Patent ID: 7374159
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A lockable mounting apparatus for supporting an attachment relative to a workbench, said apparatus comprising: a body adapted to be coupled to the workbench and operable to slidably receive the attachment when coupled to the workbench so that the body is positioned between the workbench and the attachment, said body having opposed trapezoidal, generally parallel, front and rear surfaces, opposed trapezoidal side surfaces and opposed trapezoidal upper and bottom surfaces extending between the front and rear surfaces, said upper surface being exposed when the body is coupled to the workbench and the attachment is received on the body, said front surface being adapted to be adjacent the attachment when the attachment is received on the body and the back surface being adapted to be adjacent the workbench when the apparatus is mounted thereon, the side surfaces being of greater width between the front and rear surfaces of body at the ends thereof adjacent said lower surface than adjacent said upper surface to generally prevent the attachment received on the body from sliding relative to the body in a first plane extending generally parallel to the upper exposed surface, said side surfaces of the body that extend downwardly from the upper exposed surface sloping outwardly from the rear surface in a direction toward the front surface to normally permit the attachment received thereon to slide relative to the body in a first direction generally divergent relative to said first plane; generally planar structure overlying the front surface of the body; and a locking assembly including elongated locking mechanism housed within the body and shiftable toward and away from the structure into and out of a locking position which effects at least partial outward flexing of the planar structure wherein the attachment received on the body is prevented from sliding relative to the body in the first direction, said locking assembly further including an actuator in activating communication with the locking mechanism and operable to selectively shift the locking mechanism, at least a portion of said actuator being positioned adjacent said upper exposed surface.