The disclosure generally relates to sawhorses and, in particular, to a rail system for sawhorses.
Sawhorses are commonly used by carpenters, construction workers, mechanics, or homeowners for woodworking, new construction, remodeling, maintenance, or the like due to portability. The sawhorses typically include a platform for supporting a workpiece and two pairs of legs supporting the platform.
Typically, in order to accommodate a variety of applications, it may be required to manipulate a workpiece, such as a piece of wood, pipe, metal, drywall, plastic, or the like, by cutting or drilling the workpiece. Commonly, wooden boards and sheets may be laid across sawhorses to provide a work surface the workpiece. However, such work surfaces are very simple and are often not optimized to hold or secure particular workpieces.
Also, in certain scenarios, a table tool or power tool provides the most efficient means of manipulating the workpiece. Often, a workbench specified for the type of tool or workpiece may be required to manipulate the workpiece efficiently and accurately. However, those types of workbenches can be unwieldy, difficult to transport, unstable, or inflexible for multiple applications or purposes.
There is a continuing need for a rail system for sawhorses that provides a wieldy, portable, stable, and versatile workbench configured for manipulating workpieces for varying applications efficiently and accurately.
In concordance with the instant disclosure, a rail system for sawhorses that provides a wieldy, portable, stable, and versatile workbench configured for manipulating workpieces efficiently and accurately has surprisingly been discovered.
In one embodiment, a pair of rails releasably extend between a plurality of adjacent sawhorses to form a workbench. Each rail has a track that is configured to connect with a moveable positioner. Each rail has a plurality of apertures formed within the width of the rails. The first and second end of the rails are configured to interlock with each other.
In another embodiment, a first end of the rail has a T-shaped protrusion and a second end has a T-shaped aperture. The T-shaped protrusion is configured to slidably connect within the T- shaped aperture, thereby linking the two adjacent rails. The rails may also have a recess, configured to receive a dog bone shaped connector, between the T-shaped protrusion and T-shaped aperture.
In a further embodiment, a kit for a sawhorse rail system includes the individual rails and sawhorses separately provided for later assembly.
The above, as well as other advantages of the present disclosure, will become readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description, particularly when considered in the light of the drawings described hereafter.
FIG.1 is a top perspective view of a series of sawhorses interconnected via a rail system;
The following description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the present disclosure, application, or uses. It should also be understood that throughout the drawings, corresponding reference numerals indicate like or corresponding parts and features. In respect of the methods disclosed, the order of the steps presented is exemplary in nature, and thus, is not necessary or critical.
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It should be appreciated that there can be any number of interconnected rails 30 supported by any number of sawhorses 20. Moreover, the sawhorses 20 can be moved along and placed in any position along the length of the rails 30. For example,
Additionally,
In the embodiment shown, the sliding connector is composed of a T-shaped protrusion 34 on one rail 30 and a T-shaped aperture 35 on an opposing rail 30. The T-shaped protrusion 34 is configured to slide into the T-shaped aperture 35 as shown in
In certain embodiments, the sawhorse rail system 10 will have a recess 39 in the interface 32 to accommodate a dog bone shaped connector 38, which has a pair of opposing T-shape portions. The dog bone shaped connector 38 is inserted into the rail system 10 once the T-shaped protrusion 34 is fully connected with the T-shaped aperture 35, as shown in
Furthermore, the interface 32 can also be step shaped (not shown), which facilitates stability of the sawhorse rail system 10. In this embodiment, the steps on each rail are mirror images of the steps on the adjacent rail. Since the steps are each rail are mirror images of each other, the steps form a complimentary surface to create a stable sawhorse system 10.
Once the rails 30 are connected, a plurality of positioners 60 can be slidably mounted to the tracks 58 of the rails 30. The tracks 58 are composed of parallel recesses that run the length of the rails 30. In certain embodiments, the positioners 60 are secured to the rail 30 using a latch that initiates a stop cam (not shown), which tightens the positioner 60 to the rail 30 by selectively abutting against the rail 30. As shown in
According to one non-limiting example, the member 40 is configured as a workpiece, and may be placed between the positioners 60 to be cut, drilled, or the like. In another non-limiting example, the member 40 can be configured as a support between the positioners 60 to support the tool 50, as illustrated in
With renewed reference to
Advantageously, the sawhorses 20 and the rails 30 of the present disclosure are easily moved from worksite to worksite, and easily assembled to form a versatile and stable workbench. It should be appreciated that the sawhorse rail system may further be provided in the form of a kit, including individual ones of the sawhorses 20 and the rails 30, for later assembly as described hereinabove.
While certain representative embodiments and details have been shown for purposes of illustrating the invention, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made without departing from the scope of the disclosure, which is further described in the following appended claims.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/406,023, filed on Oct. 10, 2016. The entire disclosure of the above application is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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62406023 | Oct 2016 | US |