Patent ID: 7322880

Claim:
A boat-mounted, collapsible work station, comprising: a workboard having an upper work surface, an opposite lower support surface, and a perimeter edge; a plurality of mount assemblies attached to and supporting said workboard, comprising: a hinge subassembly, comprising: a generally rectangular hinge plate having a hinge surface, an opposite gripping surface, a top edge, an opposite bottom edge, and two opposite side edges, said gripping surface having a central groove formed horizontally across its face, said groove extending from side edge to side edge; a plurality of apertures formed in the hinge plate, said apertures extending from the gripping surface through the hinge surface, said apertures being located near to a junction of the top edge and a side edge, and to a junction of the bottom edge and a side edge; a hinge holding element extending centrally out from the hinge plate hinge surface, comprising: a generally rectangular hinge holding element portion terminating in a hinge holding element cylindrical element, said hinge holding element rectangular portion having a longitudinal axis defined by said hinge holding element cylindrical element and said hinge plate hinge surface, said hinge holding element rectangular portion longitudinal axis being perpendicular to said hinge plate; wherein said hinge holding element cylindrical element has a flat side from which a cylindrical side wall extends toward a toothed side, said hinge holding element cylindrical element sides having radial planes parallel to each other and perpendicular to a hinge plate hinge surface plane, said hinge holding element cylindrical element having a central aperture extending from the flat side through the toothed side, said hinge holding element cylindrical element having a circular channel surrounding the central aperture and extending from the toothed side toward said flat side, said toothed side having a plurality of radial teeth extending from said circular channel to a side perimeter defined by said side wall, said hinge holding element cylindrical element having a thickness defined as the distance between the hinge holding element cylindrical element flat side and the toothed side, said hinge holding element cylindrical element thickness being approximately one-half a cross sectional width of the hinge holding element rectangular portion, said hinge holding element rectangular portion cross sectional width being defined as the distance between opposite rectangular portion sides; and a support plate subassembly attached to said hinge subassembly; and a leg assembly attached to and supporting said workboard.