Portable grind rail assembly

Abstract

A portable grind rail assembly includes a grind rail, two base portions, and two T-sections. Each of the two base portions includes a planar ground-contacting surface for supporting the base portions above a ground surface. Each of the two T-sections is adapted for connecting one of the two base portions with the grind rail for supporting the grind rail above the ground surface. The grind rail is preferably constructed of multiple rail sections that are adapted to be interconnected using a dowel.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A portable grind rail assembly comprising: 
 two base portions, each of the two base portions having a planar ground-contacting surface and a first interlocking portion;    two T-sections, each of the two T-sections having a second interlocking portion, a bar receiving portion, and an outer T-surface,    the second interlocking portion being adapted to interlock with the first interlocking portion for mounting each of the two T-sections upon one of the base portions;    a grind rail having two ends and an outer rail-surface; and    a means for connecting each of the two ends to the bar receiving portion of one of the two T-sections such that the outer T-surfaces of the two T-sections cooperate with the outer rail-surface to form an outer grind surface.    
     
     
         2 . The portable grind rail assembly of  claim 1  wherein the two base portions each include a pair of laterally extending support legs that together provide the planar ground-contacting surface.  
     
     
         3 . The portable grind rail assembly of  claim 2  wherein each of the pair of laterally extending support legs is covered with a rubber layer.  
     
     
         4 . The portable grind rail assembly of  claim 1  further comprising a means for means for adjustably locking the first and second interlocking portions with respect to each other to adjust the height of the T-section with respect to the base portion.  
     
     
         5 . The portable grind rail assembly of  claim 1  wherein the grind rail includes two rail sections removably attached to each other with a rail dowel.  
     
     
         6 . A portable grind rail assembly comprising: 
 a grind rail including two rail sections and a rail dowel,    each of the two rail sections having a tubular body, two ends, and an outer rail-surface, the two ends of each of the two rail sections having an end perimeter that defines an inner bore having an inner diameter,    the dowel having an outer diameter that is slightly less than the inner diameter of the two rail sections, the rail dowel being adapted to slidably engage the inner bore of each of the two rail sections and thereby interconnect the two rail sections to form the grind rail; and    two base portions, each of the two base portions having a planar ground-contacting surface and a means for engaging the grind rail for supporting the grind rail above the planar ground-contacting surface.    
     
     
         7 . The portable grind rail assembly of  claim 1  wherein each of the two base portions includes a first interlocking portion; and wherein each of the base portions further includes a T-section having a second interlocking portion, a bar receiving portion, and an outer T-surface, the second interlocking portion being adapted to interlock with the first interlocking portion for mounting each of the two T-sections upon one of the base portions, and the bar receiving portion is adapted to engage the end of one of the two rail sections.  
     
     
         8 . The portable grind rail assembly of  claim 7  wherein each of the two T-sections further includes a dowel shaped to frictionally engage both the end of one of the rail sections and the bar receiving portion of one of the T-sections.  
     
     
         9 . A method for assembling a portable grind rail assembly upon a ground surface, the method comprising the steps of: 
 a) providing two rail sections having a tubular construction, each of the rail sections having an outer rail-surface, and two ends;    b) providing two base sections, each of the base sections having a planar ground-contacting surface and a dowel receiving portion;    c) providing a rail dowel;    d) connecting the two rail sections by inserting the rail dowel into one of the two ends of each of the two rail sections, thereby positioning the two rail sections so that their ends are adjacent each other and forming a grind rail;    e) positioning each of the two base sections upright so that the planar ground-contacting surface rests upon the ground surface; and    f) connecting each of the two base sections with one of the ends of the grind rail so that the grind rail is supported by the two base sections above the ground surface.