Sawhorse shelf hinge feature
A sawhorse includes a first side body and a second side body. Each of the first side body and the second side body has a first cross member, a second cross member, a first leg portion with a foot, and a second leg portion with a foot. The first cross member of the first side body is rotatably coupled to the first cross member of the second side body. The first side body and the second side body are positionable between a closed position and an opened position. The sawhorse further includes a centrally hinged, folding platform that is rotatably coupled to the second cross member of each of the first side body and the second side body. Where in the open position, the folding platform is fully deployed to create a substantially planar surface spanning the second cross members of the first side body and the second side body.
1. A sawhorse, comprising:
a first side body and a second side body, each of the first side body and the second side body having a first cross member, a second cross member, a first leg portion with a foot, and a second leg portion with a foot, the first cross member of the first side body rotatably coupled to the first cross member of the second side body, the first side body and the second side body positionable between a closed position and an opened position, the feet of the first side body disposed adjacent the feet of the second side body in the closed position, and the feet of the first side body spaced apart from the feet of the second side body in the opened position; and
a folding platform with a centrally hinged folding joint, the folding platform also rotatably coupled to the second cross member of each of the first side body and the second side body,
wherein the folding platform includes a first shelf panel and a second shelf panel, each of the first shelf panel and the second shelf panel having an inward side adjacent the centrally hinged folding joint and an outward side adjacent one of the first side body and the second side body, a plurality of extending fingers and plurality of knuckles disposed on and alternating along the inward side of each of the first shelf panel and the second shelf panel, and a hinge rod arranged on the outward side of each of the first shelf panel and the second shelf panel,
wherein each of the extending fingers has a downwardly extending wall disposed along at least a portion of a perimeter of each of the extending fingers, and
wherein each of the knuckles has an associated and adjacent recess formed in one of the first shelf panel and the second shelf panel between the inward side and the outward side, the recess having a shape corresponding to a shape of one of the fingers, and the recess further having a land formed therein, the land being a raised platform inside of the recess that together with the recess defines a groove for receiving the downwardly extending wall of the finger when the first side body and the second side body are in the opened position,
wherein the recess and the land form a stop for one of the fingers upon a positioning of the first side body and the second side body in the opened position, and
wherein a raised portion on an underside of one of the first shelf panel and the second shelf panel corresponds with the recess and the land on a topside of the one of the first shelf panel and the second shelf panel, and wherein each of the knuckles has an associated locking tab disposed on an underside of the knuckle adjacent to the raised portion, the locking tab overhanging an open portion of the knuckle to facilitate a snapping of a hinge pin within the knuckle, the locking tab having an angled outward edge that facilitates a sliding of the hinge pin into the knuckle.
2. The sawhorse of claim 1 , wherein the fingers of the first and second shelf panels are sequentially positioned, and overlap each other to define a sinusoidal shaped slotted path along the folding joint.
3. The sawhorse of claim 1 , wherein each of the fingers includes an aperture formed therethrough.
4. The sawhorse of claim 3 , wherein the aperture has the hinge pin disposed therein, and spanning the aperture from one side to another side of the aperture, the hinge pin rotatably cooperating with one of the knuckles to form part of the folding joint.
5. The sawhorse of claim 1 , wherein the second cross member of each of the first side body and the second side body has a plurality of alternating and oppositely arranged first knuckles and second knuckles disposed on an upper surface of the second cross member.
6. The sawhorse of claim 5 , wherein the hinge rod of each of the first and second shelf panels is rotatably coupled to one of the first side body and the second side body with the first knuckles and the second knuckles.
7. The sawhorse of claim 1 , wherein the raised portion is D-shaped.
8. The sawhorse of claim 1 , wherein each of the first shelf panel and the second shelf panel has a male stop portion and a female stop portion, the male stop portion spaced apart from the female stop portion.
9. The sawhorse of claim 8 , wherein the male stop portion and the female stop portion are arranged adjacent opposite ends of one of the first shelf panel and the second shelf panel.
10. The sawhorse of claim 1 , wherein each of the fingers has a base end affixed to the inward side and an oppositely positioned free end, a width of the free end being less than a width of the base end to result in a tapering of each of the fingers.
11. The sawhorse of claim 1 , wherein each of the first panel and the second panel includes an opening formed between the inward side and the outward side to facilitate a manual positioning of the first side body and the second side body between the closed position and the opened position.
12. The sawhorse of claim 1 , wherein the hinge rod is connected to the outward side of one of the first shelf panel and the second shelf panel with a plurality of brackets.
13. The sawhorse of claim 1 , wherein in the open position the folding platform is fully deployed to create a planar surface spanning the second cross member of the first side body and the second cross member of the second side body.
14. A sawhorse, comprising:
a first side body and a second side body, each of the first side body and the second side body having a first cross member, a second cross member, a first leg portion with a foot, and a second leg portion with a foot, the first cross member of the first side body rotatably coupled to the first cross member of the second side body, the first side body and the second side body positionable between a closed position and an opened position, the feet of the first side body disposed adjacent the feet of the second side body in the closed position, and the feet of the first side body spaced apart from the feet of the second side body in the opened position; and
a folding platform with a centrally hinged folding joint, the folding platform also rotatably coupled to the second cross member of each of the first side body and the second side body,
wherein the folding platform includes a first shelf panel and a second shelf panel, each of the first shelf panel and the second shelf panel having an inward side adjacent the centrally hinged folding joint and an outward side adjacent one of the first side body and the second side body, a plurality of extending fingers and plurality of knuckles disposed on and alternating along the inward side of each of the first shelf panel and the second shelf panel, and a hinge rod arranged on the outward side of each of the first shelf panel and the second shelf panel,
wherein the fingers of the first and second shelf panels are sequentially positioned, and overlap each other to define a sinusoidal shaped slotted path along the folding joint, each of the fingers including an aperture formed therethrough, the aperture having a hinge pin disposed therein, and spanning the aperture from one side to another side of the aperture, the hinge pin rotatably cooperating with one of the knuckles to form part of the hinged joint,
wherein the second cross member of each of the first side body and the second side body has a plurality of alternating and oppositely arranged first knuckles and second knuckles disposed on an upper surface of the second cross member, the hinge rod of each of the first and second shelf panels rotatably coupled to one of the first side body and the second side body with the first knuckles and the second knuckles,
wherein each of the extending fingers has a downwardly extending wall disposed along at least a portion of a perimeter of each of the extending fingers, and
wherein each of the knuckles has an associated and adjacent recess formed in one of the first shelf panel and the second shelf panel between the inward side and the outward side, the recess having a shape corresponding to a shape of one of the fingers, and the recess further having a land formed therein, the land being a raised platform inside of the recess that together with the recess defines a groove for receiving the downwardly extending wall of the finger when the first side body and the second side body are in the opened position,
wherein the recess and the land form a stop for one of the fingers upon a positioning of the first side body and the second side body in the opened position, and
wherein a raised portion on an underside of one of the first shelf panel and the second shelf panel corresponds with the recess and the land on a topside of the one of the first shelf panel and the second shelf panel, and wherein each of the knuckles has an associated locking tab disposed on an underside of the knuckle adjacent to the raised portion, the locking tab overhanging an open portion of the knuckle to facilitate a snapping of a hinge pin within the knuckle, the locking tab having an angled outward edge that facilitates a sliding of the hinge pin into the knuckle.