Multi-position work stand

Abstract

A work stand mounts against a wall of a garage, paint booth, or other work space, and has a swing-up support arm that is supported by a pivot-mounted strut. A holder or bracket mounts to a nosepiece at the free end of the support arm. The orientation of the arm and of the bracket can be selected for optimal positioning. The bracket can have support brackets for holding a door, hood, or trunk lid. A work table can be mounted onto the free end of the support arm. This work stand can be used to advantage to hold automotive doors, hoods, bumpers, or other body parts for sanding, painting, or buffing.

1 . A multi-position work stand for supporting a work piece, comprising:
 a wall-mounted base member having an upper pivot member and a lower pivot member thereon;   an elongated arm having a pivot end that is pivotally supported on said upper pivot member and is swingably movable about the upper pivot member between a horizontal position and a plurality of raised positions, and having a free end;   a strut that has a lower end pivotally supported in said lower pivot member, and an upper end;   a sleeve member slidably movable along said elongated arm, and having a pivot portion thereof that is pivotally attached to the upper end of said strut;   a stop member for removably blocking sliding motion of said sleeve to hold said arm in selected ones of said horizontal and raised positions; and   at least one workpiece bracket member removably attachable to said free end to hold the workpiece.   
   
   
       2 . The multi-position work stand of  claim 1 , further comprising a nosepiece attached onto said free end. 
   
   
       3 . The multi-position work stand of  claim 1 , wherein said base includes a vertical beam member and a plurality of wall mounting brackets. 
   
   
       4 . The multi-position work stand of  claim 1 , wherein said elongated arm is formed as a tubular member of a predetermined cross section. 
   
   
       5 . The multi-position work stand of  claim 3  wherein said elongated arm is formed of square tubular stock. 
   
   
       6 . The multi-position work stand of  claim 1 , wherein said stop member includes a pin that is removably insertable into each of a plurality of pin apertures through said arm. 
   
   
       7 . The multi-position work stand of  claim 2 , wherein said nose piece is formed of a pair of tubular members, one of which is adapted to slide onto the free end of said support arm. 
   
   
       8 . The multi-position work stand of  claim 7 , wherein said nosepiece is provided with a plurality of pin apertures therethrough. 
   
   
       9 . The multi-position work stand of  claim 1 , wherein said bracket member includes a pair of vertical members that are positioned on right and left sides of said nose piece, and two crossbar members extending laterally from said vertical members. 
   
   
       10 . The multi-position work stand of  claim 9 , comprising a pair of support brackets that are slidably positioned on said cross bar members. 
   
   
       11 . The multi-position work stand of  claim 1 , comprising a support table which includes a generally planar tray member and a bracket member affixed to an under side of said tray member and adapted to fit onto the free end of said support arm.