Patent ID: 8176610
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A work platform for use in the drilling of holes in, and/or attachment of components to, an object or workpiece, comprising a) a plurality of legs, each orthogonally attached to a horizontally-arranged footing; b) a plurality of leg extensions; c) a horizontal front rail bed and a horizontal rear rail bed, each rail bed level with, and parallel to the other; d) a plurality of non-mar supports; e) a backstop with an endstop orthogonally-attached to one end of said backtop; f) a linear tape measure attached to the top surface of said backstop; g) a plurality of pneumatic cylinders; h) a pneumatic pressurizing system, wherein said footings rest horizontally on a floor or other surface with said legs extending vertically upward to engage attachment means on said horizontally-oriented leg extensions, said leg extensions being attached to, and supportive of, (i) said front rail bed, (ii) said rear rail bed, and (iii) said backstop, whereby said rail beds underlie a plurality of slotted non-mar supports; and further, said pneumatic pressurizing system comprises a compressor, a supply line routing compressed air to a flow control valve, whereby said flow control valve ports said compressed air to said pneumatic cylinders, with a single said pneumatic cylinder being slidingly attached to the top surface of each horizontal leg extension, and further comprising i) a plurality of flip-up fixture/drill plates, each said flip-up fixture/drill plate having a hole position locator, a fixture mounting base, with said fixture mounting base having a means for linearly positioning said fixture mounting base along the top surface of said backstop and said fixture mounting base further enabling pivotable positioning of each flip-up fixture/drill plate by means of adjustable fasteners imbedded in said fixture mounting base.