Retractable workbench
OwnerJohn T. Thatcherinventor
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Abstract
A retractable workbench is provided that is mounted to a vertical surface such as a wall. The workbench is retractable between a horizontally oriented deployed position, and a vertically oriented retracted position. The workbench is vertically adjustable along wall mounts. Bench mounted tools may be mounted on rotatable panels, and the panels may be inverted when the workbench is retracted, thereby allowing the workbench to be fully rotated to the vertically oriented retracted position without removing the tools. Storage of tools and hardware may be achieved by a rotatable mounting surface that attaches to the workbench. Workbench legs that support the workbench when deployed are also retractable, and the legs may be adjusted for height and securely attached to the floor for additional stability.
Claims11
A retractable workbench comprising:
- a pair of wall mounts spaced from one another and mounted to a wall;
- a bench having a first end rotatably mounted to said wall mounts, and having a second end extending away from said wall mounts, said bench being selectively movable between a retracted position wherein the bench is aligned substantially vertical, and an extended position wherein said bench extends substantially horizontal;
- a pair of retractable legs rotatably connected to said second end of said bench;
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- a rotationally mounted panel attached to said bench, said rotationally mounted panel being rotatable between a first position wherein an upper surface of said rotationally mounted panel is substantially planar with an upper surface of said bench, and an inverted second position wherein a lower surface of said rotationally mounted panel is substantially planar to said upper surface of said bench, said rotationally mounted panel being rotatable about an axis extending substantially parallel to a plane of the bench.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.