Patent ID: 7335145

Claim:
An adjustable foldable bench, comprising: an elongate support base having a rear end for engaging the ground and a forward end; a front leg secured to the base adjacent the forward end for supporting the forward end of the base in a raised position; a back support pivotally mounted on the support base at a location between the ends of the base for movement between a folded position flat against the support base and a plurality of adjusted, inclined positions relative to the support base; a support link having a first end pivoted to the back support and a second end; the support base having a raised rack-out comprising a series of spaced retaining formations for releasably engaging the second end of the support link to hold the back support at a series of selected orientations relative to the support base, the support link being foldable flat against the support base together with the back support in the folded position; a releasable locking device which locks the support link to the raised rack-out in one position only of the back support, the one position comprising the folded position; and a pair of parallel, spaced projecting runners on the rear face of the back support, the runners being at a predetermined spacing greater than the width of the support link, whereby the support link is nested between the runners in the folded position.