Patent ID: 6901783
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: B21D

Abstract:
1. A supporting device comprising: a base having a front rail and a rear rail extending between a first end and a second end and being collapsible between a transport position and a support position; a wheel mechanism connected to one of said ends and moveable between a rolling position and a working position, wherein said wheel mechanism extends substantially parallel to said base when in said transport position and said wheel mechanism extends substantially perpendicular to said base when in said support position; a wheel brace supported by said wheel mechanism and defining slots having a generally U-shape for receiving said front rail and said rear rail; a pivot coupling said wheel mechanism and said base and allowing said wheel mechanism to pivot between said rolling position and said working position; and a locking device engaging said slots of said wheel brace for securing said wheel mechanism to said front and rear rails, wherein engaging said locking device locks said wheel mechanism in said rolling position and disengaging said locking device releases said wheel mechanism into said working position.