Portable work stations

• US 7,108,144 B2
• Filed: 01/14/2005
• Issued: 09/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Brad Arnold Goodwin
• Original Assignee: Brad Arnold Goodwin
• Inventors: Goodwin, Brad Arnold
• Primary Examiner(s): Purol, Sarah
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dooley, James C.
• Application Number:
  US11/036,819
• Publication Number:
  US 20050126658A1
• Time in Patent Office: 613 Days
• Field of Search: 211/201, 211/189, 211/182, 211/204, 211/47, 211/8, 211/150, 211/186, 211/169, 211/165, 211/119.08, 248/184.1, 248/172, 248/370, 248/371, 248/125.9, 248/130, 248/125.8, 248/201, 248/188.6, 248/176.1, 144/286.5, 144/287, 108/6, 108/33, 108/137, 108/138, 108/139, 108/28, 118/500, 118/502, 118/503, 269/905, 269/37, 292/811
• US Class Current: 211/189
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 13/0285 Stands for supporting individual articles to be sprayed, e.g. doors, vehicle body parts
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 269/905 Work holder for doors and door frames

Abstract

Portable work stations which permit a one-step, touch-free finishing of all surfaces of doors, shutters, window sashes, cabinet doors, garage doors, spindles, and other workpieces. There are also provided trim measuring and cutting, and hinge mortising and prep racks, a leg assembly, a drying rack, and a trim board work station. All of these devices are provided by kits of components.

Claims

1. A portable work station, comprising, in combination:

a frame structure releasably and temporarily supporting a workpiece structure;

said frame structure having an open-sided upper portion formed by three substantially horizontal upper members;

said three substantially horizontal upper members comprise a pair of upper substantially parallel cross members which are releasably connected to a third upper member disposed substantially perpendicular to said upper substantially parallel cross members;

said frame structure includes adjustment means which permit said three upper substantially horizontal members to be laterally adjusted to accommodate various sizes of said workpiece structure;

said frame structure providing predetermined clearances between said frame structure and said workpiece structure;

pivot means releasably connected to said frame structure for independently pivoting said workpiece structure within said frame structure about a substantially horizontal axis; and

stabilizing means releasably connected to said frame structure for stabilizing said workpiece structure within said frame structure when said workpiece structure is being worked upon.

2. A portable work station according to claim 1, including:

an adjustable squaring mechanism for maintaining said frame structure in an orthogonal arrangement.

3. A portable work station according to claim 1, including:

a pair of disassemblable leg assemblies for releasably supporting said frame structure; and

a pair of angled support mechanisms connecting said leg assemblies to said frame structure to maintain said leg assemblies in orthogonal arrangement with said frame structure.

4. A portable work station according to claim 2, including:

a pair of disassemblable leg assemblies for releasably supporting said frame structure; and

a pair of angled support mechanisms connecting said leg assemblies to said frame structure to maintain said leg assemblies in orthogonal arrangement with said frame structure.

5. A leg assembly for replacing a conventional sawhorse, comprising:

a pair of vertical leg members;

a pair of cross leg members unitary with said pair of vertical leg members;

securement means at the topmost ends of said vertical leg members for releasably securing said vertical leg members to a portion of an external object to be supported by said leg assembly; and

an adjustable angled support member releasably connectable at one end thereof to a predetermined portion of one of said vertical leg members, and relcasably connectable at the other end thereof to a portion of said external object to be supported to maintain said leg assembly in a orthogonal arrangement wit said external object to be supported by said leg assembly

said external object to be supported by said leg assembly comprises a portable work station which includes;

a frame structure releasably and temporarily supporting a workpiece structure;

said frame structure have an open-sided upper portion fanned by three substantially horizontal upper members;

said three substantially horizontal upper members comprise a pair of upper substantially parallel cross members which are releasably connected to a third upper member disposed substantially perpendicular to said upper substantially parallel cross members;

said frame structure includes adj ustinent means which pennits said three upper substantially horizontal members to be adjustably moved to accommodate various sizes of said workpiece structure;

said frame structure provides predetermined clearances between said frame structure and said workpiece structure;

pivot means releasably connected to said frame structure for pivoting said workpiece structure within said frame structure about a substantially horizontal axis; and

stabilizing means releasably connected to said frame structure for stabilizing said workpiece structure within said frame structure when said workpiece structure is being worked an; and

said adjustable angled support member is releasably connected between said one of said vertical leg members and one of said three substantially horizontal upper members of said portable work station.

6. A leg assembly according to claim 5, wherein:

said external object to be supported by said leg assembly comprises a portable jig having side members; and

said angled support member is releasably connected between said one of said vertical leg members and one of said side members of said portable jig.

7. A leg assembly according to claim 5, wherein:

said leg assembly is disassembled for storage and transportation, and assembled at a work site with a minimum of effort.

8. A leg assembly according to claim 6, wherein:

said leg assembly is disassembled for storage and transportation, and assembled at a work site wit a minimum of effort.

9. A leg assembly according to claim 5, wherein:

said external object to be supported by said leg assembly comprises a portable work station which includes;

a frame structure releasably and temporarily supporting a workpiece structure;

said frame structure having an open-sided upper portion formed by three upper members;

said frame structure providing predetennined clearances between said frame structure and said workpiece structure;

pivot means releasably connected to said frame structure for pivoting said workpiece structure within said frame structure; and

stabilizing means releasably connected to said frame structure for stabilizing said workpiece structure within said frame structure when said workpiece structure is being worked upon; and

said adjustable angled support member is releasably connected between said one of said vertical leg members and one of said three upper members of said portable work station.