US 12,377,820 B2
Trailer landing gear
Jay De Boer, Grand Haven, MI (US); Israel T. Hildebrandt, Nunica, MI (US); and Brian E. Oestreich, Grand Haven, MI (US)
Assigned to JOST International Corp., Grand Haven, MI (US)
Filed by Jost International Corp., Grand Haven, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/111,732.
Prior Publication US 2024/0278750 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. B60S 9/08 (2006.01)
CPC B60S 9/08 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A trailer landing gear comprising:
an upper leg defining an upper leg interior,
a lower leg telescopingly joined with the upper leg, the lower leg being configured to extend to an extended mode in which the lower leg extends from the upper leg, and to a retracted mode in which the lower leg is retracted within the upper leg, the lower leg including a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, the first sidewall including a first lower portion defining a first recess bounded by a first recess bottom wall, the first recess bottom wall defining a first fastener hole, the second sidewall including a second lower portion defining a second recess bounded by a second recess bottom wall, the second recess bottom wall defining a second fastener hole;
a first fastener including a first head and a first shaft extending to a first end, the first shaft projecting through the first fastener hole, with the first head disposed in the first recess and adjacent the first recess bottom wall, such that the first head clears the upper leg and is disposed in the upper leg interior when the lower leg is in the retracted mode;
a second fastener including a second head and a second shaft extending to a second end, the second shaft projecting through the second fastener hole, with the second head disposed in the second recess and adjacent the second recess bottom wall, such that the second head clears the upper leg and is disposed in the upper leg interior when the lower leg is in the retracted mode; and
a foot including a ground contacting base plate, an upper plate joined with the base plate, a first connector wall and a second connector wall extending upward from the upper plate, the first connector wall defining a first connector hole through which the first fastener projects, the second connector wall defining a second connector hole through which the second fastener projects,
wherein the first end of the first fastener and the second end of the second fastener are distal from one another and located between the first connector wall and the second connector wall,
wherein the foot is selectively removable from the lower leg,
wherein the first sidewall includes a first exterior surface,
wherein a first recess wall extends from the first exterior surface inward to the first recess bottom wall,
wherein the first recess bottom wall defines the first fastener hole.