Portable ski workbench

Claim 2

A portable ski workbench including in combination an elongate, substantially planar mounting base comprising means defining an elongate track, ski clamping means mounted on the track adjacent one side of the base and intermediate its ends for holding a ski fixedly in place adjacent and overlying said one side of the base, with a ski, when so held, occupying any one of several positions, including one position with the base of the ski confronting the track, another position with the top of the ski confronting the track, and a third position with an edge of the ski confronting the track, said clamping means comprising a pair of opposing jaw members each including a pair of parallel, offset clamping surfaces, and a pair of longitudinally spaced support members mounted on said track adjacent said one side of the base, on opposite sides of said clamping means, each independently adjuStable to different locations along the track, said support members each including a pair of independently selectable support surfaces, with each surface in operative position presenting a different support height with respect to said one side of the base.

Claim 3

The workbench of claim 1, wherein the support members are slidably mounted on said track.

Claim 4

The workbench of claim 1, wherein each support member includes means for receiving the marginal portion of a ski under circumstances of the ski being held in the workbench in a position with its edge confronting said track, said receiving means comprising a channel formed in at least one of said support surfaces, with said channel in operative position comprising a base portion disposed substantially parallel to said one side of the mounting base, and a pair of upstanding sidewalls disposed at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the track.

Claim 5

The workbench of claim 1 which further includes means mounting said clamping means for adjustment to different locations along said track.

Claim 6

The workbench of claim 1, which further includes high-friction resilient members mounted on the side of said base opposite said one side for supporting the workbench on a surface external to said workbench.

Claim 7

A portable ski workbench comprising in combination an elongate, substantially planar mounting base comprising a pair of elongate, spaced-apart rails defining a track, ski holding means mounted on the track adjacent one side of the base and intermediate its ends for holding a ski fixedly in position adjacent and overlying said one side of the base, with a ski when so held occupying any one of several positions, including one position with the base of the ski confronting the track, another position with the top of the ski confronting the track, and a third position with an edge of the ski confronting the track, said holding means comprising carrier means releasably secured to the rails and carrying a pair of opposing jaw members, each jaw member including a pair of parallel, offset clamping surfaces disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the track and normal to said one side of the base, each jaw member further including a support surface intermediate and substantially normal to said clamping surfaces and substantially parallel to said one side of the base, and a pair of independently positionable ski support members slidably mounted on said track on opposite sides of said holding means, said support members each including a pair of independently selectable support surfaces, with each in operative position presenting a different support height with respect to said one side of the base, and base support means comprising a member of a high-friction resilient material mounted on the side of said base opposite said one side for supporting the workbench on a surface external to the workbench.

Claim 8

A portable ski workbench comprising in combination an elongate, substantially planar mounting base comprising a pair of elongate, spaced-apart rails defining a track, ski holding means mounted on the track adjacent one side of the base and intermediate its ends for holding a ski fixedly in position adjacent and overlying said one side of the base, with a ski when so held occupying any one of several positions, including one position with the base of the ski confronting the track, another position with the top of the ski confronting the track, and a third position with an edge of the ski confronting the track, said holding means comprising carrier means releasably secured to the rails and carrying a pair of opposing jaw members, each jaw member including a pair of parallel, offset clamping surfaces disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the track and normal to said one side of the base, each jaw member further including a support surface intermediate and substantially normal to said clamping surfaces and substantially parallel to said one side of the base, and a pair of independently positionable ski support members slidably mounted on said track on opposite sides of said holding means, said support members each including a pair of independently selectable support surfaces, with each in operative position presenting a different support height with respect to said one side of the base, and base support means comprising a member of a high-friction resilient material mounted on the side of said base opposite said one side for supporting the workbench on a surface external to the workbench.

Claim 9

The workbench of claim 6, wherein each support member includes means for receiving the marginal portion of a ski under circumstances of the ski being held in the workbench in a position with its edge confronting the track, said receiving means comprising a channel formed in at least one of said support surfaces, with said channel in operative position comprising a base portion disposed substantially parallel to said one side of the mounting base, and a pair of upstanding sidewalls disposed at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the track.

Claim 10

The workbench of claim 6, wherein said jaw members each include means for accommodating the protruding edge portions of a ski when a ski is held by said members with its base confronting the track, said accommodating means comprising an elongate slot intermediate said member''s support surface and one of said pair of clamping surfaces.

Claim 11

The workbench of claim 6, wherein each support member includes a carrier plate extending between said rails, and an elongate support block hingedly attached along one edge to said plate, said block being therebY swingable from a first position presenting a first support surface at a first support height to a second position presenting a second support surface at a second support height.

Claim 12

The workbench of claim 9, wherein each of said support blocks includes a channel formed in at least one of said support surfaces, with said channel in operative position comprising a base portion disposed substantially parallel to said one side of the mounting base, and a pair of upstanding sidewalls disposed at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the track.

Claim 13

The workbench of claim 9, wherein said first support height is less than the height with respect to said one side of the base of the jaw members'' support surfaces, and said second support height is greater than the height of the jaw members'' support surfaces.