Support stand

Claim 1

A STAND FOR SUPPORTING THE DRAFT TONGUE OF A VEHICLE COMPRISISNG A SUPPORT LEGS, PIVOT MEANS MOUNTING SAID SUPPORT LEG ON A VEHICLE DRAFT TONGUE FOR VERTICAL SWINGING MOVEMENT BETWEEN A RAISED, GENERALLY HORIZONTAL TRANSPORT POSITION AND A LOWERED, GENERALLY VERTICAL SUPPORT POSITION, SAID SUPPORT LEG HAVING A PLURALITY OF SECTIONS, MEANS CONNECTING ONE OF SAID SECTIONS TO ANOTHER OF SAID SECTIONS FOR SLIDABLE EXTENSION AND RETRACTION RELATIVE THERETO, THE LENGTH OF SAID SUPPORT LEG WHEN SAID ONE SECTION IS FULLY EXTENDED BEING GREATER THAN THE NORMAL VERTICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID DRAFT TONGUE AND THE GROUND, A RELEASABLE LOCK MEMBER ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID ONE LEG SECTION TO NORMALLY PREVENT RETRACTION THEREOF RELATIVE TO SAID OTHER OF SAID SECTIONS WHEN SAID SUPPORT LEG IS IN SAID SUPPORT POSITION, CAM MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID LOCK MEMBER TO RELEASE THE LOCK MEMBER UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID SUPPORT LEG FROM SAID SUPPORT POSITION TOWARD SAID TRANSPORT POSITION AND TO MAINTAIN SAID LOCK MEMBER RELEASED UNTIL THE SUPPORT LEG IS RETURNED SUBSTANTIALLY TO ITS GENERALLY VERTICAL SUPPORT POSITION, AND MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORT LEG FOR RAISING AND LOWERING THE LEG BETWEEN SAID TRANSPORT AND SUPPORT POSITIONS.