PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16026376
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2020-01
Patent Classification: ["182", "181100"]

Abstract:
An improved, portable and collapsible workhorse is described and claimed herein. In an expanded/use configuration, the device provides a stable, sturdy, generally horizontal support for supporting other items, such as planar work surfaces, work pieces or other items. The device can easily be reconfigured from the expanded/use configuration to a collapsed/storage configuration, and vice versa, without any tools or assembly required. When in the collapsed/storage configuration, the device provides a flat, compact form factor that is very convenient and efficient for packaging, shipping, transportation and storage.

Claim (Index 1):
An improved workhorse device comprising:\n a first support leg pair having a first inner support leg and a first outer support leg, the first inner and outer support legs each having a proximal end, a middle and a distal end, the first inner and outer support legs being rotatably connected to one another at or near the middle of each and forming a first scissor jack, and the distal end of the first inner support leg being adapted to rest on a support surface during use of the device; a second support leg pair having a second inner support leg and a second outer support leg, the second inner and outer support legs each having a proximal end, a middle and a distal end, the second inner and outer support legs being rotatably connected to one another at or near the middle of each and forming a second scissor jack, the distal end of the second inner support leg being adapted to rest on a support surface during use of the device, and the proximal ends of the first and second outer support legs being adapted to rest on a support surface during use of the device; a crossbar having a proximal end, a distal end, an intermediate portion between the proximal and distal ends, a top surface providing a flat support surface, and two opposing side surfaces being adjacent to and perpendicular to the top surface, the crossbar being rotatably connected at or near its proximal end with the proximal ends of the first and second inner support legs, the crossbar having one or more recesses formed in the opposing side surfaces of the intermediate portion, the recesses being adapted to receive the distal ends of the first and second outer support legs; a pivoting bracket connected to the first and second outer support legs adjacent the distal ends of the first and second outer support legs, the pivoting bracket providing movement of the first and second outer support legs in a transverse direction relative to one another between a collapsed/storage configuration, in which the first and second outer support legs are essentially parallel with one another, and an expanded/use configuration in which the first and second outer support legs are splayed out at an angle relative to one another; and a locking bracket connected to the first and second outer support legs at or near the middle of the first and second outer support legs, the locking bracket selectively applying an outward force to the first and second outer support legs, thereby causing the distal ends of the first and second outer support legs to rotate about the rotating bracket to engage an opposing pair of the one or more recesses and apply a clamping force to the opposing side surfaces of the crossbar and selectively locking the device in the expanded/use configuration.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 26.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.56923
- Patent Class: 182.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15969824', '15421910', '16003186', '10705226', '10538451']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6411915649729959
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4692653699845786
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6239989454741541
- Mean Citation Score: 127.5185192
- Max Citation Score: 132.30632
- Similarity Product: 96.8429732333374

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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