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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2014
Lippert Components Manufacturing, Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Tad A. Dickerson, South Bend, IN (US);
LIPPERT COMPONENTS MANUFACTURING, Elkhart, IN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a swing down jack for mounting to a vehicle to elevate the vehicle. The jack includes a mounting bracket and a leg. The leg includes an outer tube pivotally connected to the bracket along a first pivot axis, and an inner tube telescopically arranged within the outer tube. The jack further includes an actuator pivotally connected to the bracket along a second pivot axis laterally spaced from the first pivot axis so as to swing the outer tube between a generally horizontal and a generally vertical position and extend and retract the inner tube upon respective extension and retraction of the actuator. A detent lock is connected to the bracket and engageable with the outer tube so as to help fix the jack in the vertical position.