Patent ID: 8292249

Claim:
A foldable tool stand, comprising: a main shaft having a first end and a second end opposed to said first end; a positioning member located on each of said first end and said second end for supporting a machine tool; a pair of base plates respectively affixed to the first end and second end of said main shaft; and at least two pairs of legs having a connection end and a stop end opposed to said connection end, wherein the legs are movable between a standing position having the connection ends connected to said base plates and the stop ends spaced from said main shaft and a collapsed position where said legs are closely aligned along said main shaft; two pairs of support bars connected between said base plates and said positioning members, having a fixed end and a distal end opposed to said fixed end, wherein the support bars are movable between a first standing position having the fixed ends connected to said base plates and said distal ends are spaced from said main shaft and a second collapsed position where said support bars are closely aligned along said main shaft; two pairs of first pivot plates disposed corresponding to said first end and said second end of said main shaft and respectively affixed to said base plates; two pairs of second pivot plates disposed corresponding to said first end and said second end of said main shaft and respectively affixed to said base plates opposite to said first pivot plates; a plurality of first fastening members; and a plurality of second fastening members, wherein at least one said first fastening members and at least one said second fastening members fasten said connection ends to said first pivot plates when said legs are in the standing position, and at least one different said first fastening members and at least one different said second fastening members fasten said fixed ends to said second pivot plates when said support bars are in the standing position.