AU2019257425A1

AU2019257425A1 - Tool holding rack and suspending board for hanging the same

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Publication number: AU2019257425A1
Application number: AU2019257425A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Jui-Chien Kao
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2019-10-01
Filing date: 2019-10-30
Publication date: 2021-04-15
Also published as: TW202114835A; TWI730433B

Abstract

A tool holding rack has a back board (30) and a pair of hanging hooks (20). The pair of hanging hooks (20) is attached to the back board (30). Each hanging hook (20) has a hook body (22), at least one through hole (222), and a track channel. The at least one through hole (222) is defined through the hook body (22). The track channel is defined in the hook body (22), wherein the back board (30) extends through the track channels in the pair of hanging hooks (20). 0G20A FIG.12

Description

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TOOL HOLDING RACK AND SUSPENDING BOARD FOR HANGING THE SAME

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a tool holding rack, and more particularly to a

tool holding rack that can support tools and can be hung on a suspending board easily.

2. Description of Related Art

Conventionally, to take and use specific tools, tools taken out from a tool

cabinet are suspended on a suspending board that is mounted on the tool cabinet. After

used, the tools are put into the tool cabinet for next use. The conventional suspending

board comprises a board body having multiple holding holes defined through the board

body. After the taken out from the tool cabinet, the tools are suspended on the holding

holes in the board body to allow a user to take and use the tools conveniently.

However, the tools have to be hung on the holding holes individually and

respectively, so this is time-consuming and inconvenient.

To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention tends to provide a tool

holding rack to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.

The main objective of the invention is to provide a tool holding rack that can be

hung on a suspending board conveniently.

The tool holding rack has a back board and a pair of hanging hooks. The pair of

hanging hooks is attached to the back board. Each hanging hook has a hook body, at

least one through hole, and a track channel. The at least one through hole is defined

through the hook body. The track channel is defined in the hook body, wherein the back

board extends through the track channels in the pair of hanging hooks.

The suspending board has a board body, at least one pair of hanging hooks, and a tool holding rack. The board body has multiple holding holes defined in the board body. The at least one pair of hanging hooks is mounted on the board body, and the hanging hooks of each one of the at least one pair of hanging hooks are spaced from each other. Each hanging hook has a hook body, at least one through hole, a track channel, and at least one fastening member. The at least one through hole is defined through the hook body. The track channel is defined in the hook body. The at least one fastening member is mounted respectively through the at least one through hole and is connected respectively with at least one of the holding holes in the board body to hold the hanging hook securely on the board body. The tool holding rack has a back board extending through the track channels in the hanging hooks of one of the at least one pair of hanging hooks.

Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more

apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the

accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of a suspending

board in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional side view of the suspending board in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the hanging hook in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is another enlarged exploded perspective view of the hanging hook in Fig.

1;

Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment of a suspending

board in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a cross sectional side view of the suspending board in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the hanging hook in Fig. 5;

Fig. 8 is another enlarged exploded perspective view of the hanging hook in Fig.

5;

Fig. 9 is an operational perspective view of the suspending board in Fig. 1;

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the suspending board in Fig. 1;

Fig. 11 is an operational perspective view of the suspending board in Fig. 5;

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the suspending board in Fig. 5;

Fig. 13 is an operational perspective view of the suspending board in Figs. 1 and

5; and

Fig. 14 is another operational perspective view of the suspending board in Figs.

1 and 5.

With reference to Figs. 9 and 11, a tool holding rack in accordance with the

present invention is applied to hold a group of tools, such as wrenches or sleeves thereon

and comprises a main body and a back board 30 formed on a side of the main body. The

structure of the main body may be conventional, so the detail of the main body is

omitted.

With reference to Figs. 1 to 4, the suspending board in accordance with the

present invention comprises a board body 10 and at least one pair of hanging hooks 20.

The board body 10 comprises multiple holding holes 12 defined in the board body 10.

The holding holes 12 are arranged in multiple lines parallel with each other and are

non-circular in shape, such as square or rectangular. The at least one pair of hanging

hooks 20 is mounted on the board body 10, and the hanging hooks 20 of each pair are

spaced from each other. Each hanging hook 20 comprises a hook body 22, at least one

through hole 222, a track channel, and at least one fastening member. The hook body 22

may be elongated and has two hook protrusions 224. The hook protrusions 224 are formed on a side of the hook body 22 and are located respectively at two ends of the hook body 22. Each hook protrusion 224 on the hook body 22 has an engaging recess

226 defined in a side of the hook protrusion facing the other hook protrusion 224 on the

hook body 22 to form the track channel by the engaging recesses 226 in the hook

protrusions 224. The at least one through hole 222 is defined through the hook body 22.

In the first embodiment, one single through hole 222 is defined through the hook body

22 and may be circular in shape. The hanging hook 20 may further have a fixing block

228 with a non-circular cross section formed on a side of the hook body 22 opposite the

hook protrusions 224. The through hole 222 is defined through the fixing block 228. The

cross sectional shape of the fixing block 228 corresponds to the shape of holding holes

12 in the board body 10. With the engagement of the fixing block 228 and one of the

holding holes 12, the hanging hook 20 can be kept from rotating relative to the board

body 10. The at least one fastening member is mounted respectively through the at least

one through hole 222 in the hook body 22, and each fastening member comprises a bolt

24 and a nut 26. The bolt 24 is mounted through the corresponding through hole 222 and

one of the holding holes 12 in the board body 10 and is screwed with the nut 26, such

that the hanging hook 20 can be securely mounted on a desired position at the board

body 10.

With reference to Figs. 5 to 8, in a second embodiment, each hanging hook 20A

comprises a hook body 22A and two fastening members. The hook body 22A is

elongated and has two elongated through holes 222A. The two fastening members are

mounted respectively through the two through holes 222A and two of the holding holes

12 in the board body 10. With the connection between the bolts 26A and the nuts 24A of

the fastening members, the hanging hooks 20A are held securely on the board body 10 in position.

With reference to Figs. 9 to 12, when in use, each pair of hanging hooks 20,20A

is mounted horizontally on the board body 10 at a spaced interval to align the track

channels in the hanging hooks 20,20A with each other. Consequently, the back board 30

of the tool holding rack with a group of tools mounted thereon is inserted into the

aligned track channels in the hanging hooks 20,20A in sequence. Accordingly, the tool

holding rack can he held on the hanging hooks 20,20A in position, and a user can take

and use the tools on the tool holding rack easily and conveniently. After the tools are

used, the back board 30 of the tool holding rack is pulled out from the track channels in

the hanging hooks 20,20A, and the tool holding rack with the tools can be put into a

cabinet for storage.

With reference to Fig. 13, multiple kinds of hanging hooks 20,20A can be

disposed on the board body 10 to hold different kinds of tool holding racks. With

reference to Fig. 14, the board body 10 can be disposed on a cabinet or attached to a wall,

such that the suspending board in accordance with the present invention is versatile in

use.

Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention

have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and

function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in

detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the

principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of

the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

It will be understood that the term "comprise" and any of its derivatives (eg

comprises, comprising) as used in this specification is to be taken to be inclusive of features to which it refers, and is not meant to exclude the presence of any additional features unless otherwise stated or implied.

The reference to any prior art in this specification is not, and should not be taken

as, an acknowledgement or any form of suggestion that such prior art forms part of the

common general knowledge.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the invention is not

restricted in its use to the particular application described. Neither is the present

invention restricted in its preferred embodiment with regard to the particular elements

and/or features described or depicted herein. It will be appreciated that various

modifications can be made without departing from the principles of the invention.

Therefore, the invention should be understood to include all such modifications in its

scope.

Claims

The claims defining the invention are as follows:

1. A tool holding rack comprising:

a back board; and

a pair of hanging hooks attached to the back board, and each hanging hook

comprising

a hook body;

at least one through hole defined through the hook body; and

a track channel defined in the hook body, wherein the back board extends

through the track channels in the pair of hanging hooks.

2. A suspending board comprising:

a board body having multiple holding holes defined in the board body;

at least one pair of hanging hooks mounted on the board body, the hanging

hooks of each one of the at least one pair of hanging hooks spaced from each other, and

each hanging hook comprising

a hook body;

at least one through hole defined through the hook body;

a track channel defined in the hook body; and

at least one fastening member mounted respectively through the at least one

through hole and connected respectively with at least one of the holding holes in the

board body to hold the hanging hook securely on the board body; and

a tool holding rack having a back board extending through the track channels in

the hanging hooks of one of the at least one pair of hanging hooks.

3. The suspending board as claimed in claim 2, wherein the holding holes in the

board body are noncircular in shape.

4. The suspending board as claimed in claim 3, wherein

the hook body of each hanging hook is elongated and has two hook protrusions

formed on a side and respectively at two ends of the hook body; and

each hook protrusion on the hook body of each hanging hook has an engaging

recess defined in a side of the hook protrusion facing the other hook protrusion on the

hook body to form the track channel by the engaging recesses in the hook protrusions.

5. The suspending board as claimed in claim 4, wherein each one of the at least

one fastening member of each hanging hook comprises

a bolt extending through one of the at least one through hole in the hook body of

the hanging hook; and

a nut screwed with the bolt.

6. The suspending board as claimed in claim 5, wherein

each hanging hook has one said through hole formed in the hook body of the

hanging hook and being circular in shape; and

each hanging hook further has a fixing block with a non-circular cross section

formed on a side of the hook body of the hanging hook opposite the hook protrusions.

7. The suspending board as claimed in claim 2, wherein

the hook body of each hanging hook is elongated and has two hook protrusions

formed on a side and respectively at two ends of the hook body; and

each hook protrusion on the hook body of each hanging hook has an engaging

8. The suspending board as claimed in claim 7, wherein each one of the at least

one fastening member of each hanging hook comprises a bolt extending through one of the at least one through hole in the hook body of the hanging hook; and a nut screwed with the bolt.

9. The suspending board as claimed in claim 1, wherein

each hanging hook has one through hole formed in the hook body of the hanging

hook and being circular in shape; and

each hanging hook further has a fixing block with a non-circular cross section