Portable and foldable workstation apparatus
AssigneeUnited States Postal Service
InventorsWilliam A. Tartal, Joel L. Dewnandan, Joram Shenhar
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Abstract
A portable workstation apparatus includes: a pair of collapsible legs; and a work portion that is attached in a removable manner to the pair of collapsible lags via a pair of brackets. Each leg of the pair of collapsible legs includes: a frame; an extension connected to a first end of the frame; a lower post housed within a sleeve; an upper post; a hinge connecting the lower post and the upper post; a first brace connecting the extension to the sleeve; and a plurality of holes on an exterior face of the lower post or the upper post. Each leg is configured to collapse by folding the upper post towards the lower post via the hinge and rotating the extension toward the lower post.
Claims20
A hinge mechanism, comprising:
- a hinge body having a first end and a second end;
- a first member having an axis;
- a second member having an axis;
- a first connection portion that connects the first member to the hinge body such that the hinge body is rotatable relative to the first member;
- and
- a second connection portion that connects the second member to the hinge body such that the hinge body is rotatable relative to the second member,
- wherein the first end of the hinge body extends into the first member,
- the second end of the hinge body extends into the second member, and
- the axis of the first member and the axis of the second member are aligned when the hinge is in an aligned position.
A hinge mechanism, comprising:
- a hinge body having a first end and a second end;
- a first member having an axis;
- a second member having an axis;
- a first connection portion connecting the first member to the hinge body;
- and
- a second connection portion connecting the second member to the hinge body,
- wherein the first end of the hinge body is located in a recess in the first member,
- the second end of the hinge body is located in a recess in the second member,
- the first member is rotatable relative to the hinge body and the second member is rotatable relative to the hinge body such that the first member is rotatable between a first position in which the axis of the first member and the axis of the second member are aligned and a second position in which the axis of the first member and the axis of the second member are not aligned.
A hinge mechanism, comprising:
- a hinge body having a first end and a second end;
- a first member having an open end and an axis;
- a second member having an open end and an axis;
- a first connection portion connecting the open end of the first member to the hinge body;
- and
- a second connection portion connecting the open end of the second member to the hinge body,
- wherein the first member is rotatable relative to the hinge body,
- the second member is rotatable relative to the hinge body,
- the axis of the first member and the axis of the second member are aligned when the hinge is in an aligned position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.