Patent ID: 8371541

Claim:
A portable tool stand assembly for supporting a tool on a ground surface comprising: an elongated stand having opposite ends at spaced longitudinal locations, the stand includes a right leg assembly and a left leg assembly that have bottom ends that selectively engage the ground surface, wherein the leg assemblies each include a front leg and a rear leg; a right side rail and a left side rail that are connected by a right connector and a left connector to the rear legs of the right and left leg assemblies, respectively, and extend from the right and left leg assemblies to a front side of the tool stand, wherein each of the right side rail and the left side rail have a receptacle that receives one of the right and left connectors, and wherein a flange is provided on each of the front legs that engages a bottom surface of the right and left side rails but is otherwise not secured to the side rails; and a foot rail operatively connected between the right and left side rails, wherein the foot rail may be lifted to raise the right and left side rails off of the flanges and pivoted about the connectors to disengage the connectors from the receptacles without removing the connectors from the rear legs; a pair of wheels are attached to the stand at a location that is between the opposite ends of the stand, wherein the wheels may be lowered vertically relative to the stand and fixed in a mobile position in which the stand is raised to facilitate rolling the stand along the ground surface and wherein the wheels may be raised vertically relative to the stand and fixed in a work position with the bottom ends of the leg assemblies engaging the ground surface.