Patent ID: 9636819
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: A47B,B25H,F16M

Claim:
1. A work bench comprising: a frame foldable between an in-use position and a closed position; a table surface connected to the frame; wherein the frame comprises two sides, the two sides connected to each other with a latchable bar and one or more fixed crossbars; a movable catch which is movable from a position in which it retains the latchable bar at the latched position to thereby maintain the work bench in an in-use position, and a released position in which the latchable bar is released from the catch to thereby allow the work bench to be folded into a closed position; wherein the latchable bar and the one or more fixed crossbars are parallel to one another at least when the work bench is in the in-use position; wherein the latchable bar and the one or more fixed crossbars are not co-axial; and wherein an actuator for activating the catch is disposed remotely from the catch.