Patent ID: 7338052

Claim:
A device for stabilizing a stationary trailer, the trailer having a top and a bottom defining a vertical axis, a front and a back defining a longitudinal axis, a first side and a second side defining a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and ground engaging wheels attached to the bottom, the device comprising: a first jack comprising a first trailer engagement means, a first base, and a first extension means disposed between the first trailer engagement means and the first base, wherein the first trailer engagement means is attached to the bottom of the trailer and wherein the first extension means causes the first base to extend from a raised position generally adjacent to the bottom of the trailer to a first extended position; a stabilizing member comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises means for attachment to the first base, wherein the means for attachment to the first base comprises an enclosure which generally conforms to the shape of the first base and encloses the first base wherein the stabilizing member is pivotally attached to the enclosure, and the second end comprises means for attachment to the bottom of the trailer, the stabilizing member further comprising length adjustment means wherein the stabilizing member has a first length when the first jack is in the raised position and the stabilizing member has a second length when the first jack is in the first extended position; and the stabilizing member further comprising length locking means.