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Foldable leg assembly

Assignee: Stanley Works
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Filing: 1964-03-31
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Granted: 1966-02-08
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Expires: 1984-03-31
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Joffre E R Hentzi
  • 👤 Walter J Macfarlane

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 07:55
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25H; B25H1/00; B25H1/06; A; A47; A47B; A47B3/00; A47B3/08; A47B3/0809; A47B3/0812; A47B2200/00; A47B2200/0011; A47B2200/0016

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 221 words
A SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR A SAWHORSE CROSS MEMBER AND THE LIKE COMPRISING A BRACKET INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED SIDE WALLS AND A TOP WALL EXTENDING FROM AT LEAST ONE OF THE SIDE WALLS AND ADAPTED TO SUPPORT ONE END OF THE CROSS MEMBER, SAID SIDE WALLS EACH INCLUDING AN UPPER PORTION GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE TOP WALL AND A GENERALLY PLANAR LOWER PORTION DIVERGING OUTWARDLY FROM THE UPPER PORTION ALONG A FOLD LINE DIVIDING SAID UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS, A PAIR OF ELONGATED FOLDABLE LEGS EACH HAVING AN UPPER END PORTION RECEIVED IN THE BRACKET BETWEEN THE SIDE WALLS THEREOF, PIVOT MEANS MOUNTING THE LEGS TO THE SIDE WALLS RESPECTIVELY AT SAID JUNCTURE LINE FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT TOWARD AND AWAY FROM EACH OTHER BETWEEN A FULLY EXTENDED POSITION WHEREIN THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE LEGS ENGAGE SAID LOWER PORTIONS OF THE SIDE WALLS AND A PARTIALLY RETRACTED PORTION WHEREIN THE UPPER PORTIONS OF SAID LEGS ENGAGE SAID UPPER PORTIONS OF THE SIDE WALLS, SAID PIVOT MEANS MOUNTING THE LEGS FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT A SECOND AXIS BETWEEN SAID PARTIALLY RETRACTED POSITION AND A FULLY RETRACTED POSITION WHEREIN SAID LEGS EXTEND GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE CROSS MEMBER, AND A BRACE MEANS FOR RELEASABLY HOLDING THE LEGS APART IN THE FULLY EXTENDED POSITIONS THEREOF AGAINST THE LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID SIDE WALLS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 221 words
A SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR A SAWHORSE CROSS MEMBER AND THE LIKE COMPRISING A BRACKET INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED SIDE WALLS AND A TOP WALL EXTENDING FROM AT LEAST ONE OF THE SIDE WALLS AND ADAPTED TO SUPPORT ONE END OF THE CROSS MEMBER, SAID SIDE WALLS EACH INCLUDING AN UPPER PORTION GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE TOP WALL AND A GENERALLY PLANAR LOWER PORTION DIVERGING OUTWARDLY FROM THE UPPER PORTION ALONG A FOLD LINE DIVIDING SAID UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS, A PAIR OF ELONGATED FOLDABLE LEGS EACH HAVING AN UPPER END PORTION RECEIVED IN THE BRACKET BETWEEN THE SIDE WALLS THEREOF, PIVOT MEANS MOUNTING THE LEGS TO THE SIDE WALLS RESPECTIVELY AT SAID JUNCTURE LINE FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT TOWARD AND AWAY FROM EACH OTHER BETWEEN A FULLY EXTENDED POSITION WHEREIN THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE LEGS ENGAGE SAID LOWER PORTIONS OF THE SIDE WALLS AND A PARTIALLY RETRACTED PORTION WHEREIN THE UPPER PORTIONS OF SAID LEGS ENGAGE SAID UPPER PORTIONS OF THE SIDE WALLS, SAID PIVOT MEANS MOUNTING THE LEGS FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT A SECOND AXIS BETWEEN SAID PARTIALLY RETRACTED POSITION AND A FULLY RETRACTED POSITION WHEREIN SAID LEGS EXTEND GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE CROSS MEMBER, AND A BRACE MEANS FOR RELEASABLY HOLDING THE LEGS APART IN THE FULLY EXTENDED POSITIONS THEREOF AGAINST THE LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID SIDE WALLS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-02-07 1969-08-09 1970-02-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-02-07 1973-08-09 1974-02-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-02-07 1977-08-09 1978-02-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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