Mounting bracket

Abstract

A mounting bracket includes at least one support member for supporting an object, at least one receiving member engaged to the at least one support member for receiving a leg and at least one cross member engaged to the at least one support member in which the cross member includes securing structure for receiving a shoulder mechanism and the securing structure permits the shoulder mechanism to be variably adjusted into a plurality of fixed positions. Also, a workbench system includes at least one beam, at least one leg, at least one shoulder mechanism for supporting a movable workpiece and at least one mounting bracket.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A mounting bracket, comprising: 
 at least one support member for supporting an object;    at least one receiving member engaged to said at least one support member for receiving a leg; and    at least one cross member engaged to said at least one support member;    wherein said cross member includes securing structure for receiving a shoulder mechanism;    wherein said securing structure permits the shoulder mechanism to be variably adjusted into a plurality of fixed positions.    
     
     
         2 . The mounting bracket according to  claim 1 , wherein said securing structure includes a substantially circular coupling.  
     
     
         3 . The mounting bracket according to  claim 2 , wherein said substantially circular coupling is threaded.  
     
     
         4 . The mounting bracket according to  claim 3 , wherein the shoulder mechanism includes a threaded rod and the threads of the rod engage said threads of said substantially circular coupling.  
     
     
         5 . The mounting bracket according to  claim 1 , wherein the object is substantially rectangularly-shaped and said at least one support member is a substantially rectangularly-shaped sleeve for receiving therethrough and supporting the substantially rectangularly-shaped object.  
     
     
         6 . The mounting bracket according to  claim 1 , wherein the leg is substantially rectangularly-shaped and said at least one receiving member is a substantially rectangularly-shaped sleeve for receiving therethrough the substantially rectangularly-shaped leg.  
     
     
         7 . The mounting bracket according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one support member has a substantially vertical axis V 1  and said at least one receiving member has an axis V 2 ; 
 wherein said axis V 2  of said at least one receiving member is at an angle to said substantially vertical axis V 1  of said at least one support member of between approximately five degrees and approximately seventy degrees.    
     
     
         8 . The mounting bracket according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one support member has a substantially horizontal axis H 1  and said at least one receiving member has an axis H 2 ; 
 wherein said axis H 2  of said at least one receiving member is at an angle to said substantially horizontal axis H 1  of said at least one support member of between approximately five degrees and approximately sixty degrees.    
     
     
         9 . The mounting bracket according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one support member, said at least one receiving member and said cross member are made of metal.  
     
     
         10 . The mounting bracket according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one support member, said at least one receiving member and said cross member are made of a rigid polymer.  
     
     
         11 . The mounting bracket according to  claim 1 , wherein said support member, said at least one receiving member and said cross member are part of a single unitary component.  
     
     
         12 . The mounting bracket according to  claim 1 , wherein said support member, said at least one receiving member and said cross member are separate components.  
     
     
         13 . A workbench system, comprising: 
 at least one beam;    at least one leg;    at least one shoulder mechanism for supporting a movable workpiece; and    at least one mounting bracket, wherein said mounting bracket includes: 
 at least one support member for supporting said beam;  
 at least one receiving member engaged to said at least one support member for receiving said leg; and  
 at least one cross member engaged to said at least one support member;  
 wherein said cross member includes securing structure for receiving said shoulder mechanism;  
 wherein said securing structure permits said shoulder mechanism to be variably adjusted into a plurality of fixed positions.  
   
     
     
         14 . The workbench system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a platform for supporting a cutting device.  
     
     
         15 . The workbench system according to  claim 1 , wherein said shoulder mechanism includes at least one roller bearing and a threaded rod.  
     
     
         16 . The workbench system according to  claim 15 , wherein said securing structure includes a substantially circular threaded coupling; 
 wherein said threads of said rod engage said threads of said substantially circular coupling.    
     
     
         17 . The workbench system according to  claim 15 , wherein said roller bearing has a substantially horizontal axis H 1  and said at least one beam has a substantially horizontal axis H 2 ; 
 wherein said shoulder mechanism further includes a setting mechanism to permit said substantially horizontal axis H 1  of said roller bearing to be set substantially perpendicular to said substantially horizontal axis H 2  of said at least one beam.    
     
     
         18 . A mounting bracket, comprising: 
 at least one support member for supporting an object; and    at least one cross member engaged to said at least one support member;    wherein said cross member includes securing structure for receiving a shoulder mechanism;    wherein said securing structure permits the shoulder mechanism to be variably adjusted into a plurality of fixed positions.