Patent ID: 7021659

Claim:
An apparatus for raising and lowering a landing gear of a semi-trailer by engagement with a cross-shaft of the landing gear, said apparatus comprising: an elongate arm member, said arm member having a first end and a second end; a handle fixed to and extending perpendicularly from said first end of said arm member; a ratchet mechanism fixed to the second end of said arm member; a tubular shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end of said tubular shaft being connected to said ratchet mechanism, said tubular shaft extending from said ratchet mechanism with said tubular shaft being perpendicular to said arm member; and a U-shaped member having a center portion and a pair of legs, said center portion of said U-shaped member connected to the second end of said tubular shaft; wherein when said legs of said U-shaped member are engaged with a landing gear cross-shaft of a semi-trailer, said apparatus permits a user to raise and lower the landing gear by use of a ratcheting motion, thereby allowing the user to assume an erect posture and economize the effort needed to raise and lower said landing gear.