Patent ID: 7140409

Claim:
A portable apparatus for securely retaining a workpiece while operations are performed thereon, comprising: (a) a support frame including an elongated upper horizontal member and a first and second pair of adjustable and foldable legs disposed in spaced relationship to each other and mounted to opposite ends of the horizontal member; (b) an elongated tray slidably mounted on top of said horizontal member and being moveable between an extended and a retracted position, wherein in the extended position said tray projects outward from said horizontal member so as to be located immediately beneath at least a segment of the workpiece while operations are performed thereon for capturing severed segments of said workpiece and preventing said severed segments from contacting the floor or ground; (c) a V-shaped, immovable platform mounted to the horizontal member above said slidable tray for steadily retaining said workpiece and preventing rolling thereof, a segment of workpiece to be operated on projecting above at least a portion of said slidable tray; and (d) a left and right mounting stand for releasably attaching a power tool, each mounting stand including a bracket for securing the stand to the top surface of the support frame.