Granted Patent B2

US 12,589,623 · App. 18/678,998 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Inventors: Aaron J. Wiegel (Benton, WI); Andy Olson (Milwaukee, WI); Charles Waugaman (Mequon, WI); David Swift (Dubuque, IA); Donald Grant (Dubuque, IA); Garret Wernecke (Dubuque, IA); James Oates (Mequon, WI); Jason Dondlinger (Bellevue, IA); Joe DiBiase (Woodbridge, CA); Joe Korman (Dubuque, IA); Lucas I. Paruch (Dubuque, IA); Ronald P. Snyder (Dubuque, IA); Tony Duesing (Bellevue, IA)

Assignee: RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION

B60D1/665B60B33/063B66F3/10B66F3/20F16M11/42B60S9/02B60S9/18F16M11/24

Abstract

Claims (32)

1 . A portable trailer stand, comprising:

a frame having an elongate upper ledge and a post;

an extendible leg coupled to the frame, the upper ledge vertically movable to selectively engage and disengage an underside of a trailer based on movement of the extendible leg relative to the frame; and

a plurality of wheels coupled to the frame, the post of the frame interconnecting the plurality of wheels to the upper ledge of the frame such that the plurality of wheels are to remain at a substantially fixed distance from the upper ledge as the upper ledge is vertically moved, each of the plurality of wheels to be spaced relative to a vertical axis, the vertical axis to intersect a center point of the upper ledge, wherein at least one wheel of the plurality of wheels lies in a plane that contains the vertical axis.

2 . The portable trailer stand of claim 1 , wherein different ones of the plurality of wheels are connected to the post via arms extending radially outward from the vertical axis.

3 . The portable trailer stand of claim 1 , wherein a first wheel of the plurality of wheels is located on a first side of a vertical plane and a second wheel of the plurality of wheels is located on a second side of the vertical plane, the first side opposite the second side, the vertical plane including the vertical axis and parallel to the upper ledge.

4 . The portable trailer stand of claim 1 , further including a handle coupled to the frame.

5 . The portable trailer stand of claim 4 , wherein the handle is coupled to the frame via the post.

6 . The portable trailer stand of claim 1 , further including a screw and a nut, the extendible leg coupled to a first one of the screw or the nut, the post coupled to a second one of the screw or the nut, the extendible leg moves relative to the post in response to relative motion of the screw relative to the nut.

7 . The portable trailer stand of claim 1 , further including a sensor system to generate an output signal when the upper ledge engages or disengages the underside of the trailer.

8 . The portable trailer stand of claim 7 , wherein the sensor system includes:

a visual indicator carried by the frame, the visual indicator moveable between a retracted position and an extended position; and

a trigger to move from a first position to a second position in response to the upper ledge engaging the underside of the trailer, the visual indicator to be in the retracted position when the trigger is in the first position, the visual indicator to move to the extended position in response to the trigger moving to the second position.

9 . The portable trailer stand of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of wheels are spaced a substantially equal distance from the vertical axis.

10 . A portable trailer stand, comprising:

an elongate upper ledge;

a post coupled to the upper ledge;

an extendible leg telescopically coupled to the post, the upper ledge being vertically movable to selectively engage and disengage an underside of a trailer based on movement of the extendible leg relative to the post; and

a plurality of wheels coupled to the post, the post to maintain the plurality of wheels at a substantially fixed distance from the upper ledge as the upper ledge is vertically moved, each of the plurality of wheels to be equidistant from a vertical axis traversing through a center of the upper ledge, wherein at least one wheel of the plurality of wheels lies in a plane that contains the vertical axis.

11 . The portable trailer stand of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of wheels are coupled to the post adjacent a first end of the post and the upper ledge is coupled to the post adjacent a second end of the post opposite the first end.

12 . The portable trailer stand of claim 10 , further including a plurality of feet, the plurality of feet spaced horizontally from the vertical axis.

13 . The portable trailer stand of claim 10 , wherein the post is one of a plurality of posts, at least one of the posts coupled to the upper ledge via a bearing and coupled to a jackscrew via a nut, the jackscrew coupled to the extendible leg such that rotation of the at least one of the posts relative to the jackscrew produces translational movement of the extendible leg relative to the upper ledge.

14 . The portable trailer stand of claim 13 , further including a handle coupled to the at least one of the posts to facilitate rotation of the at least one of the posts relative to the jackscrew.

15 . A portable trailer stand, comprising:

an upper ledge having a length and a width, the length greater than the width;

a retractable leg coupled to the upper ledge, the upper ledge moveable to selectively engage and disengage an underside of a trailer responsive to vertical movement of the retractable leg relative to the upper ledge; and

a plurality of wheels, each of the plurality of wheels spaced from a center point of the upper ledge, at least one wheel of the plurality of wheels is closer to the center point of the upper ledge than the at least one wheel is to the retractable leg.

16 . The portable trailer stand of claim 15 , wherein the retractable leg vertically aligns with the center point of the upper ledge.

17 . The portable trailer stand of claim 15 , wherein the retractable leg is spaced apart from the center point of the upper ledge.

18 . The portable trailer stand of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of wheels couple to the upper ledge via a plurality of posts such that the wheels remain a substantially fixed distance from the center point of the upper ledge as the upper ledge moves in at least one of an upward direction or a downward direction.

19 . The portable trailer stand of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of posts include a first post and a second post, the first post opposite the second post relative to the center point of the upper ledge, a first wheel of the plurality of wheels closer to the first post than the first wheel is to the second post, and a second wheel of the plurality of wheels closer to the second post than the second wheel is to the first post.

20 . The portable trailer stand of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of wheels includes more than two wheels.

Assignments (1)

Continuity (4)

References Cited (176)