Patent ID: 6318713
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: B25H,Y10S

Abstract:
A portable workbench, comprising:a molded plastic base structure;wheels rotably mounted on said base structure;a transport handle connected to said base structure constructed and arranged to be manually engaged to move said base structure between a) a storage operative position wherein said base structure is stabily supported on a horizontal surface and b) a storage transport position wherein said wheels rollingly contact said horizontal surface so that said base structure can be moved along said horizontal surface using said handle;a molded plastic upper work structure constructed and arranged to be supported on an upper portion of said base structure in a storage operative position, said upper work structure and said base structure cooperative when in the storage operative positions thereof to define a storage space;releasable securing structure movable between a) a securing position wherein said upper work structure is fixedly secured to said base structure in the storage operative position thereof and b) a released position wherein said upper work structure can be moved with respect to said base structure from said storage operative position to allow access to said storage space; andsaid upper work structure defining a generally horizontal work surface when in the storage operative position thereof constructed and arranged to support a workpiece thereon, said upper work structure emboding therein a clamping assembly for clamping a workpiece in fixed relation with respect to said work surface.