US3047092A - Saw horse and table combination - Google Patents

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July 31, 1962 A. JANDA 3,047,092

SAW HORSE AND TABLE COMBINATION Filed May 29, 1961 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I N VEN TOR.

July 31, 1962 A. JANDA 3,047,092

SAW HORSE AND TABLE COMBINATION Filed May 29, 1961 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

J1 [barf Jmzda lfilfifi Patented July 31, 1962 3,047,092 SAW HORSE AND TABLE COMBINATION Albert Janda, RR; 4; Box 13, South Elgin, Ill.

Filed May 29, 1961, Ser. No. 113,553 4 (Cl. 182-28) ments connected to a common ridge member, pivotally or otherwise, and each provided with normally collapsed means some of which are movable into a position of use when the structure is set up for use as a saw buck and others of which are movable into a position of use whenthe structure is set up for use as a table support structure. When not in use, the assembly disclosed in one embodiment can be folded into substantially compact form for handling and storage.

It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a novel combination saw buck and table top support structure of the character referred to.

Another object is to provide an assembly of the character described with novelly mounted leg extensions.

Another object is to provide a saw buck assembly with telescoped leg extensions movable into positions for use as an" elevated supporting structure fora tabletop.

Another object is to provide a combination saw bucktable support structure with novelly constructed leg elements movable from an angular position relative to a ridge bar into the plane of said bar to alford a support structure for a tabletop.

Still another object is to provide leg extensions on an assembly of thecharacter decribed with normally concealed auxiliary'leg members.

.Another object is to'provide'a rigid structure of the character referred to which is inexpensive to construct, easy to set up for a plurality of uses and to collapse for storage, and which is very practical and efiicient.

'Other and more detailed advantages and objects of the invention will appear more fully as the description proceeds reference being made to the accompanying drawings wherein preferred forms of the invention are shown. It should be understood however that the drawings and description are illustrative only and should not be taken as limiting the invention except insofar as it is limited by the claims.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is an end elevational view of the improved structure set up for use as a saw buck.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the FIG. 1 disclosure.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of one of the leg elements showing the leg extensions and auxiliary leg members fully contained therein; showing parts in elevation.

FIG. 4 is a transverse detail sectional view of the leg element, taken substantially on line 4-4 of FIG. 3, but showing the auxiliary leg member in elevation and extended.

FIG. 5 is a detail sectional view taken substantially on line 55 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is an end elevational view of the novel structure set up for use as a table top support.

FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 1, showing a modified embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the saw-buck shown in FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is an end elevational view of the FIG. 7 embodiment, showing the structure set up to support a table top. 7

Referring to the accompanying-drawings, and particularly to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-6, the improved structure includes an elongated channel-shape ridge bar 11, comprised of a bottom Wall 12 and upstanding side walls 13. Two pairs of laterally extending spaced.

apart cars 14 are formed integral with each side Wall 13, one pair adjacent each end of said side wall 13 and with the related'pairs offset one from the other longitudinally for a purpose to be explained presently Each pair of ears 14 is adapted to receive between them, the upper end of a leg element 15 each of which also is channel shaped and has its side walls journalled, as by trunnions 16, in the respective pairs of ears so as to be pivotally V movable from a support position illustrated in FIG. 1,

into substantially the horizontal position illustrated in FIG. 6. When in the FIG. 1 position, the leg elements constitute diverging support legs for the saw buck. Since itis frequently desirable to provide an X-formation'on the top side of a saw buck to cradle a beam or other article, each leg element 15 has normally fully telescoped thereinto an extendable member 17. Preferably the free edges of the side walls of leg elements 15 have inturned flanges 18 to prevent displacement of the extendable member 17 therein.

- Referring now particularly to FIG. 3, the extendable aforesaid offsetting of the pairs of ears 14 at each end of V ridge bar 11.

'The extendable members17 are held in extended posi- I tion preferably by. means of a ring pin 21 or the like, in serted through a hole 22 in the leg elements and for positioning same beneath the extended member 17. Spreading of the diverging leg elements 15 is prevented by any suitable latch means, preferably in the form of hooks 23, one removably pivoted at one end to one leg element, as at 24, and engaged over a stud 25 on the companion leg element.

When the structure is to be used as a support for a table top 26, as shown in FIG. 6, the extendable members 17 are fully telescoped into the respective leg elements 15 andsaid leg elements are swung about their pivots 16 into the horizontal plane of ridge bar 11. Movement into such position is limited by the presence on each leg element of at least one lug 27 preferably formed integral with the upper end of the element and offset outwardly so as to abut a related ear 14, as shown.

The leg elements are retained in such horizontal positions by auxiliary legs 28. As best shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, inclusive, each extendable member 17 has a longitudinally extending slot 29 in its bottom side that terminates at the lower end of the member 17 in a transverse circular hole 31. A bearing element 32 is journalled for free rotation in said hole and it has secured thereto one end of the auxiliary leg 28. These two parts preferably are joined as by providing a tapped opening in the bearing element to receive the threaded end 28a of said leg, although they may be otherwise secured together firmly.

The auxiliary leg normally lies within longitudinal slot 29, as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 5, and preferably is held in such position by .frictional engagement with the side I walls of said slot which is slightly narrower than the diameter of the auxiliary leg. To facilitate withdrawal of the auxiliary leg from slot 29, said slot is of a length greater'than the length of'the auxiliary leg so as to provide clearance for finger engagement with the end ofleg 28. -When withdrawn from slots 29, the legs 28 are swung into abutment with the-inclined end 33 of the respective slot. so as to be retained in vertical outwardly inclined positions, substantially as shown in FIG. 6. The assembly is Completed by placing table top 26 over the support structure as shown.

i f Referring now to the. embodiment disclosed in FIGS.

'7 to 9, wherein like numerals are used. to identify corresponding parts, the structure includes a channel shaped ridge-bar 11 to. which is firmly =secured, as by welding,

a plurality of longitudinally ofiset legslSa which maybe reinforced bytie straps 34 welded or otherwise secured to the related pairs of legs. Each leg is channel shaped in section and is adapted to have telescoped endwise therein an extendable member 17a. These. members may be moved into an extended position as best shown in FIG. 7 and held firmly in place by pins 35 that extend through rality of supportinglegs connected firmly at their upper registering openings in said extensions and legs and furv therj secured in" the cross-position illustrated by a pin 36 threaded through aligned holes in the extensions at the point of their intersection. The resulting assembly is a sawubuck.

V In order to'use the FIG. 7-9 assembly as a table top support or'as asupporf for various mechanical devices such as a vise, power tool or the like, the extendable members are either'telescoped into the related legs or theymay be secured in the' horizontal positions shown in FIGQ9.

To adapt the assembly as a support for accessory tools,

one or more slide blocks 37 may be arranged in the ridge.

bar llland secured in. a longitudinally adjusted position by lock screws 38 (FIG. 8). Each block may have a T- slot 39 therein to receive mounting bolts for securing the accessory tool thereto.

When the extendable members 17a are positioned hori-v zontally as shown in FIG. 9, the pin '36 is removed and said members are swung outwardly. Each member 17a includes auxiliary legs 28 that are then swung downward? ly'to support the free outer ends of said members. When the-extendable members are in such horizontal positions,

'T-slot, 41 in one surface thereof may be used to mount accessory tools thereon,

ends to'said ridge bar, said legs being arranged in pairs 1 with one pair adjacent to each endv of said ridge bar and j g V t one of eachpair on each side ofsaid ridgebar, thelegs;

of each pair being oifset longitudinally from one another, and diverging outwardly downwardly from one another;

an extendable member telescopedendwise in each leg and. pivotally secured thereto, said members being movable into cross relationship extending above said ridge bar and into a plane responding to'the plane of said ridge bar.

2. The saw buck structure recited in claim 1,'in.whichs means-is provided to connect the extensions in each pair of legs at their intersection one with the other.

3. The saw buck structure recited in claim 1, in which 7 auxiliary legs are carried by the extensions to support.

them in the plane of the ridge bar.

4. A saw buck structure comprising; a

ridge bar, aplu rality of supporting legs connected firmly at their upper ends to said ridge bar, said legs being channel-shaped in section and being arranged in 'pairs with one pair. ad-' jacent to each end of theridgebar and one of each ipair on each side of said ridge bar, the legs of each pair being offset longitudinally from 'one another, an extendable member nested into each leg, and means pivotally connecting each extendable member at its'npper' end with the upper endof the vrespective leg, said members each being movable about said pivots from a position nested within a; leg into a 'plane parallel with the planeof'the ridge bar and into cross relationship'extending above said ridge ban 7 p r i References Cited in the file of this patent 7 UNITED STATES PATENTS v Meisel Jan. 2, 1966 812,091 Rose .Feb. 6, ,1906. 1,271,095 Staines July 2,i1 9'1 8 1,325,371 Otteson Dec. 16, 1919'- FOREIGN PATENTS" 13 9,862'

readilyeapparent to those skilled in Australia s.... 'Jan. 5, 1951 i

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