Bracket for a sawhorse and other multiple piece stands

A bracket system for a multiple piece stand, which stand includes a plurality of elongate legs and an elongate beam supported substantially horizontally by the legs, said bracket system comprising:

• a first bracket including a generally U-shaped first channel for receiving the beam, said first channel including a first base and a first pair of side walls attached unitarily to and extending upwardly from said first base, and a first pair of leg accommodating receptacles fixedly joined to said first channel and including a first receptacle that has a first recess for fixedly interengaging said base and one of said side walls of said first channel and a second receptacle that has a second recess for fixedly interengaging said base and the other of said side walls of said first channel, said first and second receptacles of said first bracket being juxtaposed along and extending divergently from said first channel, and
• a second bracket including a generally U-shaped second channel for receiving the beam, said second channel including a second base and a second pair of side walls attached unitarily to and extending upwardly from said second base, and a second pair of leg accommodating receptacles fixedly joined to said first channel and including a first receptacle that has a first recess for fixedly interengaging said second base and one of said side walls of said second channel and a second receptacle that has a second recess for fixedly interengaging said base and the other side wall of said second channel, said first and second receptacles of said second bracket being juxtaposed along and extending divergently along said second channel;
• each of said receptacles of said first and second brackets being capable of receiving a respective leg, which legs are engaged with the substantially horizontal surface to support the beam above the substantially horizontal surface.