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US4570915A
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Workbench construction
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-05-14
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Granted: 1986-02-18
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Expires: 2004-05-14
Abstract
Abstract A workbench construction is disclosed which is easily disassembled for transportation and storage and which is adapted for use in performing a variety of different saw cutting operations. The work bench includes a pair of spaced bench beams which are independently supported on legs and a plurality of spaced elongated main rails which preferably comprise wooden boards which are disposed on edge and which are detachably received in interfitting relation on the bench beams. For performing a saw cutting operation, a member which is to be cut is positioned on the upper edges of the main rails, and the desired cutting line is aligned with the spacing between a pair of adjacent main rails to provide clearance for the saw blade. For performing other types of saw cutting operations, a plurality of spaced transverse rails are assembled in detachable interfitting relation on the main rails, and for performing precision cutting operations, a fence, a cutoff table and a mitering gauge are assembled on the transverse rails.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael J. O'Hern
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 05:57
CPC Classifications
B; B27; B27B; B27B17/00; B27B17/0041; B23; B23D; B23D57/00; B23D57/0092; B25; B25H; B25H1/00; B25H1/02; B25H1/04; B25H1/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
205 words
A workbench construction comprising: a. a pair of spaced substantially parallel bench beams each having a plurality of spaced upwardly facing notches therein; b. a plurality of spaced longitudinally extending main rails each having a plurality of spaced downwardly facing notches therein, said main rails being detachably received in interfitting relation on said bench beams with said main rail notches received in interfitting relation in said bench beam notches, said main rails being supported by said bench beams so that the upper surfaces of said main rails are substantially coplanar with each other and spaced upwardly from the upper surfaces of said bench beams; c. a plurality of substantially parallel spaced transverse rails received in interfitting relation on said main rails so that the upper surfaces of said transverses rails are substantially coplanar with each other and spaced upwardly from and substantially parallel to the upper surfaces of said main rails; d. an elongated longitudinally extending fence member detachably received in interfitting relation on said transverse rails; and e. leg means attached to said bench beams for supporting said bench beams in upwardly spaced relation to a supporting surface with the upper surfaces of said main rails and said transverse rails in substantially horizontal planes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
205 words
A workbench construction comprising: a. a pair of spaced substantially parallel bench beams each having a plurality of spaced upwardly facing notches therein; b. a plurality of spaced longitudinally extending main rails each having a plurality of spaced downwardly facing notches therein, said main rails being detachably received in interfitting relation on said bench beams with said main rail notches received in interfitting relation in said bench beam notches, said main rails being supported by said bench beams so that the upper surfaces of said main rails are substantially coplanar with each other and spaced upwardly from the upper surfaces of said bench beams; c. a plurality of substantially parallel spaced transverse rails received in interfitting relation on said main rails so that the upper surfaces of said transverses rails are substantially coplanar with each other and spaced upwardly from and substantially parallel to the upper surfaces of said main rails; d. an elongated longitudinally extending fence member detachably received in interfitting relation on said transverse rails; and e. leg means attached to said bench beams for supporting said bench beams in upwardly spaced relation to a supporting surface with the upper surfaces of said main rails and said transverse rails in substantially horizontal planes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The workbench construction of claim 1 further comprising an elongated longitudinally extending cutoff table detachably received on said transverse rails adjacent said fence member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The workbench construction of claim 2 further comprising a stop member on said cutoff table.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
239 words
A workbench construction comprising: a. a pair of spaced substantially parallel bench beams each having a plurality of spaced upwardly facing notches therein; b. a plurality of spaced longitudinally extending main rails each having a plurality of spaced downwardly facing notches therein, said main rails being detachably received in interfitting relation on said bench beams with said main rail notches received in interfitting relation in said bench beam notches, said main rails being supported by said bench beams so that the upper surfaces of said main rails are substantially coplanar with each other and spaced upwardly from the upper surfaces of said bench beams; c. a plurality of substantially parallel spaced transverse rails received in interfitting relation on said main rails so that the upper surfaces of said transverse rails are substantially coplanar with each other and spaced upwardly from and substantially parallel to the upper surfaces of said main rails; d. leg means attached to said bench beams for supporting said bench beams in upwardly spaced relation to a supporting surface with the upper surfaces of said main rails and said transverse rails in substantially horizontal planes; e. an elongated longitudinally extending fence member detachably received in interfitting relation on said transverse rails; f. an elongated longitudinally extending cutoff table on said transverse rails adjacent said fence member; and g. a miter gauge secured to said fence member and positionable so that it extends over said cutoff table.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
239 words
A workbench construction comprising: a. a pair of spaced substantially parallel bench beams each having a plurality of spaced upwardly facing notches therein; b. a plurality of spaced longitudinally extending main rails each having a plurality of spaced downwardly facing notches therein, said main rails being detachably received in interfitting relation on said bench beams with said main rail notches received in interfitting relation in said bench beam notches, said main rails being supported by said bench beams so that the upper surfaces of said main rails are substantially coplanar with each other and spaced upwardly from the upper surfaces of said bench beams; c. a plurality of substantially parallel spaced transverse rails received in interfitting relation on said main rails so that the upper surfaces of said transverse rails are substantially coplanar with each other and spaced upwardly from and substantially parallel to the upper surfaces of said main rails; d. leg means attached to said bench beams for supporting said bench beams in upwardly spaced relation to a supporting surface with the upper surfaces of said main rails and said transverse rails in substantially horizontal planes; e. an elongated longitudinally extending fence member detachably received in interfitting relation on said transverse rails; f. an elongated longitudinally extending cutoff table on said transverse rails adjacent said fence member; and g. a miter gauge secured to said fence member and positionable so that it extends over said cutoff table.
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