Patent ID: 7789426
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: B60P,B60S

Abstract:
1. A device for stabilizing a stationary trailer, the trailer having a top and a bottom, the device comprising: at least one stabilizing member comprising a first end and a second end, at least one attachment member for attachment to the trailer, said attachment member having an opening defined within and passing through a plane substantially normal to the trailer bottom and configured to slidably receive the second end of the stabilizing member, at least one adjustable length leg member attached to the bottom of the trailer, the at least one adjustable length leg member having a ground engaging portion, the ground engaging portion comprising an attachment means for pivotally connecting the first end of the at least one stabilizing member to the portion of the at least one adjustable length leg member, and at least one selective locking means for engaging the at least one stabilizing member along its outer portion at a desired location along the length of the stabilizing member and restraining axial motion of the stabilizing member with respect to the at least one attachment member, the selective locking means comprising: a first threaded portion adjacent to the opening of the at least one attachment member, and a second threaded portion for matingly engaging the first threaded portion.