Patent ID: 8579320

Claim:
A folding tool stand, comprising: a base frame having a top end and a bottom end, and including a pair of first pivot holders outwardly extending therefrom and a pair of second pivot holders outwardly extending therefrom in a direction opposite to that of the first pivot holders; a leg support having a top end pivotally connected to the base frame between the top and bottom ends thereof by the pair of first pivot holders, wherein the leg support is pivotable between a first position adjacent the base frame when the folding stand is in a fully collapsed position, and a second position spaced from the base frame when the folding stand is in an extended supporting position; a platform supported on the base frame for relative movement with respect thereto, the platform having a first side pivotally and slidingly connected to the base frame and a second side opposed to the first side, wherein the first side is slidable along the base frame in the direction toward the top end of the leg support when the platform is changed to the collapsed position, and wherein the leg support is independently adjustable relative to the platform; a pair of links pivotally coupled between the second side of the platform and the base frame, wherein the links guide and support the second side of the platform spaced away from the base frame when the folding stand is in the supporting position, and the links guide and support the second side of the platform adjacent the base frame when the folding stand is in the collapsed position; a driving device operable to move the pair of links relative to the base frame and having a pair of side bars, each side bar pivotally coupled together with one of the respective links to one of the second pivot holders of the base frame, and each side bar further having a top end extending past the second pivot holders and fixedly connected to one of the respective links.