Patent ID: 7374479
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
1. A portable working surface apparatus for support along a surface of a vertical support structure, the portable working surface apparatus comprising a work surface board with a work surface and an upright stanchion operatively connected with the work surface board and extending away from the work surface to provide a connection point spaced from the work surface, the stanchion comprising an articulated member that is pivotally connected to a lower engagement member that is provided as a centrally positioned extension from the work surface board so as to permit pivotal movement of the articulated member relative to the lower engagement member and the work surface board, the articulated member including means to provide the connection point as spaced from the work surface, wherein the lower engagement member further comprises a pair of tines that are spaced from one another for engaging a surface of a vertical support at spaced points with a longitudinal axis of the articulated member positioned between the spaced points and at a position below the connection point.