Patent ID: 6170846
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: B62H

Abstract:
For a vehicle having a side surface, a vehicle support system for maintaining said vehicle in an upright position, comprising:a base structure attached to said side surface, said base structure comprising a first body portion having a slot formed therein and a second body portion;a support leg pivotably mounted to said base structure, said support leg pivotable, from an initial position to a fully extended position, along a plane generally orthogonal to said side surface of said vehicle, through a plurality of stops;a ratchet gear having an exterior side surface, said ratchet gear coupled to said second body portion of said base structure and said support leg;a retractable plunger coupled to said base structure, said retractable plunger slidably retained within said slot for engaging said ratchet gear, said plunger having a lower side surface which is engaged with said exterior side surface of said ratchet gear when unretracted and disengaged from said exterior side surface of said ratchet gear when retracted;said ratchet gear and retractable plunger allowing said support leg to pivot, from said initial position to said fully extended position, in a first direction along said plane while preventing said support leg from pivoting in a second direction, opposite to said first direction, along said plane after said support leg has pivoted, in said first direction, into said fully extended position.