Adjustable support for table-mounted tools
View Patent ↗An adjustable support for table-mounted tools includes a base plate and a base pipe attached to and extending perpendicularly from the base plate. A rod is attached to and extends perpendicularly from the base plate. The rod is positioned within the base pipe. An adjustment pipe is positioned within the base pipe and around the rod. The adjustment pipe is adjustable up and down by rotation of the adjustment pipe, which is in threaded engagement with the rod. A platform is attached to the adjustment pipe. The platform is designed to support a table-mounted tool detachably mounted on the platform. A locking pin is designed to be selectively inserted through the slots of the base pipe and a selected one of the pairs of apertures of the adjustment pipe to prevent rotation of the adjustment pipe with respect to the rod.
1 . An adjustable support for table-mounted tools comprising:
a base plate;
a base pipe being attached to and extending perpendicularly from said base plate, said base pipe including a pair of slots adjacent a free end of said base pipe, said slots being positioned diametrically opposed and in alignment with one another to form a passage through said base pipe;
a rod being attached to and extending perpendicularly from said base plate, said rod being positioned within said base pipe, said rod having a male threading on an exterior surface of said rod;
an adjustment pipe being positioned within said base pipe and around said rod, said adjustment pipe including:
an upper pipe portion projecting out of said base pipe,
a plurality of pairs of apertures being positioned diametrically opposed and in alignment with one another to form passages through said adjustment pipe,
a female threading on an interior surface of said adjustment pipe, said female threading being engaged with said male threading of said rod such that said adjustment pipe is adjustable up and down by rotation of said adjustment pipe;
a platform being attached to said upper pipe portion of said adjustment pipe, said platform being configured to support a table-mounted tool detachably mounted on said platform; and
a locking pin, said locking pin being configured to be selectively inserted through said slots of said base pipe and a selected one of said pairs of apertures of said adjustment pipe to prevent rotation of said adjustment pipe with respect to said rod.
2 . The adjustable support for table-mounted tools of claim 1 , further comprising a brace being attached to said base pipe and said base plate.
3 . The adjustable support for table-mounted tools of claim 1 , wherein:
said adjustment pipe is hollow and has an internal diameter larger than an external diameter of said rod;
said adjustment pipe has a lower pipe portion that projects inwardly and has an internal diameter that corresponds to said external diameter of said rod; and
said female threading is positioned on said lower pipe portion in engagement with said male threading of said rod.
4 . The adjustable support for table-mounted tools of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of anchor bolts, wherein:
said base plate includes a plurality of anchor openings; and
each of said anchor bolts is configured to be inserted through a respective one of said anchor openings and into a floor to secure said base plate to the floor.
5 . The adjustable support for table-mounted tools of claim 1 , wherein said platform includes a plurality of mounting slots configured to receive mounting bolts of the table-mounted tool to secure the table-mounted tool to said platform.
6 . The adjustable support for table-mounted tools of claim 1 , wherein adjacent pairs of said apertures in said adjustment pipe are offset with respect to one another to form passages oriented at different radial positions with respect to a central longitudinal axis of said adjustment pipe.
7 . The adjustable support for table-mounted tools of claim 2 , wherein:
said adjustment pipe is hollow and has an internal diameter larger than an external diameter of said rod;
said adjustment pipe has a lower pipe portion that projects inwardly and has an internal diameter that corresponds to said external diameter of said rod; and
said female threading is positioned on said lower pipe portion in engagement with said male threading of said rod.
8 . The adjustable support for table-mounted tools of claim 7 , further comprising a plurality of anchor bolts, wherein:
said base plate includes a plurality of anchor openings; and
each of said anchor bolts is configured to be inserted through a respective one of said anchor openings and into a floor to secure said base plate to the floor.
9 . The adjustable support for table-mounted tools of claim 8 , wherein said platform includes a plurality of mounting slots configured to receive mounting bolts of the table-mounted tool to secure the table-mounted tool to said platform.
10 . The adjustable support for table-mounted tools of claim 9 , wherein adjacent pairs of said apertures in said adjustment pipe are offset with respect to one another to form passages oriented at different radial positions with respect to a central longitudinal axis of said adjustment pipe.