Patent ID: 6948539
Filing Date: 2005-09-27
Classification: B23D,B25H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A collapsible miter saw support device for supporting a miter saw and material to be cut by the miter saw, said device comprising: a table including a panel having a front edge, a rear edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, a top surface and a bottom surface, a plurality of legs being attached to and extending downwardly from said bottom surface, said legs including a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs, said table including a front side, a rear side and a pair of lateral sides; a pair of supports, each of said supports being attached to said top surface of said panel, each of said supports being positioned adjacent to said front edge, said supports being spaced from each other such that a base of the miter saw is selectively positionable between said supports; and a pair of guides, each of said guides being attached to one of said supports and extending outwardly away a respective one of said first and second side edges, each of said guides having a free end extending outwardly away from said table, each of said guides having a break therein positioned generally between said table and said free ends such that a first section and a second section of each of said guides is defined, each of said first sections being hingedly coupled to a corresponding one of said second sections such that said free ends may selectively be positioned in an extended position directed away from said table or stored position extending downward, each of said guides includes a horizontal wall having a forward edge and rearward edge, each of said forward edges being generally co-planar with said front edge of said panel, each of said guides including a vertical wall being attached to and extending upwardly away from one of said horizontal walls, each of said vertical walls extending along a respective one of said rearward edges; a pair of articulated arms each having a first end hingedly attached to said table and a second end pivotally attached to one of said second sections for selectively supporting said second sections in said extended position, each of said arms is positioned in front of said front side of said table when said guides are positioned in said stored position.