Patent ID: 8517067

Claim:
A portable chain saw workbench comprising: a foldable carriage adapted to be disposed on a supporting surface, the carriage comprising a deployable table upon which workpieces may be placed for cutting by a chain saw; a stub proximate the carriage; a rigid controller for handling a chain saw, the controller comprising: an elongated, rigid tube removably and telescopingly coupled to the stub, the tube comprising a rear end; said controller tube and said stub are perforated with spaced apart perforations; said tube coaxially, telescopingly fits to said stub; a pedestal pivotally secured to the tube, the chain saw being secured to the pedestal; a handle comprising a lower base portion secured to the pedestal, and an integral upper handle portion extending upwardly and forwardly relative to the chain saw; a spring suspension for controlling chain saw movements, said spring suspension extending generally diagonally between said handle upper portion and said tube rear end to normally bias the chain saw out of engagement with a workpiece; pin means for adjustably securing the tube to said stub; wherein the pin means secures the tube to said stub by selectively penetrating aligned perforations in said tube and said stub when the tube is coupled as desired relative to said stub; and, the carriage comprising a fence deployed between the chain saw and the workpiece, the fence comprising a clearance slot penetrated by the blade of the chain saw.