Jack strut stabilizer

Abstract

A telescoping jack strut stabilizing system for use on pick up truck campers structurally ties camper leveling jacks to camper body for increased stability is comprised of a small diameter tube and a large diameter tube telescopingly engaged to provide for adjustable length. Small diameter tube arranged for pivotal mounting to camper jack strut, and large diameter tube arranged for quick disconnect mounting to camper body.

1 . In combination with a pick up truck type camper, an adjustable length camper jack strut stabilizing unit provides a means for structurally tying said camper jack strut to camper body thus restricting motion between said camper body and said camper jack strut, said stabilizing unit comprising an outside tube and an inside tube telescopingly fit into said outside tube where in first exposed end of said stabilizing unit is coupled to a mounting bracket on said camper jack strut and second exposed end of said stabilizing unit provides means for detachable coupling of said stabilizing unit to said camper body and wherein said telescoping stabilizing unit is provided for with a means for locking said outside tube and said inside tube for the purpose of fixing said stabilizing unit to plurality of lengths.  
   
   
       2 . The combination of  claim 1  wherein said detachable coupling comprises a stabilizer coupling component integral to said second exposed end of said stabilizing unit and a second component anchoring device fixed to said camper body arranged for mating with said stabilizer component geometry on said second exposed end of said stabilizing unit.  
   
   
       3 . The combination of  claim 2  wherein said mounting bracket pivotally joins first exposed end of said stabilizing unit to said camper jack strut allowing said second exposed end of said stabilizing unit to access said anchoring component of said detachable coupling wherein said anchoring component of said detachable coupling could be mounted at a plurality of locations on said camper body.  
   
   
       4 . The combination of  claim 3  wherein said means for locking said outside tube to Said inside tube comprises a threaded hole in said outside tube arranged to Receive a threaded bolt portion wherein rotational motion of said threaded bolt Portion causes end of threaded bolt portion to contact with said inside tube wherein telescoping motion between said outside tube and said inside tube is substantially restricted.  
   
   
       5 . An adjustable length cross tying brace arranged for mechanically linking a support leg or jack stand to an adjacent structure; said cross tying brace comprising a plurality of telescopingly engaged tube sections wherein said tube sections include an outside tube, an inside tube, a means for locking said tube sections at a specific length, a means for pivotal attachment of one end of said cross tying brace to said support leg or jack stand and means for quick disconnect attachment of opposite end of said cross tying brace to said adjacent structure.  
   
   
       6 . The combination of  claim 5  wherein said pivotal attachment of said cross tying brace provides for 180 degrees of arc movement of said cross tying brace on a vertical plane parallel to said support leg or jack stand.  
   
   
       7 . The combination of  claim 6  wherein said quick disconnect attachment of said cross tying brace to said adjacent structure comprises an anchoring plate substantially mated to said adjacent structure with said anchoring plate having a short cylindrical stud protruding there from arranged to accommodate a hole in said opposite end of said cross tying brace whereby said stud is provided for with a small hole substantially through the diameter arranged for receiving a standard retaining clip and whereby placing said hole of said cross tying brace over said pin of said anchoring plate and installing said retaining clip through said small hole in said stud quick disconnect attachment is achieved.  
   
   
       8 . A telescoping cross brace arranged for triangulating load forces between jack stands and adjacent structures comprises a plurality of coaxial mating adjustable length tubes provided for with clamping means for attachment to said jack stand at one end and provision for quick disconnect attachment to said adjacent structure at the opposite end.