Patent Publication Number: US-9833892-B1

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 assemblies and more particularly pertains to a new workbench assembly for retaining tools and electronic devices proximate to a work space. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a vertical support that has a top end and a bottom end. A horizontal support is coupled to and extends substantially perpendicularly from the vertical support proximate to the top end. A plurality of trays is coupled to the horizontal support. A base, which is wheeled, is coupled to and extends from the vertical support proximate to the bottom end. A connection box is selectively couplable to a respective tray. The base is rollable on a surface such that the trays are configured to position proximate to a work area. The trays are configured to retain items, such as tools and electronic devices, within the trays such that the items are readily available to a user. The connection box is configured to couple the electronic devices, such as power tools, to a source of alternating current. 
     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 an isometric perspective view of a portable workbench assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a top view 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 assembly 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 vertical support  12  that has a top end  14  and a bottom end  16 . In one embodiment, the vertical support  12  is tubular. In another embodiment, the vertical support  12  comprises a plurality of nested sections  18 , such that the vertical support  12  is variably extendable. In yet another embodiment, the plurality of nested sections  18  comprises an upper segment  20  and a lower segment  22 . In still yet another embodiment, the vertical support  12  is substantially circularly shaped when viewed longitudinally. 
     A plurality of holes  24  is positioned in the upper segment  20 . The holes  24  are both linearly and longitudinally positioned in the upper segment  20 . A locking pin  26  is coupled to the lower segment  22  proximate to an upper end  28  of the lower segment  22 . The locking pin  26  is complementary to the holes  24 . The holes  24  are positioned in the upper segment  20  and are positioned to couple to the locking pin  26  such that the upper segment  20  is coupled to the lower segment  22 . 
     A horizontal support  30  is coupled to and extends substantially perpendicularly from the vertical support  12  proximate to the top end  14 . In one embodiment, the horizontal support  30  comprises a pair of arms  32 . The arms  32  are hingedly coupled to the vertical support  12 . The arms  32  are foldable from an extended position with the arms  32  perpendicular to the vertical support  12  to a collapsed position with the arms  32  substantially parallel to the vertical support  12 . 
     A plurality of trays  34  is coupled to the horizontal support  30 . The trays  34  are configured to position and retain items within the trays  34 . In one embodiment, each tray  34  is slidably couplable to a respective arm  32 , such that the tray  34  is variably positionable relative to the vertical support  12 . In another embodiment, the plurality of trays  34  comprises trays  34  coupled singly to each arm  32 . 
     Each tray  34  comprises a plate  36  and a rim  38 . The plate  36  is substantially rectangularly shaped. The rim  38  is coupled to and extends perpendicularly from a perimeter  39  of the plate  36 , such that the trays  34  are substantially rectangularly box shaped. 
     A plurality of dividers  40  is reversibly couplable to the trays  34  to define a plurality of compartments  42 . Each divider  40  comprises a pair of grooves  44 , which is opposingly positioned in the rim  38 , and a slat  46  that is reversibly positionable in the grooves  44 . The slat  46  extends between opposing sides  48  of the rim  38 . In one embodiment, the plurality of dividers  40  comprises ten dividers  40  equally proportioned within two trays  34 . 
     The assembly  10  comprises a plurality of lids  80 . Each lid  80  is complementary to and reversibly couplable to a respective tray  34 . The lid  80  is couplable to the respective tray  34  such that items positioned within the respective tray  34  are retained in the respective tray  34  when the respective tray  34  is repositioned from a substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position. 
     Each of a plurality of first couplers  50  is coupled to the rim  38  of a respective tray  34  proximate to a corner  52  of the respective tray  34 . 
     A base  53  is coupled to and extends from the vertical support  12  proximate to the bottom end  16 . The base  53  is wheeled, such that the base  53  is rollable on a surface. In one embodiment, base  53  comprises a first ring  54  that is positioned around and slidably couplable to the vertical support  12 . A plurality of legs  56  is hingedly coupled to and extends from the first ring  54 . In another embodiment, plurality of legs  56  comprises three legs  56 , such that the base  53  is tripodal. A second ring  58  is positioned around and slidably couplable to the vertical support  12 . The second ring  58  is positioned between the first ring  54  and the bottom end  16  of the vertical support  12 . Each of a plurality of braces  60  is hingedly coupled to and extends between the second ring  58  and a respective leg  56 . 
     A plurality of wheels  62  is coupled singly to each of the plurality of legs  56  distal from the vertical support  12 . The first ring  54  and the second ring  58  are positionable proximate to the bottom end  16  of the vertical support  12 , such that the legs  56  are positioned transverse to the vertical support  12 . The wheels  62  are positioned on the legs  56  such that the base  53  is rollable. The first ring  54  and the second ring  58  also are positionable distal to the bottom end  16  of the vertical support  12 , such that the legs  56  are positioned substantially parallel to the vertical support  12 . 
     A connection box  64  is selectively couplable to a respective tray  34 . The connection box  64  is configured to couple electronic devices to a source of alternating current. In one embodiment, connection box  64  comprises a housing  66  that is substantially rectangularly box shaped. A plurality of electrical outlets  68  is coupled to and positioned in the housing  66 . In another embodiment, plurality of electrical outlets  68  comprises four electrical outlets  68 . 
     A power cord  70  is operationally coupled to the plurality of electrical outlets  68 . The power cord  70  extends from the housing  66  to define a male end  72 . The male end  72  is configured to couple to the source of alternating current. In yet another embodiment, the power cord  70  is positioned longitudinally through the vertical support  12 . 
     In still yet another embodiment, a plurality of universal serial bus ports  74  is coupled to and positioned in the housing  66 . The universal serial bus ports  74  are operationally coupled to the power cord  70 . In still yet another embodiment, the plurality of universal serial bus ports  74  comprises two universal serial bus ports  74 . 
     A second coupler  76  is coupled to and positioned on a lower face  78  of the housing  66 . The second coupler  76  is complementary to the first couplers  50 . The first couplers  50  are positioned on the trays  34  and are positioned to selectively couple to the second coupler  76  to couple the housing  66  to the respective tray  34 . In one embodiment, the top end  14  of the vertical support  12  is complementary to the second coupler  76 , such that the housing  66  is selectively couplable to the vertical support  12 . 
     In use, the first ring  54  and the second ring  58  are positionable proximate to the bottom end  16  of the vertical support  12 , such that the legs  56  are positioned transverse to the vertical support  12 . The wheels  62  are positioned on the legs  56  such that the base  53  is rollable. The arms  32  are hingedly coupled to the vertical support  12  such that the arms  32  are positionable in an extended position with the arms  32  perpendicular to the vertical support  12 . The trays  34  are configured to position proximate to a work area. The trays  34  also are configured to retain items, such as tools and electronic devices, within the trays  34  such that the items are readily available to a user. The connection box  64  is configured to couple the electronic devices, such as power tools, to a source of alternating current. The arms  32  also are positionable in a collapsed position with the arms  32  substantially parallel to the vertical support  12 . The first ring  54  and the second ring  58  also are positionable distal to the bottom end  16  of the vertical support  12 , such that the legs  56  are positioned substantially parallel to the vertical support  12 . 
     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.