(under subclass 272) Apparatus in which the implement is provided with ground-support means (e.g., wheel or stand) to sustain a portion of the weight thereof, said ground-support means being separate from the ground-support of the self-propelled vehicle.
(1) Note. This definition does not include a runner or landside which forms part of or is closely associated with an earth working element.
(2) Note. The ground support may be operative only when the implement is disconnected from the self-propelled vehicle or may be operative at all times.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
280, Land Vehicles,
763.1, for a land vehicle having a retractable ground support to stabilize the vehicle when not in use, subclasses 423.1+ for semi-trailers with landing gear, and subclass 475 for articulated vehicles having a retractable ground support.
