Removably mountable temporary work surface
OwnerMatt Gobeilleinventor
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Abstract
A removably mountable temporary work surface is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the removably mountable temporary work surface includes a toolless mounting bracket, a spacing bar, and a hinge affixed to a work surface. The toolless mounting bracket may be configured to mount to construction framing. The spacing bar can be configured to extend or retract for use and storage. In various configurations, the work surface may include a metallic material and include one or more mechanisms to secure contents to the work surface, such as magnetic tethers. The work surface can be sized to form a substantially contiguous surface when mounted to adjacent framing posts.
Claims19
A removably mountable temporary work surface, comprising:
- a mounting system;
- a spacing bar;
- and
- a work surface connected to the spacing bar by a hinge;
- wherein the spacing bar includes:
- at least two locking mechanisms disposed along the length of the spacing bar;
- and
- a C-channel configured to slide along the length of the spacing bar and to interface with the one or more of the at least two locking mechanisms to lock the C-channel at one or more predetermined point along the length of the spacing bar.
A removably mountable temporary work surface configured to be mounted to construction framing, the removably mountable temporary work surface comprising:
- a mounting system including a friction fit bracket;
- wherein the friction fit bracket has at least five internal edges and a lateral gap, configured such that:
- the first internal edge has a length of about 1.5″, is disposed parallel to the second internal edge, and is connected to a member defining a fourth internal edge having a length of about 0.625″;
- the second internal edge has a length of about 1.5″, is separated from the first internal edge by a third internal edge having a length of about 6.25″, and is disposed perpendicular to the first and second internal edges, such that the third internal edge is disposed parallel to the lateral gap;
- the second internal edge is further connected to a member defining a fifth internal edge having a length of about 0.625″;
- wherein the non-connecting ends of the members defining the fourth and fifth internal edges define the lateral gap disposed parallel to the third internal edge;
- a spacing bar including:
- at least two locking mechanisms disposed along the length of the spacing bar;
- and
- a C-channel configured to slide along the length of the spacing bar and to interface with the one or more of the at least two locking mechanisms to lock the C-channel at one or more predetermined point along the length of the spacing bar;
- a work surface prepared from a metallic material having:
- a width of about 14.5″;
- and
- at least one magnetic attachment mechanism including two magnetic elements affixed by a tether, the tether having more flexibility than the spacing bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.