AU2008100973A4

AU2008100973A4 - Tool hanger

Info

Publication number: AU2008100973A4
Application number: AU2008100973A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Jui-Chien Kao
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2008-10-02
Filing date: 2008-10-02
Publication date: 2008-11-13
Anticipated expiration: 2016-10-02

Description

Regulation 3.2

AUSTRALIA

PATENTS ACT 1990 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION FOR AN INNOVATION PATENT

ORIGINAL

Name of Applicant: Jui-Chien Kao Actual Inventor: Jui-Chien Kao Address for Service: MADDERNS, First Floor, 64 Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Invention title: TOOL HANGER The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to me.

00 _The present utility model relates to a tool hanger, especially to a tool

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hanger being able to hang more tools and being made with less material.

A conventional tool hanger is used to hang and display socket wrench adapters or box-end wrenches and comprises a rail and multiple hanging blocks.

The hanging blocks are slidably attached to the rail. Each hanging block has a 0cylinder or a hook for hanging a socket wrench adapter ("adapter") or a boxend wrench ("wrench").

A hanging block of the conventional tool hanger can only hang one specific kind of tool. To hang adapters and wrenches on the tool hanger, multiple different hangers in different kinds and sizes are necessary. However, arranging different tool hangers requires lot of material for production and increases cost for manufacturing the tool hanger. In addition, each hanging block of the conventional tool hanger can only hang one specific kind of tool is not versatile in use.

To overcome the shortcomings, the present utility model provides a tool hanger to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.

The main objective of the utility model is to provide a tool hanger being able to hang more tools and being made with less material.

The tool hanger in accordance with the present utility model has a rail and multiple hanging blocks. The rail is an elongated bar and has at least one hole. Each hanging block has a hanging body, an arm and a hook. The hanging body has a sliding slot being slidably mounted on the rail. The arm protrudes from the hanging body and has a cylinder. The hook is attached to the arm.

00 O Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the utility model Swill become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken

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in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is an exploded prospective view of a first embodiment of a tool hanger in accordance with the present utility model; Fig. 2 is a prospective view of a hanging block of the tool hanger in Fig.

00 1; Fig. 3 is another prospective view of the hanging block in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a side view of the hanging block in Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is an exploded prospective view of the tool hanger in Fig. 1 being used with an adapter and a wrench; Fig. 6 is a prospective view of the tool hanger in Fig. 5 being used with an adapter and a wrench; Fig. 7 is a side view of the hanging block in Fig. 6 being used with an adapter and a wrench; Fig. 8 is an exploded prospective view of a second embodiment of a tool hanger in accordance with the present utility model; Fig. 9 is a prospective view of a hanging block of the tool hanger in Fig.

8; Fig. 10 is another prospective view of the hanging block in Fig. 9; Fig. 11 is a side view of the hanging block in Fig. 9; Fig. 12 is an exploded prospective view of the tool hanger in Fig. 8 being used with an adapter and a wrench; Fig. 13 is a prospective view of the tool hanger in Fig. 12 being used 00 0 with an adapter and a wrench; and SFig. 14 is a side view of the hanging block in Fig. 13 being used with

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an adapter and a wrench.

With reference to Fig. 1 to Fig. 4, a first embodiment of a tool hanger in accordance with the present utility model comprises a rail (10) and multiple Shanging blocks The rail (10) is an elongated bar and comprises at least 00 one hole The rail (10) comprises two ends and two holes (11) being c respectively defined near the ends of the rail The at least one hole (11) is used to attach the rail (10) to a supporting board (30) for allowing the tool hanger to be displayed in an exhibition area or around a tool cart. Furthermore, the rail (10) comprises a top, a bottom and two edges (12) respectively formed on the top and the bottom of the rail Each hanging block (20) comprises a hanging body an arm (22) and a hook The hanging body (21) comprises a front and a sliding slot (211) being slidably mounted on the rail The hanging body (21) may further comprise an upper mounting plate (212) and a bottom mounting plate (213). The upper mounting plate (212) is attached to the edge (12) of the top of the rail The bottom mounting plate (213) is attached to the edge (12) of the bottom of the rail The hanging block (20) is slidably mounted to the rail (10) by attaching the upper mounting plate (212) and the bottom mounting plate (213) respectively to the edges (12) of the rail The arm (22) is formed on and protrudes from the front of the hanging body (21) and comprises a top and a cylinder (221) protruding from the top.

The top of the arm (22) may be a horizontally flat surface. The arm (22) 00 0 comprises a front surface to which the hook (23) is attached. The hook (23) Smay protrude from the front surface of the arm (22) at a position where is lower o than the top of the arm (22).

Other than the tool hanger in accordance with the first embodiment of the present utility model which has two holes (11) respectively defined near the Sends of the rail the tool hanger may have only one hole (11) or have many 00 holes (11) defined in the rail The hole (11) or holes (11) are fit with I fasteners, such as screws or bolts to attach the rail (10) onto a supporting board In other words, the number of the at least one hole (11) is not specifically limited in the present utility model.

With reference to Fig. 1, when using the tool hanger, fasteners are penetrated respectively through the holes (1 1) in the rail (10) to attach the rail onto a supporting board (30) with the fasteners. A space between hanging blocks (20) can be adjusted by sliding the hanging blocks (20) on the rail With reference to Fig 5 to Fig 7, the cylinder (221) holds an adapter (A) in place and the hook (23) holds a wrench to hang two kinds of tools on a same hanging block Therefore, each hanging block (20) of the tool hanger in accordance with the present utility model can hold multiple tools and is versatile in use. Furthermore, since the hook (23) is formed on a position lower than the top of the arm a wrench held on the hook (23) would not block an adapter having a large diameter extending out from the front surface of the arm (22).

00 0 Because each hanging block (20) can hold two adapter and wrench, the material and cost for manufacturing a tool hanger that has a capability of

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0 holding a same amount of tools as a conventional one can be reduced.

In an alternative embodiment, the hook (23) may be attached to an area of the arm (22) other than the front surface, and multiple hooks (23) may be Sformed on the arm (22).

00 A second embodiment of the present utility model is shown in Figs. 8 c' to 11. With reference to Fig. 8 to Fig. 11, the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the shapes of the hanging blocks (20)(20A). In the second embodiment, the hanging block (20A) comprises a hanging body (21A), an arm (22A) and a hook (23A). The hanging body (21A) comprises a front and a sliding slot (211A) being slidably mounted on the rail (10) and having an upper mounting plate (212A) and a bottom mounting plate (213A).

The arm (22A) is formed on and protrudes from the front of the hanging body (21A) and comprises a top, a bottom surface and a cylinder (221 A) protruding from the top. The top is a horizontally flat surface. The hook (23A) is attached to the bottom surface of the arm (22A) and is positioned lower than the top of the arm (22A).

With reference to Figs. 8 and 12 to 14, in use, the rail (10) is attached to a supporting board (30) with fasteners and the cylinder (221A) and the hook (23A) of the hanging block (20A) hold an adapter and a wrench respectively. Thus, multiple tools are simultaneously held on a single hanging block (20A). The tool hangers in accordance with the first and second embodiments are used in similar ways. In addition, the tool hanger in 00 O accordance with the second embodiment also provides functions of material saving and ease-recognition of diameter levels of the adapters.

0 Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present utility model have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with 5 details of the structure and features of the utility model, the disclosure is Sillustrative only. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of 0shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the utility model c, to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

Claims

2. The tool hanger as claimed in claim I, wherein the hook of each hanging block is positioned at a position lower than the top of the arm of the hanging block.
3. The tool hanger as claimed in claim 2, wherein the arm of each hanging block further comprises a front surface; and the hook of each hanging block is attached to the front surface of the arm of the hanging block.
4. The tool hanger as claimed in claim 2, wherein the arm of each hanging block comprises a bottom surface; and 00 0 the hook of each hanging block is attached to the bottom surface of the arm of the hanging block. 0 0 5. The tool hanger as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rail comprises two ends; Sa top; 00 a bottom; and (i two edges respectively formed on the top and the bottom of the rail; two holes are respectively defined near the ends of the rail and each hanging body further comprises an upper mounting plate being attached to the edge of the top of the rail and a bottom mounting plate being attached to the edge of the bottom of the rail.