Trailer stabilization and restraint
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1. A method of at least one of stabilizing and restraining a parked freight trailer, the method comprising:
- lifting a trailer stabilizing device to engage a parked freight trailer including locking onto a kingpin of the parked freight trailer, where at least a portion of the trailer stabilizing device is suspended above the ground occupying a footprint of the kingpin; and
,repositioning a portion of the trailer stabilizing device to wedge the trailer stabilizing device between the ground and the parked freight trailer after lifting the trailer stabilizing device to engage the parked freight trailer and without requiring repositioning of a landing gear of the parked freight trailer.
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Abstract
A parked freight trailer stabilizer and restraint comprising: (a) a kingpin receiver configured to lock onto a kingpin of a parked freight trailer; (b) a jack operatively coupled to the kingpin receiver, the jack repositionable between a retracted position and an extended position; (c) a tail hold operatively coupled to the kingpin receiver, the tail hold repositionable between a stowed position and a restraining position, the tail hold configured to engage a ground mount; and, (d) a transport receiver configured to engage a transport vehicle.
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1. A method of at least one of stabilizing and restraining a parked freight trailer, the method comprising:
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lifting a trailer stabilizing device to engage a parked freight trailer including locking onto a kingpin of the parked freight trailer, where at least a portion of the trailer stabilizing device is suspended above the ground occupying a footprint of the kingpin; and
,repositioning a portion of the trailer stabilizing device to wedge the trailer stabilizing device between the ground and the parked freight trailer after lifting the trailer stabilizing device to engage the parked freight trailer and without requiring repositioning of a landing gear of the parked freight trailer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 26)
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8. A method of at least one of stabilizing and restraining a parked freight trailer, the method comprising:
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repositioning an elevated trailer stabilizing device off the ground and into engagement with a parked freight trailer including locking onto a kingpin of the parked freight trailer and suspending at least the portion of the trailer stabilizing device above the ground occupying a footprint of the kingpin, the trailer stabilizing device including a repositionable jack; and
,repositioning the repositionable jack to wedge the stabilizing device between the parked freight trailer and the ground. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 27)
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17. A method of at least one of stabilizing and restraining a parked freight trailer, the method comprising:
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hanging a trailer stabilizing device from a forward aspect of a parked freight trailer; repositioning a jack of the trailer stabilizing device to wedge the trailer stabilizing device between the parked freight trailer and the ground without requiring repositioning of a landing gear of the parked freight trailer; and repositioning a tether of the trailer stabilizing device to engage a ground cleat. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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