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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 1977
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1976
Gerald Beekenkamp, Etobicoke, CA;
The Black and Decker Manufacturing Company, Towson, MD (US);
Abstract
A foldable, portable support stand suitable for use in portable workbenches and the like, includes a pair of substantially rigid frames. Each frame includes a spaced apart pair of tubular end legs and a spaced apart pair of longitudinally extending tubular members, the end legs and the longitudinally extending members being interconnected together to provide the frame with a rectangular outline configuration. The end legs of the frames are in a cross-over relationship with one another. Each of the end legs has a bight portion therein with the bight portions of the end legs of one of said frames being in mating relation with respective bight portions of the end legs of the other said frame. The mating bight portions define pivot joints permitting pivotal movement of said frames are in close juxtaposition with one another and an open support position wherein said frames are angularly arranged relative to one another. A housing is associated with each of the pivot joints for maintaining the bight portions in said mating relation such housing including shoulder means defining the open support position of one of the frames relative to the other.