Patent ID: 6772984
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: A62B

Abstract:
A method for stabilizing a vehicle in an unstable position, comprising the steps of:a) leaning a first buttress stand and a second buttress stand against a right fender and a left fender at end of said vehicle, each buttress stand having a base, an end fitting, and a length therebetween, the buttress stands being arranged with the end fitting nearest the fender and the base on the ground, spaced outwardly from the vehicle; b) passing a flexible tie member under the end of the vehicle, running from the end fitting of the first buttress stand to the end fitting of the second buttress stand, with slack extending up to the vehicle's undercarriage on each side of said vehicle; c) tightening the slack from the flexible tie member by exerting a force against the end fittings of the buttress stands at the vehicle undercarriage, using a first adjustable length flexible member; d) restraining the flexible tie member from sliding off the end of the vehicle by attaching a first end of a second adjustable length flexible member to a chain and a second end of the second adjustable length flexible member up to the vehicle undercarriage; e) attaching a third adjustable length flexible member between the base of the first buttress stand and the base of the second buttress stand and tightening a ratchet strap.