Patent ID: 7040659

Claim:
A stabilizer pad assembly for use with a stabilizer arm of heavy equipment, the stabilizer pad assembly comprising: a pair of laterally spaced apart plate members, the pair of plate members being pivotally attached at a proximal end thereof to the stabilizer arm so that the plate members can rotate relative thereto; at least one resilient pad formed with at least one passage extending transversely therethrough between opposite sides of said resilient pad, and having opposite work surfaces; at least one support member extending through said pad passage, integral with said resilient pad and constructed and arranged to be supported from a distal end of said plate members; and at least one retaining member disposed between said plate members and for securing the resilient pad to the plate members, said retaining member removable to permit said resilient pad to be moved between said opposite work surfaces and to be re-engagable so as to permit selective positioning of either of said opposite work surfaces for use as a surface for ground engagement.