Scaffold table for sheet rock finishers

• US 5,158,023 A
• Filed: 02/21/1991
• Issued: 10/27/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tony L. Allen
• Original Assignee: Tony L. Allen
• Inventors: Allen, Tony L.
• Primary Examiner(s): ASCHENBRENNER, PETER
• Application Number:
  US07/658,543
• Time in Patent Office: 614 Days
• Field of Search: 248/238, 248/215, 248/214, 248/237, 182/120, 182/129, 108/42, 108/47, 108/46, 108/50, 211/70.6
• US Class Current: 108/42
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 5/00 Component parts or accessories for scaffolds connections E04G7/00
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 5/003 Devices for storing material on the scaffold
• CPC Class Codes: E06C 7/14 Holders for pails or other equipment on or for ladders

Abstract

A scaffold table for sheet rock finishers includes a horizontal planar base with subtending walls and a spaced apart U-shaped border wall that together define a U-shaped elongate slot sized to cradle wide-bladed masonry tools therein. The table includes a pair of pivotally mounted adjustable length legs having channels on one end to rest against a horizontal scaffold bar. The forward portion of the table includes an elongate hook member to fit over a higher scaffold bar for removably attaching a table thereto. The table base is reinforced from below and includes at least one vertical hole therethrough for cradling of a nail gun or similar power tool.

Claims

1. A table adapted for removable attachment to a scaffold comprising a planar base having a front portion with a forward edge, a rear edge, and two side edges, said front portion including a hook member adjacent said forward edge for removably attaching said table to a horizontal member of a scaffold, a pair of spaced apart legs having opposite end portions, a channel means attached to one said end portion of each said leg for engagement with another lower horizontal member of a scaffold in substantial vertical alignment with a horizontal member of a scaffold which is adapted for attachment of said hook member, and attachment means connecting another said end portion of each said leg to said base adjacent said rear edge, and said base further including cradle means for removably mounting a plurality of bladed tools therein, said cradle means including at least one U-shaped wall member spaced away from and extending substantially the length of said rear edge of said base to provide an elongated slot between said wall member and said rear edge of said base into which blades of bladed tools may be inserted, said U-shaped wall member having end portions extending along and spaced from said side edges for providing side slots into which blades of bladed tools may be inserted.

2. The table as defined in claim 1 wherein said cradle means includes another U-shaped wall member attached to and extending downwardly from said base along said rear edge and side edges, said U-shaped wall member being spaced away from said another wall member and defining said elongated slot and said side slots therebetween, and spacer means for attaching said wall member to said another wall member.

3. The table as defined in claim 2 wherein said spacer means includes a plurality of spacer elements, each said element being sized to allow passage of a blade of a masonry tool through said slot and inhibit passage of a handle of such tool therethrough.

4. The table as defined in claim 2 wherein said second wall member is attached to said first wall member by said spacer means to position the upper edge of said second wall member above the plane of said base to inhibit movement of objects off said base.

5. The table as defined in claim 1 wherein said hook member includes an elongated wall extending downwardly from the plane of said base.

6. The table as defined in claim 1 wherein said cradle means includes a first U-shaped wall member extending downwardly from said rear edge along the length thereof and side edges substantially the length thereof and a second U-shaped wall member spaced away from said first wall member and defining a U-shaped slot therebetween and spacer means for attaching said second wall member to said first wall, said hook member includes an elongated wall extending downwardly from said front edge and an area of said base adjacent thereto, said spacers positioned on said side edges and not on said rear edge so that said portion of said slot adjacent said rear edge is open throughout the length thereof.

7. The table as defined in claim 1 wherein each said leg includes adjustable means for varying its length to accommodate for various spaced horizontal members of a scaffold.

8. The table as defined in claim 7 wherein each said adjustable means includes a pair of telescoping elements for selectively adjusting the length thereof and means for releasably securing said pair of elements in position at selected lengths.

9. The table as defined in claim 1 wherein said attachment means includes pivot means for pivotally mounting each said leg to said base.

10. The table as defined in claim 1 wherein said base has at least one opening formed therethrough, said opening proportioned to removably secure a portion of a tool placed therein.

11. A table adapted for removable attachment to a scaffold comprising:

a planar base having a front edge, a rear edge and two side edges and including a first wall subtending downwardly substantially along said rear and side edges and terminating short of said front edge and a second wall subtending downwardly from said front edge,

a U-shaped border wall, means for attaching said border wall to and spaced away from said base to be closely adjacent said first wall and to define an elongate U-shaped slot between said border wall and said first wall,

said second wall and a portion of said base adjacent thereto being engagable with a horizontally disposed bar member of a scaffold by placement of said second wall and said portion of said base over a bar member, and

a pair of elongated spaced legs each having opposite end portions, means for attaching one said end portion of each said leg to said base, another said end portion of each said leg being formed as a channel for removably mounting said leg to another lower bar member of a scaffold.

12. The table as defined in claim 11 wherein each said leg includes a pair of elements for selectively adjusting the length thereof and means for securing said pair of elements in position for selected lengths.

13. The table as defined in claim 11 wherein said border wall is attached to said housing in a manner such that said slot is spaced away from said first wall a distance to inhibit passage of a handle of a masonry tool therethrough.

14. The table as defined in claim 11 wherein said means for attaching said border wall to said housing includes a plurality of spacers positioned in said slot for defining the distance between said border wall and said first wall, said distance being proportioned to prevent passage of a masonry tool handle therethrough.

15. The table as defined in claim 11 wherein said border wall is attached to said housing by said means to position the upper edge of said border wall above the plane of said base to inhibit movement of objects off said base.

16. The table as defined in claim 11 wherein said means for attaching one said end portion of each said leg to said base includes pivotal means.

17. The table as defined in claim 11 wherein the end of the portions of said first wall subtending downwardly from each respective said side edge are adapted to fit against a bar member of a scaffold when said hook member is placed over such bar.

18. A removable tray for mounting to a scaffold comprising:

a rectangular planar base with depending front, back and side walls, said side walls being discontinuous adjacent said front wall to accomodate a horizontal member of a scaffold beneath said base with said front wall engaged against a horizontal member of a scaffold,

a continuous border wall extending along and spaced from side and rear walls, spacer means positioned between said border wall and said side walls to maintain said border wall in appropriate spaced relation thereabout, said border wall extending upwardly above a plane of said base, a pair of elongated spaced and extensible legs connected to said base adjacent respective side walls, a pair of pivot means passing through said border and side walls and said spacer means for attaching respective upper ends of said legs to said side walls, lower ends of said legs carrying respective angles for accommodating a lower horizontal member of a scaffold.

19. The table as defined in claim 18 wherein said spacer means are positioned between said border wall and said side walls to define the space between said border wall and said side walls as side slots and to define the space between said border wall and said rear wall as a rear slot open the entire length thereof, said spacer means being sized to define the distance across said slot to prevent the passage of a bladed tool therethrough.