GB2336799A

GB2336799A - Portable workbench provided with tool box

Info

Publication number: GB2336799A
Application number: GB9809038A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Nick Chen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1998-04-24
Filing date: 1998-04-28
Publication date: 1999-11-03
Also published as: FR2778132A3; DE29807838U1; GB9809038D0; CA2235910A1

Abstract

A workbench consists of a frame 10 provided with a receiving space 17 and an opening 18 in communication with the receiving space. Two threaded rods 20 are fastened pivotally with the frame. A fixed desk board 21 is fastened to the frame by bolts 22. Two movable seats 23 are fastened with the threaded rods and a movable desk board 24 is fastened pivotally with the movable seats. A tool box (29 Fig 2B) is received removably in the receiving space of the frame. Two handles 27 are fastened with the threaded rods such that the handles are capable of turning the threaded rods to drive the movable seats and thus to displace the movable board relative to the fixed board.

Description

2336799 PORTABLE WORKBENCH PROVIDED WITH TOOL BOX

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to a workbench, and more particularly to a portable workbench provided with a tool box.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The conventional foldable work bench is generally provided with a foldable leg frame and two parallel threaded rods for fastening pivotally two movable seats. A movable desk board is fastened pivotally on the two movable seats such that the movable desk board can be adjusted in position by rotating a handle which is fastened with the threaded rods. The workpiece is held by the movable desk board in conjunction with a fixed desk board, as illustrated in FIG. 3. This wolfcraft workbench is not provided with a tool box and can not be moved easily.

Another conventional workbench is Black and Decker workbench, which is shown in FIG. 4 and is provided with a plastic body on which a movable bench top is mounted. The plastic body is provided with a 1 plurality of slots for keeping tools. The tools kept in the slots of the plastic body are accessible only when the movable bench top is lifted. In other words, a user of the workbench does not have an access to tools while the movable bench top is in use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a workbench which is free from the drawbacks of the prior art workbenches described above.

In keeping with the principle of the present invention, the foregoing objective of the present invention is attained by a portable workbench which consists of a frame provided with a receiving space and an opening in communication with the receiving space, two threaded rods fastened pivotally with the frame, a fixed desk board mounted on the top of the frame, two movable seats fastened with the threaded rods, a movable desk board fastened pivotally on the two movable seats, a tool box received removably in the receiving space of the frame, and two handles fastened with the two threaded rods such that the handles are capable of turning the threaded rods to drive the movable seats to displace along the direction of the longitudinal axis of the threaded rods, so as to actuate the movable desk board to displace.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

2 FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 2A shows an exploded view of the frame and the of the present invention.

plate FIG. 213 shows an exploded view of the tool box of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of a prior art workbench known as wolfcraft workbench.

FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of a Black and Decker workbench of the prior art.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As shown in FIGS. 1-2, a workbench embodied in the present invention is composed of the component parts which are described hereinafter.

A frame 10 is composed of four upright support legs 11 having an L-shaped cross section, two parallel slide rails 12 each being mounted on the top ends of two support legs and each having an inverted U-shaped cross section and a long slot 121, a cross fastening rod 13 fastened with two support legs 11, two upright fastening rods 14 fastened respectively with two support legs 11 such that the upright fastening rods 14 are 3 located under the two slide rails 12, a bottom fastening plate 15 fastened with bottom ends of the two support legs 11, and four leg pads fastened with the bottom ends of the four support legs 11. The frame 10 is provided therein with a receiving space 17 and an opening 18. The two upright fastening rods 14 have a n L-shaped cross section. The receiving space 17 is provided therein with two parallel guide rails 19 located in the same plane. The two support legs 11 are provided with an indentation 111.

Two threaded rods 20 are parallel to each other and are fastened pivotally with the frame 10.

A fixed desk board 21 is fastened with the two slide rails 12 by two bolts 22 which are engaged with the threaded holes 122 of the slide rails 12.

Two movable seats 23 are fastened with the two threaded rods 20.

A movable desk board 24 is fastened pivotally with the two movable seats 23 by two bolts 25, which are put through the long slots 121. The movable desk board 24 is provided with a through hole 241.

Two slide blocks 26 are embedded in the underside of the two movable desk boards 24 and are located between the desk board 24 and the movable seat 23. The desk board 24 is capable of turning along with the movable seat 23 on the bolt servinc- as a shaft.

Two handles 27 are removably fastened with the exposed ends of the two threaded rods 20 by a bolt 28. The handles 27 are intended to 4 actuate the threaded rods 20 to turn so as to drive the movable seats 23 to displace along the direction of the longitudinal axis of the threaded rod 20. The movable desks 24 are thus actuated to displace.

A large tool box 29 Is sli-nilai- in shape to the receiving space 17 and is provided with two shoulder faces 291 for placing on the two guide rails 19 of the frame 10. The tool box 29 Is located In the receiving space 17 such that the tool box 29 is confined by the cross fastening rod 13 and the upright fastening rod 14. The two guide rails 19 are provided with a locating hole 191 engageable with the locating portion 292 of the shoulder face 291. The tool box 29 is provided in the underside thereof with a cavity 293 dimensioned to receive a finger for lifting slightly the tool box 29 such that the locating portion 292 is disengaged with the locating hole 190, and that the tool box 29 can be pulled out of the frame 10. The tool box 29 is provided with a hand grip 294.

A small tool box 30 is placed on the top of the large tool box 29 and is provided with an indentation 301 large enough to let the hand grip 294 to go therethrough. The indentation -3 W 1 is provided in the periphery thereof with a hand grip 302 extending therefrom to superimpose with the hand grip 294 of the large tool box 29 so as to enable both large tool box 29 and small tool box 30 to be carried together. The small tool box is provided with a plurality of partitions. Two cover plates 31 are fastened pivotally with the small tool box 30 for closing the compartments in which nails, screws, etc. are kept.

The fixed desk board 21 and the movable desk board 24 are provided respectively with a plurality of insertion holes 211, 242 for holding the locating members 32 1 The large tool box 2 is intended to hold the large hand tools such as wrenches, saws, power drill, etc. The srnall tool box 30 is intended to hold small hand tools or rnetal component pails. In moving the tool boxes 29 and 30, a finger is received 'In the through hole 241 of the movable desk board 24 to carry away the workbench alone, with the tool boxes. In using the workbench, the handle 27 is rotated such that the movable desk board 24 is moved away to allow a workpiece to be located between the movable desk board 24 and the fixed desk board 21 or between the locating members 3)2 of the desk boards 21 and 24. The handle 27 is then rotated to drive the movable desk board 24 such that the workpiece is held securely.

The advantage of the present invention is that the tool boxes 29 and 30 can be taken out of the frame 10 to facilitate the use of the hand tools and the metal components, and that the tool boxes 29 and 30 are prevented from collecting the debris, and further that the tool boxes 29 and 30 can be put back in to facilitate the carrying of the tool boxes 29 and 30.

The embodiment of the present invention described above is to be deemed in all respects as being merely illustrative and not restrictive. Accordingly, the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without deviating from the spirit thereof. For example, the frame 10 may be embodied in any form as long as the frarne 10 is provided with a receiving space and an opening for accommodating the tool box. In addition, the hand grip of the workbench may be located and constructed in a way that is most accoi-niiiodatin,,. The bottom fastening W1 rod 15 may be used to fastened the frarne 10 on a work desk top. The 6 handle 27 and the threaded rod 20 may be separated to save the space. The present invention is therefore to be limited only by the scopes of the following appended claims.

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Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1. A workbench comprising:

a frame provided with a receiving space and an opening in communication with said receiving space; two threaded rods fastened pivotally with said frame; a fixed desk board fastened with a top of said frame; two movable seats fastened with said two threaded rods; a movable desk board fastened pivotally with said two movable seats; two handles fastened respectively with said two threaded rods such that said two handles are located outside said frame for actuating said threaded rods to drive said movable seats to displace along the direction of a longitudinal axis of said threaded rod, so as to actuate said movable desk board to displace; and a hand tool box received in said receiving space of said frame such that said hand tool box can be taken out of said receiving space through said opening of said frame.

2. The workbench as defined in claim 1, wherein said receiving space of said frame is provided with two parallel guide rails located in the same plane; and wherein said tool box is provided with two shoulder 8 faces which are rested on said two guide rails.

3. The workbench as defined in claim 2, wherein said frame is composed of four upright support legs, a cross fastening rod fastened with two support legs, two upright fastening rods fastened with two support legs such that said upright fastening rods are parallel to each other, and that said upright fastening rods are perpendicular to said cross fastening rod, and a bottorn fastening plate fastened with bottom ends of two support legs.

4. The workbench as defined in claim 3), wherein said two upright fastening rods are provided respectively with a slide rail which is provided with a slot extending along the direction of a longitudinal axis of said slide rail; wherein said threaded rod is fastened pivotally with said slide rail; and wherein said movable desk board is put through said slot and is fastened pivotally with said two movable seats by two bolts.

5. The workbench as defined in claim 1, wherein said movable desk board is provided in an underside thereof with two slide blocks to enable said movable desk board and said two movable seats to turn aside.

6. The workbench as defined in clairn 1, wherein said tool box is provided on a top thereof with a detachable srnall tool box.

7. The workbench as defined in clairn 6, wherein said tool box is provided with a hand grip fastened thereto; and wherein said small tool box is provided with an opening for said hand grip to put therethrough, said opening provided in a periphery thereof xvith a srnall tool box grip which is superimposed with said hand grip of said tool box.

8. The workbench as defined in clairn 6, wherein said small tool box is provided in a top thereof with at least one cover plate for forming a plurality of compartments in said srnall tool box.

9. The workbencli as defined in claini 2. ",1ei-ciii said two guide are provided respectively witli a locating hole contiguous to Said ral 1 1 opening; and wherein said shoulder face of said hand tool box is with a locating 1 1" provi 1 1 portion corresponding in location to and engageable with said locating hole.

10. The workbencli as defined in clairn 9, wherein said frame Is ided with a cavity contiguous to said opening and dimensioned to provi 1 receive therein a finger for pulling said tool box out of said frarne.

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11. A workbench substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.