U.S. patent application number 10/907469 was filed with the patent office on 2006-10-05 for tool holder.
Invention is credited to Leo Shih.
Application Number | 20060219647 10/907469 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 37069055 |
Filed Date | 2006-10-05 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060219647 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Shih; Leo |
October 5, 2006 |
TOOL HOLDER
Abstract
Provided is a tool holder comprising a body comprising a
lengthwise grooved rail; a plurality of equally spaced sliding
seats on the rail, each seat being adapted to hold a tool in place
and comprising a marking anchoring member on a side extension
thereof, the marking anchoring member including a block having
markings, the block being releasably secured to the marking
anchoring member; and a plurality of magnetic members on a bottom
of the body. Thus, the holder can magnetically adhere to an object
of iron, steel, or the like. Also, changes of markings of the
holder are possible.
Inventors: |
Shih; Leo; (Taichung,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
LAW OFFICE OF LIAUH & ASSOC.
4224 WAIALAE AVE
STE 5-388
HONOLULU
HI
96816
US
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Family ID: |
37069055 |
Appl. No.: |
10/907469 |
Filed: |
April 1, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
211/70.6 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B25H 3/003 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
211/070.6 |
International
Class: |
A47F 7/00 20060101
A47F007/00 |
Claims
1. A tool holder comprising: a body comprising a lengthwise grooved
rail; a plurality of equally spaced sliding seats on the rail, each
seat being adapted to hold a tool in place and comprising a marking
anchoring member on a side extension thereof, the marking anchoring
member including a block having markings, the block being
releasably secured to the marking anchoring member; and a plurality
of magnetic members on a bottom of the body.
2. The tool holder of claim 1, wherein the marking anchoring member
further comprises two inwardly inclined sidewalls, a trough defined
by the inwardly inclined sidewalls, and a projection on a center of
the trough.
3. The tool holder of claim 2, wherein the block comprises a bottom
recess adapted to matingly engage with the projection when the
block is fitted in the trough.
4. The tool holder of claim 1, wherein the rail comprises a
plurality of through holes.
5. The tool holder of claim 1, further the body further comprises a
plurality of cavities on its bottom for fitting the magnetic
members therein.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to tool holders and more
particularly to such a tool holder having pairs of magnetic members
on bottom for securing the holder to an object of iron, steel, or
the like. Also, changes of markings of the holder is possible.
[0003] 2. Related Art
[0004] Devices for holding tools (e.g., sleeves) are well known. A
conventional sleeve holder 1 is shown in FIG. 1. The holder 1 is
implemented as an elongate plate and comprises a body 11 comprising
two holes 111 proximate both ends, an aperture 112 between the
other hole 11 and the other end, a lengthwise groove 113 defined by
two inwardly inclined sidewalls, and a stop member at one end; and
a plurality of equally spaced seats 12 on the groove 113, each seat
12 including a bottom sliding member 121, a top square riser 122
having a spring depressible detent (e.g., steel ball) at its other
side, and a marking 123 on an extension. Each of a plurality of
sleeves 3 is adapted to put on the riser 122 and is fastened by
elastically inserting the detent of the riser 122 into a mating
recess (not shown) at one of six inner walls of the sleeve 3.
[0005] In use, as shown in FIG. 2, put the aperture 112 on a mating
tab on a wall for fastening with the holder 1 disposed vertically.
As such, a user is able to easily access the sleeves 3. Also, as
shown in FIG. 3, the holder 1 is placed on a recessed upper surface
of a cart 4. As such, a user may draw or push the cart 4 to any
desired place for easily accessing the sleeves 3.
[0006] However, the prior art suffered from several disadvantages.
For example, in the cases discussed in FIG. 2, the wall is required
to have a tab provided thereon. This can greatly reduce the number
of suitable mounting locations of the holder 1. For the case
discussed in FIG. 3, the holder 1 tends to move or slide due to no
fastening. This is particularly true either when a person is
working on an inclined surface (i.e., the cart 4 is on the inclined
surface) or when the person is working on a higher, inclined place
(i.e., easy access of sleeves 3 being impossible). Further, holder
1 may be mixed with other objects placed on the upper surface of
the cart 4, resulting in a messy arrangement. In addition, the
marking 123 is fixedly formed on the seat 12. Hence, a marking
change is made impossible. This feature is not desired since
marking change for tool holder is necessary in many situations.
Thus, the need for improvement still exists.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] It is therefore an object of the present invention to
provide a tool holder comprising a body comprising a lengthwise
grooved rail; a plurality of equally spaced sliding seats on the
rail, each seat being adapted to hold a tool in place and
comprising a marking anchoring member on a side extension thereof,
the marking anchoring member including a block having markings, the
block being releasably secured to the marking anchoring member; and
a plurality of magnetic members on a bottom of the body. The holder
is able to magnetically adhere to an object of iron, steel, or the
like. Also, changes of markings of the holder are possible.
[0008] In one aspect of the present invention, the marking
anchoring member further comprises two inwardly inclined sidewalls,
a trough defined by the inwardly inclined sidewalls, and a
projection on a center of the trough; and the block comprises a
bottom recess adapted to matingly engage with the projection when
the block is fitted in the trough.
[0009] In another aspect of the present invention, the rail
comprises a plurality of through holes each for matingly putting on
a tab for fastening the tool holder on a wall.
[0010] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the
present invention will become apparent from the following detailed
description taken with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional tool
holder;
[0012] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the conventional holder
fastened vertically on a wall in one configuration;
[0013] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the conventional holder
placed on top of a cart in another configuration;
[0014] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a tool holder according to
the invention where some sleeves have been fastened thereon and
some sleeves are to be fastened;
[0015] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of body of the holder of FIG. 4
viewed from bottom;
[0016] FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the holder with a sleeve
fastened on a seat thereof;
[0017] FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 4 for illustrating the
change of a marking block on the seat;
[0018] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the holder of FIG. 4
fastened vertically on a wall in a first preferred embodiment of
the invention;
[0019] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the holder of FIG. 4
fastened horizontally on a wall in a second preferred embodiment of
the invention;
[0020] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the holder of FIG. 4 placed
on top of a cart in a third preferred embodiment of the invention;
and
[0021] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the holder of FIG. 4
fastened on an inclined surface in a fourth preferred embodiment of
the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0022] Referring to FIGS. 4 to 7, there is shown a tool (e.g.,
sleeve) holder 4 constructed in accordance with the invention. The
holder 4 is an elongate plate and comprises a body 41 comprising
two holes 411 proximate both ends, an aperture 412 between the
other hole 411 and the other end, a lengthwise groove 413 defined
by two inwardly inclined sidewalls of the body 41, a stop member
414 at one end, a lanced out latch 415 at the other open end, a
plurality of (three are shown) pairs of circular cavities 416
equally spaced on a bottom of the body 41, and a plurality of
(three are shown) pairs of magnetic members 417 formed in the
cavities 416; and a plurality of equally spaced seats 42 on the
groove 413, each seat 42 including a bottom sliding member 421 for
slidably placing the seat 42 on the groove 413 from the other end
by passing through the latch 415, a top square riser 422 having a
spring depressible detent (e.g., steel ball) 423 at its other side,
and a plurality of marking anchoring members 424 on a side
extension, the marking anchoring member 424 including a trough 426
defined by two inwardly inclined sidewalls thereof, a projection
425 on a center of the trough 426, and a separate marking block 427
having a bottom recess 428, the marking block 427 adapted to snugly
fit in the trough 426 with the projection 425 matingly engaged with
the recess 428. That is, the marking blocks 427 are releasably
secured to the troughs 426. Hence, changes of markings in
millimeters of marking blocks 427 (see FIG. 4) to markings in
fractional parts of inches of marking blocks 427 (see FIG. 7) are
made possible. Each of a plurality of sleeves 5 is adapted to put
on the riser 422 and is fastened by elastically inserting the
detent 423 of the riser 422 into a mating recess (not shown) at one
of six inner walls of the sleeve 5.
[0023] Use of the holder 4 will be described in detail below in
first, second, third, and fourth preferred embodiments of the
invention by referring to FIGS. 8 to 11 respectively. Put the
aperture 412 on a mating tab on a wall for fastening with the
holder 4 disposed vertically (see FIG. 8). Alternatively, as shown
in FIG. 9, adhere the magnetic members 417 onto an object (e.g.,
iron board) 6 for horizontally holding the holder 4 in place when
no mating tab is provided on the wall. As such, a user is able to
easily access the sleeves 5. It is also possible of putting the
holes 411 on two mating tabs on a wall for fastening with the
holder 4 disposed horizontally. Still alternatively, as shown in
FIG. 10, the holder 4 is placed on a recessed upper iron surface of
a cart 7 with the magnetic members 417 adhered thereon (i.e., the
holder 4 is fastened). As such, a user may draw or push the cart 7
to any desired place for easy accessing the sleeves 5 without
worrying an undesired movement or sliding of the holder 4. Also,
tools on the upper surface of the cart 7 are arranged in order.
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 11, the holder 4 is fastened on an
inclined surface 8 of an object of iron by adhering the magnetic
members 417 thereon when a user is working on, for example, an
inclined roof. As such, a user is able to easily access the sleeves
5 without worrying a falling of the sleeves 5.
[0024] While the invention herein disclosed has been described by
means of specific embodiments, numerous modifications and
variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art
without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention set
forth in the claims.
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