Patent ID: 6883793

Claim:
A portable workbench comprising: a working surface having a pair of top members lying in a common plane, said pair of top members including opposing side portions defining clamping surfaces; a support structure supporting said top members and including a clamping device for selectively transversing one of said pair of top members toward the other of said top members to provide for clamping of a workpiece therebetween; a pair of legs extending between said support structure and a base member; a lever interconnected to said support structure, said lever movable between a locked position and a release position, said lever positioned in a notch incorporated on said pair of legs in said locked position thereby precluding relative movement of said support structure with said pair of legs, said lever movable out of engagement with said notch to said release position allowing pivotal movement between said support structure and said pair of legs; and a linkage mechanism operatively connecting said support structure, said legs and said base, said linkage mechanism including first and second link members pivotally coupled at first ends to said support structure and slidably coupled at opposite second ends to slots formed on said legs.