and release the locking plate 410 to allow full or limited movement in various embodiments the disclosed parking stand utilizes automatic means manual means or a combination of means to secure and release the locking plate 410 those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that whether the securing means comprises a cable and lever arrangement or a sensor and solenoid actuator the elected method for securing does not alter nor does it limit the scope of the invention moreover relative to the mechanical components for carrying out the features of the disclosed parking stand various known methods mechanisms and systems exist for example to determine and measure movement facilitate movement and secure components to prevent movement the disclosed parking stand may incorporate any known method for carrying out the various mechanical features disclosed herein without departing from the scope of the invention in the foregoing specification the system has been described with reference to specific embodiments however it may be appreciated that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention the specification and figures are to be regarded in an illustrative manner rather than a restrictive one and all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of invention accordingly the scope of the invention should be determined by the appended claims and their legal equivalents rather than by the examples given above for example the steps recited in any of the method or process claims may be executed in any order and are not limited to the order presented benefits other advantages and solutions to problems have been described above with regard to specific embodiments however the benefits advantages solutions to problems and any element s that may cause any benefit advantage or solution to occur.