Patent ID: 6866275

Claim:
A support assembly for a ground-engaging component of a vehicle which includes a base section, a column which is mounted for movement relative to the base section between a travelling position and a storage position, a locking assembly for holding the column, according to requirement, in the travelling position or in the storage position, the locking assembly including a connecting member which pivotally connects the column to the base section, a locking member which is engageable with a first complementary formation on the connecting member thereby to keep the column in the travelling position, and an interlock component which is pivotally movable in a first direction from a first position, at which the interlock component prevents disengagement of the locking member from the first complementary formation to a second position at which the interlock component allows disengagement of the locking member from the first complementary formation and an actuator, and wherein, when the column is in the travelling position, the actuator is pivotally movable from a rest position along a release path in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction to initiate a release of the locking assembly by causing the locking member to disengage from the first complementary formation and thereby allow the column to be moved from the travelling position to the storage position.