Patent ID: 8757322

Claim:
A folding sawhorse apparatus comprising: two rectangular frame components, wherein said rectangular frame components have a smooth outer surface and an inner surface containing at least one stress bearing structure, each of said frame components comprised of a first vertical member and a second vertical member, each of said vertical members having an upper section and a lower section terminating in a stabilizing surface, wherein said first and second vertical members are parallel, an upper horizontal brace connecting said first vertical member and said second vertical member at said upper sections, a lower horizontal brace parallel with said upper horizontal brace and connecting said first vertical member and said second vertical member at said lower sections, and a U-shaped load bearing support connected to an upper surface of said upper horizontal brace, wherein said first vertical member, said second vertical member, said upper horizontal brace and said lower horizontal brace define a rectangular central aperture, and wherein one of said two frame components contains a plurality of looped members along one of its vertical members and the other of said two frame components contains a second plurality of looped members along the one of its vertical members; a locking shelf comprised of a first side pivotally connected to said lower horizontal brace of one of said frame components, a second side pivotally connected to said lower horizontal brace of the other of said frame components, a central hinge pivotally connecting said first side and said second side; and a tubular member passing through said plurality and said second plurality of looped members and connecting said frame components in a V-shape with said inner surfaces facing each other when said folding sawhorse is in a locked position, wherein said frame components pivot inwardly about said tubular member to bring said inner surfaces in physical contact with each other.