Patent ID: 6168227
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
A camper stand for supporting a camper above a surface when the camper is not mounted on a vehicle, the camper having a bottom with an exterior surface, the camper stand comprising: a left elongated frame member; a right elongated frame member, said left and right elongated frame members being dimensioned and configured to be attachable in parallel to the bottom of the camper; a front leg assembly including: a front crossbar, a front left outer sleeve fixedly attached to the front crossbar, a front right outer sleeve fixedly attached to the front crossbar, a front left telescoping member positioned at least in part within said front left outer sleeve, and a front right telescoping member positioned at least in part within said front right outer sleeve, said front leg assembly being pivotally supported intermediate said left and right elongated frame members, said front leg assembly being pivotable between a first folded position and a first unfolded position; a rear leg assembly including: a rear crossbar, a rear left outer sleeve fixedly attached to the rear crossbar, a rear right outer sleeve fixedly attached to the rear crossbar, a rear left telescoping member positioned at least in part within said rear left outer sleeve, and a rear right telescoping member positioned at least in part said rear right outer sleeve, said rear leg assembly being pivotally supported intermediate said left and right elongated frame members, said rear leg assembly being pivotable between a second folded position and a second unfolded position; a front left brace having a first end and a second end; a front right brace having a first end and a second end, said first end of said front left brace being releasably attached to said front left outer sleeve, said second end of said front left brace being releasably attached to said left elongated frame member, said first end of said front right brace being releasably attached to said front right outer sleeve, and said second end of said front right brace being releasably attached to said right elongated frame member, when said front leg assembly is locked in said first unfolded position; said left elongated frame member having a first pair of holes proximate said front crossbar, and said right elongated frame member having a second pair of holes proximate said front crossbar, said first pair of holes and said second pair of holes all being in alignment; a rear left brace having a first end and a second end; a rear right brace having a first end and a second end, said first end of said rear left brace being releasably attached to said rear left outer sleeve, said second end of said rear left brace being releasably attached to said left elongated frame member, said first end of said rear right brace being releasably attached to said rear right outer sleeve, and said second end of said rear right brace being releasably attached to said right elongated frame member, when said rear leg assembly is locked in said second unfolded position; a theft deterrent rod having a head that is too large to pass through any of said first pair of holes and said second pair of holes at a first end thereof and a through bore at a second end thereof, said theft deterrent rod being dimensioned to at least extend completely through all of said first pair of holes and said second pair of holes with said second end thereof projecting from a side of the camper stand opposite a side of the camper stand adjacent said head of said theft deterrent rod; and a padlock engageable with said through bore of said theft deterrent rod, whereby said theft deterrent rod prevents said front leg assembly from moving into said first folded position when said theft deterrent rod is positioned to extend through said first pair of holes and said second pair of holes and whereby said padlock impedes unauthorized removal of said theft deterrent rod when engaged to said through bore of said theft deterrent rod.