Patent ID: 8016079
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: B25H,B27B

Abstract:
1. A sawhorse consisting of: a pair of leg frames for supporting said sawhorse on a horizontal surface, each leg frame having an elongate cross beam, each leg frame having first and second support legs, each cross beam having first and second ends, each said first support leg being connected to its respective cross beam at the first end thereof, each first support leg extending transverse to its respective cross beam, each said second support leg being connected to its respective cross beam at the second end thereof, each second support leg extending transverse to its respective cross beam, each cross beam having opposed front and rear faces joining opposed upper and lower faces, the front and rear faces each having a height and the upper and lower faces each having a width, hinges pivotally connecting said pair of leg frames, the hinges disposed between the rear faces of the cross beams of adjacent leg frames, the support legs having opposed front and rear faces joining opposed side faces, the front faces of the support legs of a leg frame being in substantially the same plane as the front face of the cross beam of the same leg frame, the rear faces of the support legs of a leg frame being substantially in the same plane as the rear face of the cross beam of the same leg frame, first and second folding hinge spanners secured between the support legs of opposing leg frames, the first and second folding hinge spanners limiting a separation distance between the support legs of opposing leg frames; first and second cantilevered support frames, each cantilevered support frame having a support beam and first and second support arms, each support beam having first and second ends, each said first support arm being connected to its respective support beam at the first end thereof, each first support arm extending transverse to its respective support beam, each said second support arm being connected to its respective support beam at the second end thereof, each second support arm extending transverse to its respective support beam, each first support arm pivotally connected to its respective first support leg intermediate the first and second ends the first support leg, each second support arm pivotally connected to its respective second support leg intermediate the first and second ends of the second support leg, each of said cantilevered support frames pivotal from a closed position to an open position, third and fourth folding hinge spanners secured between the first cantilevered support frame and its respective leg frame limiting a separation distance between the support arm of the first cantilevered support frame and the support leg of its respective leg frame, fifth and sixth folding hinge spanners secured between the second cantilevered support frame and its respective leg frame limiting a separation distance between the support arm of the second cantilevered support frame and the support leg of its respective leg frame; and each folding hinge spanner having a central pivot joint allowing each folding hinge spanner to fold so that when the cantilevered support frames are in the closed position the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth folding hinge spanners are folded.