Patent ID: 6811161
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: A62C,E06C

Abstract:
A fire engine, said fire engine comprising:(a) a forward portion; (b) a rearward portion; (c) a center portion located between said forward portion and said rearward portion, said center portion comprising: (i) an extension ladder; (ii) a turntable supporting said extension ladder so as to allow said extension ladder to rotate through an angle of substantially 360 degrees with respect to its vertical axis, and about 90 degrees with respect to its horizontal axis; (iii) a turntable housing beneath said turntable; (iv) a first set of at least two stabilizers located below said turntable and extending laterally outward through said turntable housing on one side of said fire engine; and (v) a second set of at least two stabilizers located below said turntable and extending laterally outward through said turntable housing on the opposite side of said fire engine wherein said first set of stabilizers define a V-shape that diverges as said stabilizers extend through said turntable housing, and said second set of stabilizers define a V-shape that diverges as said stabilizers extend though said turntable housing and wherein said first set of stabilizers and said second set of stabilizers are vertically offset with respect to one another.