Patent ID: 8262038

Claim:
A stabilizer device for attachment to the support structure of a machine or piece of equipment comprising: a) a threaded shank having a first end and a second end, the first end arranged to be rotatably adjustably connected to said support structure, and the second end including a head section adapted for engagement with a floor surface, and b) a foot-actuated rotor assembly rigidly connected to the shank near the head section of the shank, said rotor assembly including a hub section and a plurality of non-weight bearing blades each having top, bottom, side, and outer surfaces, said blades extending radially outwardly from the hub section of said rotor assembly at an acute angle with respect to the hub section and the first end of the shank of between about fifteen and thirty degrees, said bottom surfaces of said blades being wider than said top surfaces such that the side surfaces of each of said blades are outwardly angled from said top surface to said bottom surface, and the section of the side surfaces of said blades adjacent said outer surfaces is inwardly angled with respect to said outer surfaces, the side surfaces of said blades spaced apart to allow a portion of a user's foot or shoe to be engaged against a side surface of one of the blades to apply a manual turning force sufficient to rotate the shank with the head section in contact with the floor surface and the stabilizer bearing at least a portion of the weight of the machine or piece of equipment, to adjust the length of the shank extending from said support structure.