Patent ID: 8307691

Claim:
A stabilizer for a conduit bender during a pipe bending process comprising: a foot plate comprising a flat top and bottom surface adapted to be placed on a work surface; and, a linear cylindrical shaft comprising an upper end and a lower end, said shaft lower end being pivotably attached to said foot plate; wherein said shaft upper end is suitably sized to be removably inserted into a handle portion of said conduit bender; wherein said foot plate further comprises: a pad affixed to said bottom surface for providing a high friction surface between said foot plate and said work surface; a pair of opposing side plates extending upward from said top surface; and, an axle extending through said shaft lower end and attached between said pair of opposing side plates for pivotably connecting said shaft lower end to said pair of side plates; wherein said foot plate further comprises a pair of foot plate anchoring apertures and said pad further comprises a pair of pad anchoring apertures; wherein said pair of foot plate anchoring apertures and said pair of pad anchoring apertures are aligned to receive anchoring fasteners for rigidly securing said foot plate to said work surface; wherein said shaft upper end further comprises a first diameter suitably sized for being slidably insertable into a hollow end of said conduit bender and said shaft lower end further comprises a second diameter suitably sized for retaining said hollow end of said conduit bender, said first diameter being less than said second diameter; and, wherein said shaft upper end further comprises a pair of friction springs for retaining said shaft within said hollow end of said handle portion.