Abstract: A head protecting airbag device comprises an airbag folded and housed above the upper edge of a window on the interior side. The airbag includes an airbag body and a current regulating cloth. The airbag body includes: an inflation shielding portion; a gas feed passage portion arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle above the upper edge of the inflation shielding portion; and one gas inlet port protruded upward from a portion of the gas feed passage portion removed from the front end and the rear end. The current regulating cloth includes an inlet side portion and an outlet side portion. The outlet side portion includes first and second gas outlet holes capable of releasing the inflating gas from the inflator to the front and the rear along the gas feed passage portion.

Abstract: A steering column for a motor vehicle has a steering shaft rotatably mounted in a tubular jacket. The tubular jacket is secured on two rails extending substantially in an axial direction and fixed on the bodywork. The tubular jacket is guided between the rails in the event of an axial displacement in case of a crash. At least one rail is assigned at least one deformation element which is secured at least at one end on the rail and is plastically deformable, with absorption of energy, in the event of an axial displacement of the tubular jacket in a manner such that it is deformed by rolling friction via deflection structure fixedly disposed on the tubular jacket.

Abstract: A restraint apparatus for a vehicle seat includes a seat back for supporting an occupant. The seat back defines a generally vertical axis and a generally horizontal axis. The apparatus further includes a guide for directing a restraint which is adapted to pass over a shoulder of an occupant of the seat. The guide is movably mounted relative to the seat back such that the guide is movable to alter the distance from the shoulder of the occupant relative to both of the vertical and horizontal axes, thereby adjusting the position of the restraint relative to the shoulder of a seat occupant.

Abstract: A data resource specific to a pipe coupling centrally positioned within the coupling, intermediate the coupling ends. Multiple couplings are employed to connect together a string of well pipe. The data resource is adapted to be deployed at the coupling center in the space formed between the abutting ends of pipe made up into the coupling. The data resource provides information regarding the physical characteristics and locations of the coupling, the attached string pipe or the environment within which the coupling is disposed. The data resource may be a read-only component or it may be a readable and writeable component. The resource communicates with an instrument movable through the pipe and coupling. The data resource may be removably positioned at the center of the coupling or it may be permanently cemented in place. The data resource may take on the form of an annular ring with a crushable structure and suitable recesses for holding a data resource module.

Abstract: A bearing assembly for relatively moveable pipe sections in a fluid delivery system, said assembly comprising a main body (12) adapted to be connected to one end of one pipe section, the main body having in a generally radially extending annular face, a coaxial seat (16), to receive a first, generally annular bearing member (17), and a coaxial groove (18) to receive an annular seal member (19), an annular center swivel section (21) adapted to be connected to one end of a second pipe section and having on one generally radially extending face, a coaxial seat (22) to engage said first bearing member and having a second coaxial seat (23) on an opposed generally radially extending face to receive a second annular bearing member (24), said swivel section including an annular, axially extending boss (28) extending away from said main body with the opposed generally radially extending face extending radially outwardly from said boss, and a bearing end cap (26) adapted to engage around said second pipe section and be

Abstract: The threaded connection between the pin and the box ends of two pipes is sealed externally and internally to protect the threads in the connection from exposure to corrosive fluids. Seals are provided at each axial end of the threads. The external seals may be formed by metal-to-metal engagement between the pin and box or may be provided by an annular, elastomeric ring engaging the pin and box of the connection. A threaded compression ring may be used to compress the elastomeric seal between the pin and box. The seals protect dynamically loaded threaded connections from fatigue-induced failure in corrosive environments.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tab-lock fastener for connecting first and second vent pipes typically used to exhaust products of combustion of natural gas appliances. The tab-lock fastener includes a guide and a tab-lock receptacle formed on a male end of the first vent pipe, an engaging tab formed on a female end of the second vent pipe, and a locking tab formed on the female end of the second vent pipe. The first and second vent pipes are assembled by inserting the male end of the first vent pipe into the female end of the second vent pipe so that the engaging tab is received in the guide and twisting one of the vent pipes with respect to the other vent pipe. The locking tab engages a wall of the tab-lock receptacle to prevent untwisting and unwanted disconnection of the vent pipes.

Abstract: A quick locking and unlocking coupling for connecting lengths of flexible, corrugated conduit in end to end registration, or for attaching conduit to an outlet, feeder or source of, for example, industrial, high volume vacuuming equipment, includes a cylindrical conduit joining member having half sections that are insertable within the ends of the conduit lengths for aligning and supporting the conduit ends thereby establishing fluid, gas or material flow communication through the lengths of conduit. An annular center flange projects from the conduit joining member providing an abutment surface for the respective conduit ends, and a pair of pivotally joined arcuate arms are mounted to the flange and are movable from an unlocked position to a locked position encompassing the flange and the ends of the conduit thereby locking the coupling to the conduit ends and interconnecting the conduit lengths thus providing gas, fluid or material flow therethrough.

Abstract: The apparatus for joining and sealing conduits, includes edge trim, a sleeve, and a retaining element. The edge trim is shaped to mount upon and engage an end of a conduit. The sleeve extends between the conduits and at least partially surrounds the edge trim. The sleeve may be made of compressible material, such that when the retaining element surrounds a portion of the sleeve and the edge trim, the retaining element generally compresses the portion of the sleeve portion underlying the retaining element and displaces the sleeve material to expand on either side of the retaining element and limit movement of the retaining element. The method of joining and sealing conduits includes mounting the edge trim and a retaining element upon an end of a conduit, extending a sleeve between the conduits, and sliding the retaining element over the sleeve toward the end of the conduit.

Abstract: A vehicle door latch has a forkbolt that moves between a latched position and an unlatch position and a detent that moves between a detent position where the detent holds the forkbolt in the latched position and a release position where the detent releases the forkbolt for movement to the unlatch position. The vehicle door latch includes a detent spring that biases the detent toward the detent position and a release mechanism that moves the detent against the bias of the detent spring to the release position to release the forkbolt. The vehicle door latch also includes an auxiliary detent spring that decelerates the movement of the detent to the detent position under the bias of the detent spring to reduce noise when the detent strikes the fork bolt. An auxiliary counter spring and an alternative auxiliary helper spring are shown.

Abstract: A garnish cooperates with weather strip material to seal an opening in a vehicle body portion. The garnish has a plurality of slots formed in selected portions thereof. In one illustrative embodiment, the garnish is attachable to a door sash frame. The door sash frame is provided with a outer weather strip seal and a plurality of seal clips which are inserted through selected slots in the garnish, thereby concurrently affixing both the garnish and outer weather strip seal to the door sash frame, to contribute to a secure, efficient, and quiet seal for the vehicle opening.

Abstract: A composite structural article, of preferably metal and thermoplastic material is described. The composite structural article comprises: (a) at least one reinforcing element (2) having sized openings (20); and (b) at least three profiled sections (1, 3, 4). A portion of each profiled section (1, 3, 4) is connected interlockingly with a portion of the reinforcing element (2). At least two of the profiled sections (1, 3, 4) have terminal portions each having a projecting region (5) that engages interlockingly with the sized openings (20) of the reinforcing element (2), such that a portion of the reinforcing element (2) surrounds at least partially the projecting regions (5). The profiled sections (1, 3, 4) are further joined to the reinforcing element (2) by means of thermoplastic material (11, 13) injected in the region of each interlocking connection with the reinforcing element (2).

Abstract: Cargo management apparatus include a housing, a movable load floor operably secured to the housing for movement between a closed position and one or more open positions, and a cargo support arm that is movably secured to the vehicle compartment and that is movable between stored and operative positions. The arm includes a plurality of projections extending therefrom in adjacent, spaced-apart relationship. Each projection is configured to support one or more articles suspended therefrom. The arm may be operably connected with the load floor such that, when the arm is moved to an operative position, the load floor can be supported in an open position.

Abstract: A housing assembly for an electrical energy storage device includes a support structure arranged within a passenger compartment of a vehicle, a combined housing/console structure for concealing, at least partially, the support structure and the electrical energy storage device, and a housing cover, having at least one console feature, for mounting on the housing/console structure.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a system for storing cargo within a vehicle. The invention is characterized by a support device (2), attached or attachable in the cargo area (4) of the vehicle, for cargo receiving means (6). The support device (2) is pivotable, after the cargo receiving means (6) have been removed and/or collapsed flat, from a utilization position (A) lying on a cargo area floor (8), about a pivot axis (Y) extending in the vicinity of the cargo area floor (8) approximately parallel thereto, into a non-utilization position (B) lying approximately parallel to and in the vicinity of a vehicle partition (10) delimiting the cargo area (4), and thereby uncovering the vehicle floor (8).

Abstract: The present invention provides a bracket construction for a seat striker, which can firmly hold the seat striker at a position separated from the vehicle body side. A latch 18 having a pin 18a is provided in a folding type squab 10, and a slot 10b is formed in a back face 10a thereof. A bracket 1 is installed to a side panel 13 by bolting. The bracket 1 has a bracket body 2 and a seat striker 3 that is installed to the bracket body 2 so as to be capable of being engaged with the latch 18. The bracket body 2 has a shape such as to project toward the vehicle inside from an outside end 10c of the squab 10 and be long in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The bracket body 2 consists of an upper bracket 2a and a lower bracket 2b. The bracket body 2 has a seat belt guide portion 5, and further has an installation portion for a trim 4 which covers the bracket body 2.

Abstract: A seat cushion comprises a cushion body portion including a storage recess and a cushion bottom portion covering the storage recess so as to selectively open or close it. A supplementary seat comprises a supplementary seat back which is pivotally supported so as to rotate in the longitudinal direction and a supplementary seat cushion formed separately from the supplementary seat back. The supplementary seat cushion is configured so as to selectively take a sitting position, where it is located at the side of the seat cushion, and a stored position, where it is stored in the storage recess. Accordingly, since only the supplementary seat cushion is stored in the storage recess, the deterioration of comfortable ride caused by the high-sitting point can be suppressed. Also, the supplementary seat back can be used as a armrest or the like.

Abstract: An automatic sun visor system for a vehicle includes a light detecting apparatus for detecting sunlight incident upon the face of an occupant of the vehicle. A microcontroller receives a control signal from the light detecting apparatus, and an adjustable sun visor receives a darkening control signal from the microcontroller. The darkening control signal activates the adjustable sun visor in response to the degree of sunlight detected.

Abstract: An apparatus for covering objects, particularly payloads being shipped on flat bed trailers. The apparatus has a slidable hoist connected to a track suspended over a payload. The hoist has a retractable line which is connected to a spreader bar that can be connected to a covering that will be lifted and spread over the payload as the hoist is maneuvered by a remote controlled system along the track. The apparatus also has a rod that traverses beneath and near one end of the track. The rod provides support to the trailing portion of the covering as it is pulled over the payload by the hoist.

Abstract: A tonneau system for a cargo box of a vehicle including a support frame having a front rail member, a cover spanning the support frame, and a cantilever beam assembly flexibly coupled with the front rail member. An adjustment support bracket extends from at least one of the rail members and includes a finger member. The finger member is engageable with the cantilever beam assembly to bias the front rail member into a first direction to generally maintain a tension in the cover. The cantilever beam assembly is generally contained within the front rail member.

Abstract: An ATV enclosure includes a plurality of first elongate support members positionable adjacent front and rear corners of an ATV and overlap each other generally medially between the opposed end portions, respectively. The ATV enclosure further includes a plurality of second support members having opposed end portions removably connectable adjacent to front and rear corners of an ATV. The ATV enclosure further includes a cover attachable to a plurality of receiving members and is positionable above the plurality of first support members for defining a cavity therebeneath and for protecting an operator from the environment. The cover includes a body preferably including a ventilation portion formed therein and for allowing air to pass therethrough. The body may further include a plurality of access panels formed therein and a plurality of zippers attached thereto, respectively, for adjustably opening and closing same. A plurality of fastening members help secure the enclosure to an ATV.

Abstract: In a removable vehicle roof supported by way of an operating mechanism on a vehicle body for movement between a closed position, in which the vehicle roof covers an interior vehicle space and a storage position in which the roof is deposited in a vehicle storage compartment, a spring element is supported on the vehicle body and connected to the roof operating mechanism in such a way as to bias the operating mechanism in each of the two end positions of the roof in a direction toward the other end position so as to facilitate movement of the vehicle roof out of each end position.

Abstract: In a support arrangement for a rear trunk lid of a convertable vehicle supported on a vehicle body so as to be selectively pivotable about a front pivot joint and a rear pivot joint, releasable trunk lid locking structures are provided at both ends of the trunk lid for selectively locking the front or rear end to the respective pivot joint and a control element is provided for operating the releasable locking structures in such a way that, upon locking of the front pivot joint, a rear actuator connected between the trunk lid and the vehicle body is moved into a non-functional position in which it is disengaged from the vehicle body and, upon unlocking of the front pivot joint, the rear actuator is moved to a functional position, in which it is engaged with the vehicle body.

Abstract: A motor vehicle (2) including a door assembly (4) configured to provide support for a canopy assembly (12) attached to the door assembly. The canopy assembly includes a canopy (18) and at least one canopy support member (20 and 22).

Abstract: A self-camming torque rod assembly for an endgate of a vehicle includes a dual-pivot hinge assembly connected to the endgate and a vehicle body of the vehicle and having a dual pivot to allow the endgate to pivot to a first open position and a second open position and to a closed position relative to the vehicle body. The self-camming torque rod assembly also includes a roller rotatably connected to the dual-pivot hinge assembly. The self-camming torque rod assembly further includes a self-camming torque rod to interface with the roller having a first portion for connection to the endgate and a second portion extending from the first portion and spaced from the roller when the endgate is in the closed position and cooperating with the roller when the endgate is moved between the closed position and the first open position and the second open position to counterbalance a weight of the endgate.

Abstract: A door for the operator's cab on an agricultural tractor is formed from a frameless single pane of transparent material pivoted at one edge on a pillar of the tractor. The pivot is formed of two hinges affixed to the pane and a reinforcing member extending generally parallel to the pivot axis and interconnecting the wings of the hinges that are affixed to the pane. The reinforcing member is arranged in line with the pillar on which the door is mounted, when viewed from the position of the driver of the vehicle, so as to minimize obstruction of the field of view of the driver. In another aspect of the invention, the surfaces on the hinges that mate with the pane are machined to match the contours of the pane while the reinforcing member and the hinges are in one piece.

Abstract: A clip assembly (36, 60) mounts a cladding panel to a body. The clip assembly includes a clip (36) and a key guide (60). The clip (36) has a head (38) and a shaft (40). The head (38) is adapted for attaching to a flange of the cladding panel. The key guide (60) has a hollow body (62) sized to receive and retain the shaft (40) in a first and second engagement position. The key guide (60) is configured to be inserted into a slot (52, 56) on the body structure and upon rotation is retained within the slot. One end of the cladding engages the pilot aperture (56) and an opposite end engages a slot (52). The cladding is adjustable relative to the body structure while in a first engagement position and is held in place for further fastening when in a second engagement position.

Abstract: A vehicle body front structure is provided with a front side member, a dash panel, an extension member connected to the front side member at a rear side thereof and extending along the dash panel to have a lower curved section, a suspension member located below the front side member and having a rear end connected to the lower curved section of the extension member, an extension rear member located above a floor panel, and a floor member connected to the extension member at a rear side of the lower curved section of the extension member. The extension rear member has a closed cross-sectional structure that extends in the fore and aft direction of the vehicle body. The floor member is located above the extension rear member to be superposed on and connected to the extension rear member and has an upper wall with increased thickness.

Abstract: A vehicle body frame is such that hollow frame members 40 such as side frames extending longitudinally along a vehicle body are provided thereon. Two inner partition plates 42, 43 are integrally formed in the interior of each of the hollow frame member in such a manner that the two inner partition plates extend in a longitudinal direction of the frame member and are close to each other along plate surfaces 42a, 43a thereof, so that a central space portion 44 defined by the two inner partition plates therebetween is formed in the interior of the hollow frame member, whereby side plates 41 constituting the hollow frame member can be dissociated at portions of the side plates which face the central space portion by virtue of a buckling load.

Abstract: There is provided a weather strip for use on a sunroof capable of preventing squeak noises being generated in advance between a hollow seal part and a roof panel during traveling of a car by allowing the hollow seal part to satisfactorily follow vibrations of the roof panel. The weather strip ensures sealing property between a roof glass mounted on the sunroof of a car and a roof panel and comprises a built-in base part attached to the roof glass, and a hollow seal part composed of continuous ends integrally formed with the built-in base part and having substantially a circular cross section, a tip end contact part elastically contacting the roof panel, wherein thicker parts protruding inward and being continuous with the built-in base part are formed on the continuous ends of the hollow seal part and protrusions protruding inward are formed on substantially middle parts between the continuous ends and the tip end contact part.

Abstract: A sofa or the like has an end cushion comprising a lower stationary member approximating the height of an arm of the sofa and a rotatable upper member that may be rotated to overlie an arm of the sofa. Thus, a back support may be provided for sitting crosswise on the sofa.

Abstract: In a chair 11 comprising at least a backrest portion 1 to support a back of a seated person and a back frame 2 to connect the backrest portion 1 with a seat, the backrest portion 1 has a pocket 3 that covers an upper portion of the back frame 2, the pocket 3 has an engaging portion 4 that prevents the upper portion from being pulled out of the pocket 3 by making an engagement with the upper portion of the back frame 2 and the upper portion of the back frame 2 is covered with the pocket 3 and the backrest portion 1 is mounted on the back frame 2 by engaging the engaging portion 4 with the covered upper portion of the back frame 2.

Abstract: An infant car seat is provided, including a seat shell, a seat back slideably connected to the seat shell, a plurality of adjustment teeth provided along the seat back, and an adjuster rotatably connected to the seat shell. The adjuster mates with the adjustment teeth to extend or retract the seat back relative to the seat shell when the adjuster is rotated.

Abstract: A support frame for a infant or child support device is disclosed. The frame includes oval shaped side members that provide a wide, safe base and a smooth rocking action to the rocker. The kickstand may be used to convert the support frame from a rocking configuration into a stable, non-rocking configuration. The support frame may also include a seat that can be removed from the support frame.

Abstract: A task chair including a seat support structure, and a seat supported by the seat support structure and having a seating surface which may ergonomically conform to a seated user. The seating surface includes rigid and flexible portions connected to one another, the flexible portions allowing resilient flexing of the seating surface to create conformance zones which dynamically support a seated user in an ergonomic manner.

Abstract: A vehicle seat comprises a base frame including front and rear transverse support members, a backrest, and a seat pan. The seat pan has a rear part mounted on the transverse support members adjacent to the backrest for angular movement about a transverse horizontal axis and a front part which is mounted for angular movement relative to the rear part between a position in which its top surface is co-planar with the top surface of the rear part and a position in which the front edge of the front part is lower than its rear edge when the rear part is substantially horizontal. The distance between the front transverse support member and the rear edge of the rear part of the seat pan is less than two thirds (preferably less that half) of the distance between the front edge of the front part of the seat pan and the rear edge of the rear part of the seat pan, in order to leave room for a seat occupant to stand upright when the seat pan is raised.

Abstract: An apparatus to automatically raise and lower a planar member, particularly a seat, that includes a number of pivotally connected support members, all attached directly or indirectly to a base member, one of the support members being mechanically actuable, vertically extending, and vertically extendable. The seat or planar member has a range of motion that is restricted to the middle portion of the base member, the base member having a portion extending forwardly therefrom.

Abstract: A cantilever supported headrest for use in a vehicle seat such as in the center occupant position in a non-first row application of a vehicle including a split seat back. The cantilever supported headrest includes a two-piece headrest support frame having a flange for connection to a square shaped tube end. The other end of the tube has a passage therein for receiving an anti-rotation bracket including an anti-rotation sleeve. A support bracket connecting the tube to a seat back frame includes a pair of aligned passages having the tube passing there through and the tube includes a plurality of notches for engagement with a height adjustment structure.

Abstract: This invention discloses a chin and head support device or brace enabling the head to move at will while allowing a rest at the chin and while supporting the weight of the head.

Abstract: Disclosed is a stretcher with a first shaft that is fixed onto a frame of the stretcher. A second shaft is provided on a head rest. A support arm is installed on the first shaft in a way that it can rotate, and also that supports the second shaft in a way that it can rotate. A rotation prevention member has a being pressed sloped part that receives a pressing force, and a pressing part that is pressed onto the circumference surface of the first shaft or the second shaft, and which can come near to or separate from the first shaft or the second shaft. A wedge shaped member has the pressed sloped part that presses while sliding on the being pressed sloped part of the rotation prevention member, and which presses the rotation prevention member onto the first shaft or the second shaft by the wedge action caused between this press sloped part and the being pressed sloped part.

Abstract: A chair with a back arrangement employing a back shell slidably supported on a pair of uprights projecting upwardly from opposite sides of the chair seat. The chair includes manually releasable latching mechanisms which cooperate with the uprights to allow height adjustment of the back arrangement. The chair additionally incorporates an adjustment mechanism which allows manual adjustment of the chair arms into the desired position.

Abstract: A seat apparatus and method particularly well adapted for use in mobile platforms, and more particularly in a commercial aircraft. The seat apparatus includes a seat portion with linkage that enables a user to lift and tilt the seat portion forwardly while simultaneously moving a seat back of the apparatus from a reclined to a fully upright position. An extendable leg rest assembly allows the user to kneel thereon to further relieve lower back stress during prolonged periods of seating and to better enable the seat occupant to make use of a laptop computer or other equipment positioned in front of the occupant. The seat apparatus therefore provides a plurality of different seating positions for the occupant, thus enhancing the comfort of the occupant during prolonged seating periods and while the seat occupant is performing various tasks.

Abstract: A modular furniture assembly is disclosed with an improved structural design that increases the structural stability of the modular furniture assembly by using triangulated support structures. In addition, the disclosed furniture assembly is designed with few adjustable parts in a manner such that a furniture user may rapidly and easily assemble the furniture assembly and adjust it to a desired configuration without requiring specialized tools or specialized knowledge.

Abstract: A vehicle seat structure having a one-piece flexible shell incorporated in the seating surface portion and a one-piece flexible shell incorporated in the backrest portion, wherein dampener structures are provided between the shell and the seat frame for added comfort and vibration isolation.

Abstract: A wheel for cycles includes a wheel rim having a number of orifices each formed by a peripheral flange, a number of couplers engaged into the orifices of the wheel rim and each having a screw hole threaded with fasteners. A number of spokes each has one end engaged through the bore of the fasteners and engaged with lock members which may anchor the spokes to the fasteners, and to secure the spokes to the couplers. The ends of the spokes may thus be easily secured to the wheel rim without forming any threaded or screw holes in the wheel rim.

Abstract: A vehicular braking control apparatus and method controls frictional braking performed by a frictional braking device, controls regenerative braking performed by a regenerative braking device, and controls shifting between a cooperative braking mode, realized by the frictional braking and the regenerative braking, and a single braking mode, realized by only the frictional braking. A correction coefficient for one of a frictional braking control amount and a regenerative braking control amount is calculated on the basis of an actual degree of vehicle deceleration and a reference degree of vehicle deceleration based on an amount of braking operation performed by a driver during braking in the single braking mode. The control amount is corrected based on the correction coefficient.

Abstract: A bracket is removably attached to a side panel of an enclosure of an electronic apparatus. A module, that is capable of loading into and unloading from the bracket, is provided with a protuberance and a tapped hole. The bracket has an engaging portion, adapted to engage the protuberance of the loaded module, and an aperture located in a position opposite the tapped hole of the loaded module. The module is held in a predetermined position in the bracket in a state that the protuberance engages the engaging portion and a fixing screw is driven into the tapped hole through the aperture.

Abstract: A device for connection between a first structural element and a second structural element of a cabinet for an electrical panel, whose particularity consists of the fact that it comprises a substantially flat body for resting against an abutment surface formed by the first element, at least one pair of protruding wings being formed on the flat body and being suitable to enter corresponding slots formed in the first element and to geometrically mate in seats formed in the second element.

Abstract: A rectangular drawer has an upstanding partition extending between the drawer side walls and dividing the drawer into front and rear compartments. A rectangular tray has a bottom wall and upstanding front, rear and opposed side walls, the tray side walls having lateral flanges at their upper edges, slidably supported on upper edges of the drawer side walls for movement of the tray between an open and closed positions, respectively uncovering and covering one of the compartments. A key-actuated lock mechanism locks the tray to the partition in the closed position. In one embodiment, the lock mechanism is mounted forwardly of the tray and has a movable latch member movable into engagement in a slot in the partition and, in another embodiment, the latch mechanism is on the partition and the latch member moves into engagement with one of two different slots in the bottom wall of the tray, arranged so that the tray can be reversibly mounted.

Abstract: A foldable workbench provides ergonomic and flat horizontal working surfaces that can be folded vertically to occupy less space when desired. The top shelf may fold downwardly and provide a working space for arms and shoulders. The middle space is generally disposed at waist or hip height to provide arm and shoulder space while also providing an object against which a person might lean in order to provide stability, steady themselves, and work upon objects present on the middle shelf. The lower shelf has room for a person's shins or feet, especially when leaning against the middle shelf. The foldable workstation has a generally thin profile when folded up against a wall or other similar vertical support. The folded panels of the foldable workbench provide protection for tools hanging vertically on a pegboard or the like adjacent the upper folded panel. Similarly, foldable shelves provide horizontal storage or stowage space when needed yet fold vertically to occupy less space when so desired.