Patent ID: 6540301
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: A47C,B25H

Abstract:
A mechanic's body support, comprising:(a) first and second horizontally-oriented and spaced-apart base rails; (b) first and second spaced-apart support rails, each of said support rails having one end connected to a respective one of said first and second base rails and diverging upwardly from and along the length of the base rails for supporting a mechanic in an elevated position over an engine compartment of a motor vehicle; (c) a pivotal knee pad mounted between the support rails for securing the support rails in a fixed, spaced-apart relation, and for supporting the knees of the mechanic; and (d) a chest pad connected to the support rails in spaced-apart relation to said knee pad for supporting the chest of the mechanic; said support rails, chest pad, and knee pad collectively defining an unobstructed rear access area between the support rails and to the rear of the chest pad and knee pad for permitting unrestricted ingress and egress to and from said support and unrestrained movement of the mechanic while on the support.