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Trailer hitch receiver mounted collapsible workbench

a workbench and receiver technology, applied in vehicle components, transportation and packaging, supplementary fittings, etc., can solve the problem of no tailgate receiver mounted workbench in the prior, and achieve the effect of increasing reducing the height of the workbench

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-08-06
DD CUSTOM IND
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The patent describes a workbench that has a special shape that allows for easy and secure clamping of power tools and objects using commercially available clamps. The support framework of the workbench allows for rotation of the bench to adjust its height and also has a lower and upper articulation point that allows for leveling and positioning of the bench at any height. This workbench design provides improved usability and convenience for users.

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However, there are no tailgate receiver mounted workbenches in the prior art and certainly none that include the structure described below.

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[0026]Trailer hitch receiver mounted collapsible workbench 50 comprises a stabilizer assembly 100 and a collapsible workbench assembly 200. Collapsible workbench assembly 200 is reversibly mounted in any standard trailer hitch receiver 111 of any vehicle. Collapsible workbench assembly 200 is reversibly mounted inside trailer hitch receiver 111 in the same way that a standard hitch ball mount (not depicted) or a standard hitch ball tongue (not depicted) is reversibly mounted to any standard trailer hitch receiver 111. Trailer hitch receiver 111 is not a component of this invention. Collapsible workbench assembly 200 is held inside trailer hitch receiver 111 with a hitch pin (not depicted) or alternatively locked inside trailer hitch receiver 111 with hitch lock pin (not depicted) where a tongue is inserted into the trailer hitch receiver on a vehicle and held inside trailer hitch receiver with a hitch pin or alternatively locked inside trailer hitch receiver with hitch lock pin.

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Abstract

A workbench assembly that may be reversibly mounted to a trailer hitch receiver of a vehicle with a stabilizer assembly that is also reversibly mounted to the trailer hitch receiver that functions to hold workbench assembly stable and free from motion relative to the trailer hitch receiver. Workbench assembly is collapsible or foldable so that it may be collapsed and folded tightly against the back of the vehicle during vehicle travel and unfolded or extended backwards from the vehicle during use of the workbench. Workbench may have rounded edges for clamping thereto by special clamps. Workbench may have one or more locking groove in its surfaces for locking or clamping thereto by special clamps. When not in use, workbench assembly may stored or mounted on the shop wall by detaching it from the trailer hitch receiver on the vehicle and remounting to a special wall mount assembly attached to the wall.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a workbench assembly, and, in particular, to a collapsible workbench assembly capable of being mounted to a trailer hitch receiver on any vehicle including pickup trucks.[0003]The rear of a vehicle or tailgate of a pickup truck has long been found to be useful as a workstation. The present invention greatly improves on the usefulness of this workstation by providing a collapsible workbench capable of being mounted inside a trailer hitch receiver on a vehicle where the collapsible workbench may be folded upwards during vehicle transport and folded downwards when the vehicle is at rest to form a workstation with a wide workbench with tracking and locking groves used for mounting a wide array of mechanical such as a vise or similar and a wide array of power tools such as a chop saw or similar.[0004]2. Description of Related Art[0005]There are many tailgate workbenches or workbenches that ar...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B60R11/06B60R9/06
CPCB60R11/06B60R2011/0082B60R2011/0061B60R9/06
Inventor DEMING, VONDEMING, BRENT
Owner DD CUSTOM IND
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