizing the mobile home (10) against strong winds. The mobile home (10) includes a structural support beam su... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6205720 | Foundation panel and method of assembly A prefabricated foundation panel for being supported on a footing to support the perimeter floor sill of a mobile home is disclosed. The panel has a generally rectangularly shaped frame including generally elongate, parallel and spaced, metallic top and b... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6134861 | Foundation construction method A building system and apparatus for forming a wall. U-shaped channels and H-shaped or T-shaped members coupled at their sides by rigid links hold foam panels in a desired spaced relationship. Vertically oriented panels aligned and connected by T-shaped me... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6125597 | Concrete skirting for manufactured homes A skirting system for manufactured residential and commercial building structures. The skirting system having a plurality of precast concrete panels which are disposed around the base perimeter of the manufactured building. The top end of the panels are r... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6076320 | Foundation for a modular structure A perimeter-wall foundation is created by attaching galvanized-steel corrugated panels to an in-place structure. The freely hanging bottom edges of the panels, which have continuous deformation specific to the enhancement of bearing and anchorage within c... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5907933 | Mobile home skirting assembly An improved mobile home skirting assembly includes a mounting channel with barbs projecting into the channel to engage protrusions on skirting panels inserted into the channel, locking the panels into place with the mounting channel.... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5906075 | Modular building structure A prefabricated, movable and reusable, semipermanent modular building structure is provided for attachment to a common hallway of an existing permanent building for expanding the size thereof. It is based on a plurality of foundation units arranged along ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5873679 | Seismic foundation pier with ground anchor means A foundation pier for supporting a movable dwelling, such as a mobile home or commercial coach, is provided with an anchor assembly for positively anchoring the pier to the ground. The invented pier includes a plurality of force distribution members affix... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5870866 | Foundation and support system for manufactured structures The foundation and support system for a manufactured structure comprises a plurality of vertically adjustable supports fixedly mounted on footings in an excavated area under the structure. The adjustable supports are fixedly attached to main support strin... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5771641 | Rodent pest infestation prevention assembly A rodent pest infestation prevention assembly includes a wall for surrounding a predetermined area so as to enclose items, a plurality of top and bottom slits in the wall for making interlocking connection with one another for fastening end portions of th... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5669187 | Rodent guard A rodent guard for precluding the above and below ground passage of rodents beneath a skirt perimetrically depending from a manufactured home including an elongate barrier wall having an upper laterally inner flange for detachably coupling to the skirt an... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5561950 | Method and apparatus for adjustable pier block An adjustable pier block for leveling a deck or porch is disclosed. A footing block or base is cast of concrete and a threaded rod is placed vertically therein. A coupling having internal threads and a plurality of flats on an outer surface thereof is thr... | 10/08/1996 |
| 4996807 | Mobile home skirt anchor A mobile skirt anchor. A plurality of concrete anchors are partially buried in-ground with each anchor having an upwardly opening channel to lockingly receive the downwardly extending mobile home skirt. Each anchor includes outwardly extending eyebolts wh... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4944124 | Decorative panel with cutline A molded rectangular panel for use as skirting on a mobile home or the like, comprising a panel having a raised and detailed masonry surface, a portion of masonry surface adjacent one end of the panel terminating along a line which constitutes a cutline o... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4843793 | Mobile home skirting system A continuous skirt to surround and close the space beneath an elevated building or as a barrier surrounding the insulated foundation of a building is provided with a series of releasably interconnected panels wherein the interlocks therebetween include re... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4841691 | Mobile home skirting system A framework for extending around the lower periphery of a trailer house of mobile home, including corner posts and intermediate posts which are adjustable in length. Upper, lower and intermediate links interconnect the upstanding corner posts with the int... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4805361 | Thermo tex A skirting system for enclosing an air space beneath a mobile home is provided and consists of a plurality of insulation material panels that are fitted into upper and lower tracks with VELCRO between the panels to resist separation so as to make it coole... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4738061 | Foundation system for manufactured homes A foundation system is provided for permanently installing manufactured homes on footings set into the ground. Vertical support members are mounted on the footings at ground level. Attached to the top of each vertical support member is a vertically adjust... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4689926 | Foundation for building structure and method of constructing building structure utilizing same A building structure includes a building unit, such as a mobile home, house trailer, motor home, prefabricated building, hut or shed, duck blind, platform, or dock. There is also provided a shell, preferably of a resilient plastic material, which shell is... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4680904 | Mobile home skirting system A framework for extending around the lower periphery of a trailer house of mobile home, including corner posts and intermediate posts which are adjustable in length. Upper, lower and intermediate links interconnect the upstanding corner posts with the int... | 07/21/1987 |
