Patent ID: 7789425

Claim:
A device for stabilizing a stationary trailer, the trailer having a top and a bottom, the device comprising: an adjustable length leg member attached to the bottom of the trailer; a stabilizing member comprising a first end and a second end, a ground engaging portion of the adjustable length leg member, the ground engaging portion comprising an attachment component which pivotally connects the first end of the stabilizing member to the portion of the adjustable length leg member; and an attachment member comprising a portion thereof directly attached to the bottom of the trailer, the attachment member having another portion thereof in the form of an opening configured to slideably receive the second end of the stabilizing member; the attachment member further comprises selective locking means for engaging the stabilizing member at a desired location along the length of the stabilizing member and for fixedly securing the stabilizing member in place by abutting the desired location of the stabilizing member against an inner surface of the opening thus restraining axial motion of the stabilizing member.