Patent ID: 7654570

Claim:
A support leg assistant for a support jack having a telescoping support leg received therein, comprising: an elongated housing member having a first end attached to a stationary component of said support jack and a second end extending outwardly of said support jack; an elongated pin having a first end and a second end, said pin received through and extending the length of said housing member such that said first end of said pin may selectively engage said support leg in said stationary component when said support jack is in a secured position and said second end of said pin extends beyond said second end of said housing member; and moving means interconnecting said housing member and a lower end of said support leg for moving said support leg between a retracted position and an extended position, said moving means comprising a crank rotatably attached to said housing member near said second end thereof, an elongated member interconnecting said crank and said lower end of said support leg and a guiding mechanism disposed in said housing member between said crank and said first end of said housing member for directing said elongated member to said lower end of said support leg.