Patent ID: 6520092
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: B25H

Abstract:
A portable mechanic's bench for removably spanning vehicle hood ledges having lateral flanges extending from upstanding fender walls to provide an upwardly open confluent socket wall configuration bordering the engine compartments of diverse vehicles comprising:a. a tray of generally U-shape with an open top, including a bottom wall and upstanding laterally extending side walls along said open top, which provides access to said tray bottom wall; b. a pair of drawers of generally U-shape with open tops, including drawer bottom walls and upstanding side walls extending along said open tops which provide access to said bottom walls, laterally telescopically received by said tray to be movable in laterally opposite directions from a first position in which said drawers are in laterally inward storage position to a laterally outwardly extended operative position in which said tray bottom wall and said drawer bottom walls are all available as upwardly open tool and part support surfaces; and c. legs dependant from said drawers, said legs angling downwardly and laterally outwardly relative to said drawer bottom walls in relative divergent relation to provide lateral as well as vertical components of engagement pressure, said legs terminating in lowermost edge portions extending in divergent relation in a direction to engage said confluent wall configuration and exert spreading forces on said fender upstanding walls augmented by the weight of articles in said tray and said drawers and hold said bench in position.