EP0083624B1 - Tool holder - Google Patents

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EP0083624B1
EP0083624B1 EP82902212A EP82902212A EP0083624B1 EP 0083624 B1 EP0083624 B1 EP 0083624B1 EP 82902212 A EP82902212 A EP 82902212A EP 82902212 A EP82902212 A EP 82902212A EP 0083624 B1 EP0083624 B1 EP 0083624B1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47FSPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F5/00Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
    • A47F5/08Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features secured to the wall, ceiling, or the like; Wall-bracket display devices
    • A47F5/0807Display panels, grids or rods used for suspending merchandise or cards supporting articles; Movable brackets therefor
    • A47F5/0815Panel constructions with apertures for article supports, e.g. hooks
    • A47F5/0823Article supports for peg-boards
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25HWORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS
    • B25H3/00Storage means or arrangements for workshops facilitating access to, or handling of, work tools or instruments
    • B25H3/04Racks

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  • the invention relates to a tool holder for hanging up tools on a board, rail, wall, or the like having a substantially vertical surface, said tool holder comprising an element made integrally of wire or strip material, which has an attachment for mounting the element to said substantially vertical surface, the tool holder having the characteristics as claimed in the precharacterising part of claim 1.
  • a holder is known for example, from US-A-3682426.
  • Tool holders of this type are simple and are easy to manufacture and they are available in different embodiments adapted for hanging up tools of different types, said holders most often being constructed for attachment to a board having regular perforations, e.g. a fibreboard with holes in vertical and horizontal rows equally spaced.
  • a board having regular perforations e.g. a fibreboard with holes in vertical and horizontal rows equally spaced.
  • a tool holder specifically adapted to said tool it is usually necessary to provide for a tool of a specific type a tool holder specifically adapted to said tool, and accordingly it is necessary to use several different holder types for hanging up a tool set of common extent.
  • the object of the invention is to make possible the use of tool holders of one and the same type for tools of different types while allowing the tool to be easily hung up on and removed from the tool holder, the tool being securely retained on the tool holder when hung up thereon.
  • the tool holder of the type referred to above has, according to the invention, the characteristics as claimed in claim 1.
  • the tool holder disclosed in Figs. 1 to 5 comprises an element made integrally of a metal strip, which includes two straight limbs 10 joining a V-shaped portion 11 arranged between the limbs. This portion converges from the limb towards the apex 12 thereof and includes an acute angle ⁇ , Fig. 2, with the limbs 10. This angle can be of the order of 45°.
  • the limbs form at the free ends thereof hooks 13 which extend in opposite directions.
  • the tool holder is adapted to be releasably mounted to a perforated board 14, Fig. 5, of a conventional type, e.g. a hard fibreboard which has vertical and horizontal rows of circular holes 15 equally spaced in a regular pattern.
  • the board is mounted in a vertical position to a wall or a stand in such a way that there is a free space behind the board.
  • the tool holder which should be made of such material that the limbs 10 can be compressed elastically, is mounted to the board by one hook 13 being inserted into a hole 15, the other hook, then being inserted into another hole. Then, the limbs are allowed to spring back and thus the tool holder is fastened to the board 14.
  • the spacing of the limbs 10 should of course be adapted to the spacing of the holes 15 in the board to which the tool holder is to be mounted.
  • the tool holder is reliably held in position but in order to make the mounting still more reliable one hook 13, viz. the hook to be inserted in a hole 15 initially, can be somewhat longer than the other hook which must not be longer than it can pass without hindrance through a hole 15.
  • the limbs 10 project substantially perpendicularly (horizontally) from the board 14 and the V-shaped portion 11 located at the lower side of the limbs 10 bears against the board at the apex 12 thereof.
  • a tool such as a screw-driver 16 to be hung up on the board 14 can be located easily in the V-shaped portion 11 and due to the inclination and convergence of this portion will reach a position closer to the apex 12 wherein the tool is reliably retained on the board. In this manner, tools of the most varying forms can be hung up on the board 1,4 very reliably by means of the tool holder described. It is very easy to hang up the tool and it is as easy to remove the tool from the board when it is to be used.
  • the V-shaped portion 11 can have a plastic coating which increases the friction between the tool and the tool holder and facilitates a still more reliable retainment of the tool in the tool holder, the generation of noise by vibration of the tool in the tool holder due to the presence of vibrations in the space where the tool holder is being used, at the same time being prevented.
  • the plastic coating can be grooved or can be formed with other irregularities at the inner sides of the limbs of the V-shaped portion in order to further improve the engagement between the tool holder and the tool.
  • the grooves extend in the transverse direction of the limbs and have curved tips.
  • the tool holder is arranged for mounting to a perforated board in the manner that is shown in Fig. 5. It is also possible to mount the tool holder to a rail which is mounted by means of screws to a wall or the like and forms holes for the insertion of the hooks 13.
  • the rail should be designed or mounted to the wall in such a way that there is a distance between the rail and the wall which leaves space for the hooks.
  • the tool holder can also be arranged such that it can be mounted directly to a wall by means of screws, and this is disclosed in Fig. 6 which also shows that several V-shaped portions can be arranged between the mounting positions of the tool holder. In Fig.
  • the tool holder has between two limbs 10 two V-shaped portions 11 A and 11 B, respectively, and each limb forms a flat portion 17 to be engaged with the wall and having a hole for the insertion of a fastening screw 18. It can also be seen from Fig. 6 that two tool holders of this type are made as an integral unit such that one flat portion 17 is common and the tool holder in its entirety thus is arranged for hanging up four tools and is mounted to the wall by means of three fastening screws 18.
  • the attachments of the limbs 10 can of course be designed and arranged in different manners in order to be adapted for mounting of the tool holders on boards or walls of different constructions.
  • the angle of the apex 12 should be of the order of 45° but neither this angle nor the angle ⁇ is critical in this connection. It should also be mentioned that the tool holder can be made in different sizes so as to be used for larger or smaller tools. However, the form of the tool holder will be the same independently of the tool holder being large or small.

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Abstract

Tool holder for hanging up tools on a board, rail, wall, or the like having a substantially vertical surface. The tool holder comprises an element which is integrally made of wire or strip material and which as a V-shaped portion (11) between two mutually spaced limbs (10) to be connected to the surface at one end thereof projecting from the surface. Said V-shaped portion converges from the limbs at the other ends thereof and includes an acute angle with the limbs in order to bear against the surface at the apex (12) of the portion in the intended mounted position of the element with the V-shaped portion extending downwards.

Description

  • The invention relates to a tool holder for hanging up tools on a board, rail, wall, or the like having a substantially vertical surface, said tool holder comprising an element made integrally of wire or strip material, which has an attachment for mounting the element to said substantially vertical surface, the tool holder having the characteristics as claimed in the precharacterising part of claim 1. Such a holder is known for example, from US-A-3682426.
  • Tool holders of this type are simple and are easy to manufacture and they are available in different embodiments adapted for hanging up tools of different types, said holders most often being constructed for attachment to a board having regular perforations, e.g. a fibreboard with holes in vertical and horizontal rows equally spaced. With the prior art tool holder it is usually necessary to provide for a tool of a specific type a tool holder specifically adapted to said tool, and accordingly it is necessary to use several different holder types for hanging up a tool set of common extent.
  • The object of the invention is to make possible the use of tool holders of one and the same type for tools of different types while allowing the tool to be easily hung up on and removed from the tool holder, the tool being securely retained on the tool holder when hung up thereon.
  • For achieving said object the tool holder of the type referred to above has, according to the invention, the characteristics as claimed in claim 1.
  • In order to explain more clearly the invention some embodiments of the invention will be described in more detail below, reference being made to the accompanying drawings in which
    • Fig. 1 is a front view of a tool holder according to the invention in one embodiment thereof,
    • Fig. 2 is a side view of the tool holder,
    • Fig. 3 is a plan view of the tool holder.
    • Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the tool holder,
    • Fig. 5 is a front view of the tool holder mounted to a perforated board and with a tool hung upon the tool holder, and
    • Fig. 6 is a front view of another embodiment of the tool holder according to the invention mounted to a wall.
  • The tool holder disclosed in Figs. 1 to 5 comprises an element made integrally of a metal strip, which includes two straight limbs 10 joining a V-shaped portion 11 arranged between the limbs. This portion converges from the limb towards the apex 12 thereof and includes an acute angle α, Fig. 2, with the limbs 10. This angle can be of the order of 45°. The limbs form at the free ends thereof hooks 13 which extend in opposite directions.
  • The tool holder is adapted to be releasably mounted to a perforated board 14, Fig. 5, of a conventional type, e.g. a hard fibreboard which has vertical and horizontal rows of circular holes 15 equally spaced in a regular pattern. The board is mounted in a vertical position to a wall or a stand in such a way that there is a free space behind the board. The tool holder which should be made of such material that the limbs 10 can be compressed elastically, is mounted to the board by one hook 13 being inserted into a hole 15, the other hook, then being inserted into another hole. Then, the limbs are allowed to spring back and thus the tool holder is fastened to the board 14. The spacing of the limbs 10 should of course be adapted to the spacing of the holes 15 in the board to which the tool holder is to be mounted. The tool holder is reliably held in position but in order to make the mounting still more reliable one hook 13, viz. the hook to be inserted in a hole 15 initially, can be somewhat longer than the other hook which must not be longer than it can pass without hindrance through a hole 15. In the mounted position of the tool holder the limbs 10 project substantially perpendicularly (horizontally) from the board 14 and the V-shaped portion 11 located at the lower side of the limbs 10 bears against the board at the apex 12 thereof. A tool such as a screw-driver 16 to be hung up on the board 14 can be located easily in the V-shaped portion 11 and due to the inclination and convergence of this portion will reach a position closer to the apex 12 wherein the tool is reliably retained on the board. In this manner, tools of the most varying forms can be hung up on the board 1,4 very reliably by means of the tool holder described. It is very easy to hang up the tool and it is as easy to remove the tool from the board when it is to be used.
  • The V-shaped portion 11 can have a plastic coating which increases the friction between the tool and the tool holder and facilitates a still more reliable retainment of the tool in the tool holder, the generation of noise by vibration of the tool in the tool holder due to the presence of vibrations in the space where the tool holder is being used, at the same time being prevented. The plastic coating can be grooved or can be formed with other irregularities at the inner sides of the limbs of the V-shaped portion in order to further improve the engagement between the tool holder and the tool. Preferably, the grooves extend in the transverse direction of the limbs and have curved tips. Moreover, it is possible to make the tool holder or wire material instead of strip material but said latter material is preferred because a tool holder of such material provides an improved retainment of the tool.
  • It is not necessary that the tool holder is arranged for mounting to a perforated board in the manner that is shown in Fig. 5. It is also possible to mount the tool holder to a rail which is mounted by means of screws to a wall or the like and forms holes for the insertion of the hooks 13. The rail should be designed or mounted to the wall in such a way that there is a distance between the rail and the wall which leaves space for the hooks. The tool holder can also be arranged such that it can be mounted directly to a wall by means of screws, and this is disclosed in Fig. 6 which also shows that several V-shaped portions can be arranged between the mounting positions of the tool holder. In Fig. 6, the tool holder has between two limbs 10 two V- shaped portions 11 A and 11 B, respectively, and each limb forms a flat portion 17 to be engaged with the wall and having a hole for the insertion of a fastening screw 18. It can also be seen from Fig. 6 that two tool holders of this type are made as an integral unit such that one flat portion 17 is common and the tool holder in its entirety thus is arranged for hanging up four tools and is mounted to the wall by means of three fastening screws 18.
  • The attachments of the limbs 10 can of course be designed and arranged in different manners in order to be adapted for mounting of the tool holders on boards or walls of different constructions.
  • In order that the tool holder according to the invention can be used universally for hanging up tools of different types the angle of the apex 12 should be of the order of 45° but neither this angle nor the angle α is critical in this connection. It should also be mentioned that the tool holder can be made in different sizes so as to be used for larger or smaller tools. However, the form of the tool holder will be the same independently of the tool holder being large or small.

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1. Tool holder for hanging up tools on a board (14), rail, wall, or the like having a substantially vertical surface, said tool holder comprising an element made integrally of wire or strip material, which has an attachment (13; 17) for mounting the element to said substantially vertical surface, the element, between two mutually spaced limbs (10) to be connected to the surface at one end thereof projecting from the surface, having at least one V-shaped portion (11; 11 A, 11B) which converges from the limbs at the other end thereof, characterised in that the V-shaped portion forms an acute angle (α) with the limbs to bear against the surface at the apex (12) of the V-shaped portion in the intended mounted position of the element with the V-shaped portion extending downwards.
2. Tool holder as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the limbs (10) can be elastically compressed and form outwardly extending fastening hooks (13) at said one ends thereof for mounting to a board (14) having perforations (15) in a regular pattern.
3. Tool holder as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that the hook (13) of one limb (10) is longer than the hook of the other limb.
4. Tool holder as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the V-shaped portion (11; 11 A, 11 B) forms an angle (a) of the order of 45° with the limbs (10).
5. Tool holder as claimed in any of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the apex angle of the V-shaped portion is of the order of 45°.
6. Tool holder as claimed in any of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the V-shaped portion (11; 11 A, 11 B) is provided with a coating of plastics or similar material.
7. Tool holder as claimed in claim 6, characterised in that the coating forms grooves or other irregularities at the inner sides of the limbs.
8. Tool holder as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the limbs (10) form flat fastening portions (17) for screws at the free ends thereof.
9. Tool holder as claimed in any of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that several V-shaped portions (11 A, 11 B) are arranged between the limbs (10).
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