Stabilizer foot for backhoes and the like

DETAILED DESCRIPTION As distinguished from the prior art, this invention provides a foot for the ground-engaging end of a stabilizing support arm in which the pad has a plurality of faces, each of which has a different ground-engaging characteristic.
Any one of the faces may be selected to engage the ground by attaching the pad to the arm in the operative orientation for that particular face.
The face in use may be conveniently changed by detaching the pad from the arm and reattaching it in a different orientation but once mounted in a selected oriented position, the removable attaching means and pad construction restrain the pad shifting to a different oriented position.
Accordingly, a primary object of the invention is to provide a foot for a stabilizing arm which provides a capability for conveniently changing the ground-engaging face without the necessity for adding or removing additional parts or interchanging parts.
Another object of the invention is to provide a stabilizing foot pad having a ground-engaging face with cleats for digging into an earthen type ground surface and having a resilient second face for use on pavement.
Another object of the invention is to provide a means for changing the ground-engaging face of the stabilizing foot pad by conveniently reorienting the attachment of the pad to the stabilizing arm.
Other objects, features, and advantages of this invention will readily become apparent from the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment when considered in connection with the appended drawings.