Metal-top welding table

Abstract

A welding table used in welding industry and woodworking applications comprises a metal table top with retractable carrying handle and elongated slots for insertion of clamping tools, a protrusion-adjustable angle flange with V-notch mounted to at least one edge of the table top, a support structure having an angle and height adjusting mechanism, and a foldable base frame with casters.

1 . A welding table comprising a flat table top with at least one protrusion-adjustable angle flange and more than one elongated slots, a support structure having angle and height adjusting mechanism, and a foldable base frame with casters. 
   
   
       2 . The welding table according to  claim 1 , wherein said table top is made of sheet metal. 
   
   
       3 . The welding table according to  claim 1 , wherein said table top has four fold-down edges with at least two screw holes on each said fold-down edge. 
   
   
       4 . The welding table according to  claim 1 , wherein said angle flange is a metal angle bar. 
   
   
       5 . The welding table according to  claim 1 , wherein said angle flange is equipped with at least two elongated holes on one side for mounting screws and equipped with one or more elongated slots on the other side for clamping tool insertion. 
   
   
       6 . The welding table according to  claim 1 , wherein the position of said angle flange is adjustable and fixed by loosening and tightening wing screws so that its top edge can be set below said table top or above said table top to form a guide rail to hold a workpiece. 
   
   
       7 . The welding table according to  claim 1 , wherein two of said angle flange may be mounted to two adjacent fold-down edges of said table top to form a right angle guide rail to align two workpieces at 90 degree spatial relationship. 
   
   
       8 . The welding table according to  claim 1 , wherein one edge of said angle flange is equipped with at least one V-notch. 
   
   
       9 . The welding table according to  claim 1 , wherein said table top is equipped with at least one elongated slot for the insertion of clamping tools. 
   
   
       10 . The welding table according to  claim 9 , wherein the straight edge of said elongated slot is bent downward to a proper depth to increase the strength of said table top and to create a suitable thickness of said table top for the mounting of clamping tools. 
   
   
       11 . The welding table according to  claim 1 , wherein said support structure comprises two straight shanks, two semicircular plates with semicircular slots, two mounting plates, and two locking handles; each said semicircular plate is mounted to one edge of said table top through each said mounting plate. 
   
   
       12 . The welding table according to  claim 11 , wherein each said semicircular plate is equipped with a semicircular slot with notches at 0-degree, 30-degree and 80-degree positions, each said semicircular plate is pivoted to each said straight shank so that said table top can be rotated about said straight shank and latched at 0-degree, 30-degree or 80-degree relative to the horizontal position with said locking handles. 
   
   
       13 . The welding table according to  claim 1 , wherein said base frame comprises two U-shape frames and two square tubes with triangular plate at one end. 
   
   
       14 . The welding table according to  claim 13 , wherein the internal size of each said square tube is big enough to accept the insertion of said straight shank and allow the sliding of said straight shank inside said square tube; a plurality of holes of the same size are made on the body of each said square tube and each said straight shank for the insertion of a locking pin to hold said straight shank at certain position relative to said square tube so that the height of said table top is adjustable relative to said base frame. 
   
   
       15 . The welding table according to  claim 13 , wherein each said U-shape frame is pivoted to said triangular plates on said square tubes. 
   
   
       16 . The welding table according to  claim 13 , wherein one of said U-shape frame is equipped with two casters. 
   
   
       17 . The welding table according to  claim 1 , wherein a retractable handle is equipped on one said fold-down edge of said table top.