Collapsible infeed/outfeed apparatus with shelf
View Patent ↗A truss designed folding Apparatus. The apparatus may be constructed of a first apparatus top section and a second apparatus top section which may be pivotally connected together by a center support structure. The apparatus may have two sets of legs. A first set of legs may be movably attached to the center support structure and a second set of legs may also be movably attached to the center support structure. Each set of legs may also be attached to the apparatus top via a first and a second leg support extending from the legs to the apparatus top sections. A shelf connection may be placed between the first and second leg support wherein, a shelf attached to each pair of legs the shelf may have a first section and second section, wherein the sections are attached to each other at opposite ends of the shelf connection.
1. An A-frame foldable apparatus, comprising:
a first apparatus top section and a second apparatus top section movably attached to a center support structure;
a first set of legs movably attached to the center support structure and a second set of legs pivotally attached to the center support structure;
wherein each set of legs comprises a first and a second leg support extending from the legs to the apparatus top sections;
wherein a shelf connection is placed between the first and second leg support;
wherein a shelf is movably attached to each pair of legs, wherein the shelf comprises a first section and second section, wherein the first and second sections are movably attached to each other at opposite ends of the shelf connection holding the legs in a fixed position;
wherein the second apparatus top section is split into an upper apparatus top section and a lower apparatus top section.
2. The A-frame foldable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the upper apparatus top section is movably attached to the center support structure;
the lower apparatus top section is movably attached at one end to the second set of legs;
wherein the lower apparatus top section has a set of leg supports attached to the end opposite a movable attachment, wherein the set of leg supports attaches to the lower part and the second set of legs.
3. The A-frame foldable apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the lower apparatus top section is positioned to receive an apparatus saw thereon.
4. The A-frame foldable apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of apertures located through the first apparatus top section and the second apparatus top section.
5. The A-frame foldable apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising a series of plugs removably placed within at least one aperture.
6. The A-frame foldable apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a single aperture placed in the second apparatus top section.
7. The A-frame foldable apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising a sink configured to be placed within the single aperture.
8. The A-frame foldable apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising a tub configured to be placed within the single aperture.
9. The A-frame foldable apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a router hole opening placed within the second apparatus top section.
10. The A-frame foldable apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising a router connected to the underside of the second apparatus top section, wherein the router blade sticks upward through the router hole opening.
11. The A-frame foldable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the lower apparatus top section further comprises a first support structure having a pair of side supports and an end support;
a pair of cross supports located perpendicularly across the pair of side supports;
the upper apparatus top section and the lower apparatus top section are attached to the pair of cross supports.
12. The A-frame foldable apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising:
a screw located within each one of the pair of cross supports, wherein the screw is operated by a crank located on one end of each of the pair of cross supports;
the upper apparatus top section and the lower apparatus top section movably attached to the screws.
13. The A-frame foldable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first apparatus top section and the second apparatus top section are comprised of a plurality of rods, wherein the rods are spaced apart.
14. An A-frame foldable apparatus, comprising:
a first apparatus top section and a second apparatus top section movably attached to a center support structure;
a first set of legs movably attached to the center support structure and a second set of legs pivotally attached to the center support structure;
wherein each set of legs comprises a first leg support and a second leg support extending from the legs to the apparatus top sections;
the first set of legs, the second set of legs, the first apparatus top section, the second apparatus top section, the first leg support and the second leg support creating a truss structure;
wherein the second apparatus top section is split into an upper apparatus top section and a lower apparatus top section.
15. The A-frame foldable apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the truss structure allows the apparatus to become stronger when a load is applied to an apparatus top.
16. The A-frame foldable apparatus of claim 14 , further comprising a shelf connection is placed between the first and second leg support;
wherein a shelf is movably attached to each pair of legs, wherein the shelf comprises a first section and second section, wherein the first and second sections are movably attached to each other at opposite ends of the shelf connection holding the legs in a fixed position.
17. The A-frame foldable apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the shelf applies tension to the legs increasing the load capacity.
18. The A-frame foldable apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the supports counteract the outward pressure of the legs when a load is applied.
19. The A-frame foldable apparatus of claim 18 , wherein pressure is applied to the ground through the legs and supports keeping the apparatus tops in an upward position.