Patent ID: 6508281
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: B23D,B23Q,B25H,Y10T

Abstract:
A platform assembly for attaching to a working table or the like, said platform assembly comprising:a base including a first end having a first stop provided thereon, and a second end having a second stop provided thereon and offset from said first stop, a pair of rails slidably supported on said base, said rails each including two ends, a plate slidably supported on said rails, and including a pair of blocks secured thereto and each having a duct formed therein for slidably receiving said rails respectively, said blocks being engageable with said ends of said rails respectively for limiting said plate to move relative to said rails respectively, and for allowing said plate to be extended outward beyond said ends of said rails respectively, and for forcing said rails to move relative to said base, said plate including two end panels each having a passage formed therein for slidably receiving said rails, a first of said end panels including a first notch formed therein for receiving said first stop and for allowing said first end panel to move beyond said first end of said base, said first end panel being engageable with said second stop for limiting said plate to move relative to said base, and for preventing said first end panel from moving beyond said second stop, a second of said end panels including a second notch formed therein for receiving said second stop and for allowing said second end panel to move beyond said second end of said base, said second end panel being engageable with said first stop for limiting said plate to move relative to said base, and for preventing said second end panel from moving beyond said first stop.