US4415149A
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Portable workbench
Assignee: Wen Products Inc
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Filing: 1981-06-25
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Granted: 1983-11-15
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Expires: 2001-06-25
Abstract
Abstract A portable workbench including a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs, with a support extending between the legs. A pair of beams extends laterally across the support and provides a work surface. The pair of beams and the support are adjustable to permit the beams to be positioned at a plurality of predetermined spacings relative to each other. Each of the beams has a plurality of spaced vertical axis apertures extending therethrough. A vise member having a mounting shaft extending therefrom which is proportioned to be received through one of the vertical apertures is also provided, the vise including a stationary jaw and a movable jaw together with a screw which extends between the stationary and the movable jaws for moving the movable jaw toward and away from the stationary jaw.
Inventors
- 👤 Spencer C. Rees
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 21:38
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25H; B25H1/00; B25H1/02; B25H1/04; B25H1/08; B25H1/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S269/00; Y10S269/90; Y10S269/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
200 words
A portable workbench comprising: a plurality of spaced legs, support means extending between said legs, a pair of beams extending laterally across said support means and providing a work surface therefor, adjustment means cooperating between said pair of beams and said support means to permit said beams to be positioned at a plurality of predetermined spacings relative to each other, each of said beams having a plurality of spaced vertical axis apertures extending therethrough, struts interconnecting the two front legs with the two rear legs, linkage means interconnecting said struts and permitting tilting of said work surface downwardly into a position such that said work surface is disposed angularly downwardly, releasable lock means comprising a slidable sleeve for locking said linkage means in said position, a vise member having a mounting shaft extending therefrom, said mounting shaft being proportioned to be received through one of said vertical apertures, said vise member further including: a stationary jaw, a movable jaw, p0 screw means extending between said stationary jaw and said movable jaw for moving said movable jaw toward and away from said stationary jaw, said stationary jaw and said movable jaw having confronting planar faces arranged to clamp a workpiece therebetween.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
200 words
A portable workbench comprising: a plurality of spaced legs, support means extending between said legs, a pair of beams extending laterally across said support means and providing a work surface therefor, adjustment means cooperating between said pair of beams and said support means to permit said beams to be positioned at a plurality of predetermined spacings relative to each other, each of said beams having a plurality of spaced vertical axis apertures extending therethrough, struts interconnecting the two front legs with the two rear legs, linkage means interconnecting said struts and permitting tilting of said work surface downwardly into a position such that said work surface is disposed angularly downwardly, releasable lock means comprising a slidable sleeve for locking said linkage means in said position, a vise member having a mounting shaft extending therefrom, said mounting shaft being proportioned to be received through one of said vertical apertures, said vise member further including: a stationary jaw, a movable jaw, p0 screw means extending between said stationary jaw and said movable jaw for moving said movable jaw toward and away from said stationary jaw, said stationary jaw and said movable jaw having confronting planar faces arranged to clamp a workpiece therebetween.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A workbench according to claim 1 which includes: detent means on said spaced legs permitting individual adjustment of the vertical heights of said legs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A workbench according to claim 1 which includes: a plurality of chocks arranged to fit within said apertures to cooperate with said vise member in holding a workpiece on said work surface
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A workbench according to claim 3 in which: said chocks are received within said apertures in tight frictional engagement.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A portable workbench according to claim 1 wherein: said movable jaw also has a face opposite from said planar face having a groove therein for receiving a circular workpiece thereagainst.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
A portable workbench according to claim 1 wherein: said screw means comprises: jackscrew means extending through said stationary jaw member and bottomed in said movable jaw member arranged to vary the spacing between said jaw members, a threaded mounting stud fixedly secured to said stationary jaw member substantially perpendicular to said jackscrew means, and an internally threaded locking cap arranged to be received on said threaded mounting stud for securing said vise to a supporting surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
A portable workbench according to claim 6 which includes: a guide post on either side of said jackscrew means, said guide posts extending through said stationary jaw member for permitting guided relative movement between said stationary and said movable jaw members upon rotation of said jackscrew means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
A portable workbench according to claim 6 in which: said movable jaw member and said stationary jaw member have confronting planar gripping faces, and said movable jaw member having a groove on its opposite face for accommodating circular workpieces.
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