Patent Publication Number: US-10759041-B2

Title: Portable workbench assembly

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The disclosure and prior art relates to workbench devices and more particularly pertains to a new workbench device for supporting tools in a work area. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a table. Objects may be positioned on the table thereby facilitating the objects to be accessible. A handle is hingedly coupled to the table thereby facilitating the table to be carried. A pair of stands is provided and each of the stands is hingedly coupled to the table. Each of the stands is selectively positioned in a deployed position to abut a support surface. Each of the stands is selectively positioned in a stored position. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a portable workbench assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a right side view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a cross sectional view taken along line  5 - 5  of  FIG. 4  of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 5  thereof, a new workbench device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 5 , the portable workbench assembly  10  generally comprises a table  12 . Objects  14  may be positioned on the table  12 . Thus, the objects  14  are accessible. The objects  14  may be tools or the like. 
     The table  12  comprises a frame  16  that has a pair of first members  18  extending between a pair of second members  20 . The first members  18  are spaced apart from each other such that the frame  16  has a rectangular shape. Each of the first members  18  has an outwardly facing surface  22 . Each of the second members  20  has a downwardly facing surface  24 . 
     A plurality of third members  26  is provided. Each of the third members  26  is coupled to and extends between each of the second members  20 . The third members  26  are spaced apart from each other. The plurality of third members  26  includes a middle member  28 . 
     The middle member  28  has a top surface  30 . The top surface  30  has a well  32  extending downwardly therein. The well  32  has a first lateral bounding surface  34 , a second lateral bounding surface  36 , and a bottom bounding surface  38 . The well  32  is centrally positioned on the middle member  28 . 
     A handle  40  is provided and the handle  40  is hingedly coupled to the table  12 . The handle  40  may be gripped thereby facilitating the table  12  to be carried. The handle  40  has a central portion  41  extending between a pair of end portions  42 . Each of the end portions  42  has a distal end  43  with respect to the central portion  41 . The distal end  43  corresponding to each of the end portions  42  is hingedly coupled to an associated one of the first lateral bounding surface  34  and an associated one of the second lateral bounding surface  36 . 
     The handle  40  is positioned in a deployed position. Thus, the handle  40  extends upwardly from the well  32  and the central portion  41  may be gripped. The handle  40  is positioned in a stored position. Thus, the handle  40  is positioned within the well  32 . 
     A biasing member  44  is coupled to the handle  40 . The biasing member  44  engages the bottom bounding surface  38  of the well  32 . Thus, the biasing member  44  biases the handle  40  into the stored position. The biasing member  44  may be a pigtail spring or the like. 
     A pair of stands  46  is provided. Each of the stands  46  is hingedly coupled to the table  12 . Each of the stands  46  is selectively positioned in a deployed position. Thus, each of the stands  46  abuts a support surface  48  thereby facilitating the table  12  to be spaced from the support surface  48 . The support surface  48  may be ground or the like. Each of the stands  46  is selectively positioned in a stored position. 
     Each of the stands  46  comprises a pair of legs  50 . Each of the legs  50  has a first end  52 , a second end  54  and an outwardly facing surface  56  extending between the first end  52  and the second end  54 . Each of the legs  50  extends downwardly from the table  12  when the stands  46  are positioned in the deployed position. Moreover, each of the legs  50  is substantially coextensive with the table  12  when the stands  46  are positioned in the stored position. 
     A pair of hinges  58  is provided. Each of the hinges  58  comprises a plate  60  and a lobe  62  extending away from the plate  60 . The plate  60  corresponding to each of the hinges  58  has a first surface  64 . The first surface  64  corresponding to each of the hinges  58  is coupled to the outwardly facing surface  22  of an associated one of the legs  50 . The lobe  62  corresponding to each of the hinges  58  extends upwardly from the second end  54  of the associated leg  50 . 
     A pair of pins  66  is provided. Each of the pins  66  extends through the lobe  62  of an associated one of the hinges  58 . Moreover, each of the pins  66  engages the outwardly facing surface  22  of an associated one of the first members  18 . The second end  54  of each of the legs  50  abuts the downwardly facing surface  24  of an associated one of the second members  20  when the stands  46  are positioned in the deployed position. Thus, each of the legs  50  is retained in a substantially vertical orientation when the stands  46  are positioned in the deployed position. 
     A step  68  is coupled between each of the legs  50  and the step  68  may be stood upon. The step  68  is centrally positioned between the first end  52  and the second end  54  of each of the legs  50 . The step  68  has an upwardly facing surface  70 . A strip  72  is coupled to the upwardly facing surface  70  of the step  68 . The strip  72  is comprised of a textured material. Thus, the strip  72  enhances gripping the step  68  when the step  68  is stood upon. 
     A pair of gussets  74  is provided. Each of the gussets  74  is coupled between the step  68  and an associated one of the legs  50 . Thus, each of the gussets  74  enhances a load bearing capacity of the step  68 . A pair of cups  76  is provided. Each of the cups  76  insertably receives the second end  54  of an associated one of the legs  50 . Thus, each of the cups  76  frictionally engages the support surface  48  when the stands  46  are positioned in the deployed position. 
     In use, each of the stands  46  is manipulated into the deployed position. Thus, the table  12  is spaced from the support surface  48 . The objects  14  are placed on the table  12  thereby facilitating the objects  14  to be accessible. The handle  40  is manipulated into the deployed position and the central portion  41  is gripped. Thus, the table  12  is movable with one hand thereby facilitating the table  12  to be moved without setting down tools or the like. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.