Support system for a wheeled vehicle
OwnerRussell P. Kissickinventor
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Abstract
A support system for a wheeled vehicle that includes a housing mounted on the vehicle, a pair of support arms pivotally mounted on the housing, wheels mounted on the support arms for engaging a supporting surface, and a crank arm attached to each support arm. Locking fittings pivotally mounted on the housing carry teeth engageable with teeth mounted on the crank arms to hold the crank arms in selected positions. The locking fittings are withdrawn from tooth engaged position to release the support arms for swinging movement. The support arms are swung between a raised position and a lowered vehicle supporting position. The locking fittings hold the support arms in raised position or in selected lowered position when released.
Claims4
A support system for a wheeled vehicle which comprises a housing mounted on the vehicle, a pair of support arms pivotally mounted on the housing, means mounted on the support arms for engaging a supporting surface, a crank arm attached to each support arm, tooth means mounted on each crank arm, a pair of locking fittings pivotally mounted on the housing, each of the locking fittings including tooth means engageable with the tooth means of one of the crank arms to hold the crank arms in selected positions, means urging the locking fittings into tooth engaging position, means for withdrawing the locking fittings from tooth engaged position to release the support arms for swinging movement, and means for swinging the support arms between a raised position and a lowered vehicle supporting position, the locking fittings holding the support arms in selected lowered position when released.
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