Patent ID: 6942229

Claim:
A collapsible stand for a bench-top power tool, the stand comprising: a first structural member having a top end pivotally connected to a base of a power tool at a first end of a lower peripheral region of the base, an intermediate region and a bottom distal end defining at least one foot to rest on an underlying support surface; a second structural member having a top end pivotally and slidably connected to the lower peripheral region of the base of the power tool, an intermediate region pivotally connected to the first structural member intermediate region, and a bottom distal end defining at least one foot to rest on the underlying support surface; a locking mechanism mounted to the stand or the power tool base for maintaining a collapsed orientation of the stand relative to the power tool base; and a pair of wheels rotatably connected to the base proximate to the first end of the first structural member; wherein an expanded orientation of the stand is defined by the second structural member top end being oriented proximate to a second end of the lower peripheral region of the base, and being spaced apart from the first structural member top end and the second structural member bottom end being spaced apart from the first structural member bottom end to provide stable support to the power tool, and the second structural member converges towards the first structural member in a collapsed orientation of the stand whereby the second structural member top end is slid towards the first structural member top end and the second structural member pivots relative to the first structural member about the pivotal connection of the intermediate region whereby the second structural member bottom end is translated towards the first structural member bottom end for providing a compact collapsed stand that is locked relative to the power tool base by the locking member and utilized by a user for transporting the power tool and stand upon the pair of wheels.