Collapsible work bench apparatus
OwnerWillis R. Williamsinventor
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Abstract
A collapsible work bench apparatus (10) for use with clamps and conventional power tools and, including two pairs of support legs (20)(21)(22)(23) pivotally connected to two pairs of strut arms (30)(31)(32)(33); wherein each pair of strut arms is provided with mirror image table top portions (40)(41), including an apertured support surface (42) provided with inboard (45) and outboard (44) (44') channels that may be joined together to other work bench apparatus (10) in both end-to-end and side-to-side fashion by a locking clip (60) and a locking bar (70).
Claims28
A collapsible work bench apparatus for use with conventional clamps;
- hand tools, and power tools wherein the apparatus comprises:
- two pairs of support legs pivotally secured to one another proximate their midpoints;
- wherein, said two pairs of support legs comprise a first outer pair of support legs and a second inner pair of support legs;
- a strut assembly comprising:
- a first pair of outer strut arms pivotally secured on one end to the upper end of the outer pair of support legs;
- and, a second pair of inner strut arms pivotally secured on one end to the upper end of the inner pair of support legs;
- and
- a work support assembly comprising two mirror image table top portions, wherein each table top portion is rigidly secured to the free ends of one of the pairs of strut arms;
- and, each table top portion having an inboard edge provided with an elongated inboard track channel;
- and, further having an outboard edge provided with an elongated outboard track channel wherein the outboard and inboard track channels are disposed in the same plane as their respective table top portions.
A collapsible work bench apparatus for use with conventional clamps;
- hand tools, and power tools wherein the apparatus comprises:
- two pairs of support legs pivotally secured to one another proximate their midpoints;
- wherein, said two pairs of support legs comprise a first outer pair of support legs and a second inner pair of support legs;
- a strut assembly comprising:
- a first pair of outer strut arms pivotally secured on one end to the upper end of the outer pair of support legs;
- and, a second pair of inner strut arms pivotally secured on one end to the upper end of the inner pair of support legs;
- and
- a work support assembly comprising two mirror image table top portions, wherein each table top portion is rigidly secured to the free ends of one of the pairs of strut arms and is provided with an apertured top surface having an inboard edge and an outboard edge;
- wherein both of said edges are provided with an elongated track channel disposed adjacent and parallel to the respective edges and aligned in the same plane as the table top portion.
A collapsible work bench apparatus for use with conventional clamps;
- hand tools, and power tools wherein the apparatus comprises:
- two pairs of support legs pivotally secured to one another proximate their midpoints;
- wherein, said two pairs of support legs comprise a first outer pair of support legs and a second inner pair of support legs;
- a strut assembly comprising:
- a first pair of outer strut arms pivotally secured on one end to the upper end of the outer pair of support legs;
- and, a second pair of inner strut arms pivotally secured on one end to the upper end of the inner pair of support legs;
- a work support assembly comprising two mirror image table top portions, wherein each table top portion is rigidly secured to the free ends of one of the pairs of strut arms;
- and, each table top portion having an inboard edge provided with an elongated inboard track channel;
- and, further having an outboard edge provided with an elongated outboard track channel;
- and,
- first means for captively engaging one of the table top portions to the other of the table top portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.