Claims
- 1. A vehicle leveling and stabilizing apparatus comprising:
- a cross member;
- at least one support leg having an upper end and a lower end, said lower end including a support foot attached with a foot support fastener; and
- a screw jack assembly having at an upper end a screw member and at a lower end a strut member with a travel locking tab attached to said strut member, said screw jack assembly being connected pivotally to said cross member such that said screw jack assembly is freely pivotable between a retracted storage position and an extended operative position, said screw member being threadably engaged with said strut member such that the length of said screw jack assembly is variable in response to rotation of said screw member, said lower end of said screw jack assembly being selectively engaged with said at least one leg when said at least one support leg and said screw jack assembly are extended to their operative positions, and said travel locking tab of said strut member being selectively engaged with said foot support fastener when said at least one support leg and said screw jack assembly are retracted to their storage position.
- 2. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said foot support fastener is a bolt and said travel locking tab is L-shaped and is attached to said strut member at an end portion of said strut member that is threadably engaged by said screw member.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of Application No. 08/752,264 filed Nov. 19, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,901,980.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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