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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Robert P. Welsh, Hunt Valley, MD (US);
Thomas R. Sommerville, Port Perry, CA;
Inventors:
Robert P. Welsh, Hunt Valley, MD (US);
Thomas R. Sommerville, Port Perry, CA;
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved portable work bench includes a beam, legs for supporting the beam, and at least one bracket having first and second surfaces for contacting respective first and second sides of the beam, wherein the second surface is movable between a first position contacting the second side of the beam, and a second position not contacting the second side of the beam. A spring biases the second surface towards the first position.