Folding leg bracket for sawhorse

Claim 2

In a leg folding bracket for a sawhorse having a longitudinal main rail, the improvement of a base plate having rail attachment flanges and a swivel face positioned by said flanges at an angle to the longitudinal rail axis, a leg receiving socket having leg attachment flanges on opposed sides to engage the leg, means carried by said socket to pitch the leg angularly outwardly relative to said swivel face, and pivot means connecting said socket to said swivel face on said base plate, said swivel face angle effecting motion of said socket during pivoting to direct the leg from a position folded along side the main rail to a position angularly extended relative to the main rail.

Claim 3

The bracket improvement of claim 1 wherein said swivel face angle is approximately 12* to the longitudinal axis of the main rail, and said leg pitch means fixes the angularly extended position of the leg at approximately 12* to the main rail.

Claim 4

The bracket improvement of claim 1 wherein said swivel face on said base plate is formed with an arcuate slot having said pivot means as its center, said slot being elongated to include an arc of greater than 90* to limit socket movement from a position with the leg substantially parallel to the main rail to a position with the leg moved passed perpendicularity to the main rail.

Claim 5

The bracket improvement of claim 1 wherein said swivel face angle is pitched at an angle convergent toward the center of the main rail, and said leg pitch means carried by said socket is positioned to pitch the lengthwise axis of the leg outwardly of the plane of said swivel face.

Claim 6

The bracket improvement of claim 1 wherein one of said base plate flanges is directed under the main rail to support the rail, other flanges on said base plate support said swivel face at an angle convergent toward the center of the main rail, and said leg pitch means carried by said socket is disposed adjacent said swivel face on said base plate.

Claim 7

In a sawhorse: a longitudinal main rail; a pair of supporting legs adjacent opposite ends of said main rail; and means for connecting each leg to said main rail for folding to a position along side said main rail from a position angled outwardly from said main rail; each connecting means comprising a base plate having a flange carrying said main rail and a swivel face pitched at an angle to converge toward the center of said main rail, a socket pivotally connected to said swivel face and having opposed flanges to receive the upper end of said supporting leg, and means on said socket between said opposed flanges and projecting into said socket to abut the leg and retain it at an angle to extend the lower end of the leg outwardly at the side of said main rail.

Claim 8

In a sawhorse: a longitudinal main rail; a pair of supporting legs adjacent opposite ends of said main rail; and means for connecting each leg to said main rail for folding to a position along side said main rail from a position angled outwardly from said main rail; each connecting means comprising a base plate having a flange carrying said main rail and a swivel face pitched at an angle to converge toward the center of said main rail, a socket pivotally connected to said swivel face and having opposed flanges to receive the upper end of said supporting leg, and means on said socket between said opposed flanges and projecting into said socket to abut the leg and retain it at an angle to extend the lower end of the leg outwardly at the side of said main rail.

Claim 9

In a sawhorse as defined in claim 6, means between said swivel face and said socket to limit the folding movement of said leg between a position folded up along side said main rail and a position extending angularly outwardly endwise of said main rail.

Claim 10

In a sawhorse as defined in claim 7, said leg folding limiting means comprising an arcuate slot in one of said swivel face and socket and a pin stop in the other of said swivel face and socket, said arcuate slot including an arc of greater than 90* with one end located to limit leg folding movement to the position along side said main rail and the other end located to limit the outward angled position of said leg endwise of said main rail.

Claim 11

In a sawhorse as defined in claim 7 and including detent means to retain said leg in folded position.