U.S. patent application number 11/501937 was filed with the patent office on 2008-02-14 for attractive tool holder.
Invention is credited to Chuan Mao Huang.
Application Number | 20080035590 11/501937 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 39049624 |
Filed Date | 2008-02-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080035590 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Huang; Chuan Mao |
February 14, 2008 |
Attractive tool holder
Abstract
A tool holder includes a holding member for supporting tool
members, one or more magnetic members attached to the rear portion
of the holding member for attracting and attaching the holding
member to a supporting surface, and an anti-slip member also
attached to the rear portion of the holding member for frictionally
engaging with the supporting surface. The holding member includes a
tool carrier for engaging with and for supporting tool elements or
tool members or tool devices which may be quickly obtained by the
workers particularly when the workers are worked beneath the
chassis of the vehicle, and for avoiding the workers from moving
into and out of the tiny space beneath the chassis of the
vehicle.
Inventors: |
Huang; Chuan Mao; (Taichung,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
CHARLES E. BAXLEY, ESQ.
90 JOHN STREET, THIRD FLOOR
NEW YORK
NY
10038
US
|
Family ID: |
39049624 |
Appl. No.: |
11/501937 |
Filed: |
August 9, 2006 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
211/70.6 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B05B 15/62 20180201;
B25H 5/00 20130101; B25H 3/006 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
211/70.6 |
International
Class: |
A47F 7/00 20060101
A47F007/00 |
Claims
1. A tool holder comprising: a holding member for supporting tool
members thereon, and including a rear portion, at least one
magnetic member attached to said rear portion of said holding
member for attracting and attaching said holding member to a
supporting surface, and an anti-slip member attached to said rear
portion of said holding member for frictionally engaging with the
supporting surface.
2. The tool holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein said anti-slip
member includes an orifice formed therein for forming an annular
structure and for receiving said at least one magnetic member
therein.
3. The tool holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein said holding
member includes a plurality of poles extended rearwardly from said
rear portion of said holding member for attaching and supporting
said anti-slip member.
4. The tool holder as claimed in claim 3, wherein said holding
member includes a casing extended rearwardly from said rear portion
of said holding member, and said poles are extended in said
casing.
5. The tool holder as claimed in claim 4, wherein said casing
includes an outer peripheral wall and an inner peripheral wall for
forming an annular space between said outer and said inner
peripheral walls and for forming a chamber in said inner peripheral
wall, and said poles are located in said annular space of said
casing.
6. The tool holder as claimed in claim 5, wherein said outer
peripheral wall includes a height greater than that of said inner
peripheral wall.
7. The tool holder as claimed in claim 6, wherein said poles
include a height greater than that of said inner peripheral wall
but smaller than that of said outer peripheral wall.
8. The tool holder as claimed in claim 5, wherein said casing
includes a plurality of reinforcing ribs provided between said
outer and said inner peripheral walls for forming a plurality of
compartments in said annular space of said casing.
9. The tool holder as claimed in claim 8, wherein said poles are
extended in said compartments of said casing.
10. The tool holder as claimed in claim 5, wherein said anti-slip
member is disposed in said outer peripheral wall of said
casing.
11. The tool holder as claimed in claim 5, wherein said at least
one magnetic member is disposed in said chamber of said inner
peripheral wall of said casing.
12. The tool holder as claimed in claim 11, wherein said at least
one magnetic member is disposed and extended out of said inner
peripheral wall of said casing for attaching to the supporting
surface.
13. The tool holder as claimed in claim 5, wherein said inner
peripheral wall and said outer peripheral wall are concentric with
each other.
14. The tool holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein said holding
member includes a plurality of cavities formed therein for weight
reducing purpose.
15. The tool holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein said holding
member includes a tool carrier provided thereon.
16. The tool holder as claimed in claim 15, wherein said tool
carrier includes a gap formed therein for engaging with and for
supporting the tool members.
17. The tool holder as claimed in claim 15, wherein said tool
carrier includes an annular structure for engaging with and for
supporting a tool device.
18. The tool holder as claimed in claim 15, wherein said tool
carrier includes a rack provided thereon and having a plurality of
rods extended upwardly therefrom for engaging with and for
supporting tool elements.
19. The tool holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least
one magnetic member includes a bore formed therein for forming an
annular structure.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a tool holder, and more
particularly to a tool holder including one or more magnetic
members attached thereto for detachably attaching or attracting the
tool holder onto various supporting objects or surfaces and for
allowing the tool members or elements to be quickly fetched or
obtained by the users particularly when the users or the workers
are worked beneath the chassis of the vehicle.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Typical tool holders comprise a number of openings and/or
hooks for attaching or supporting various tool members or elements
and for suitably organizing the tool members or elements and thus
for allowing the tool members or elements to be quickly fetched or
obtained by the users.
[0005] For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,345,688 to De Boer discloses
one of the typical tool holder devices comprising a holder body
including an open back face for attaching or securing onto a wall
or other vertical support surfaces with fasteners. However, the
wall or the other vertical support surfaces may not be easily moved
along with the users, such that the users or the workers may not
quickly fetch or obtain the required tool members or elements, and
such that the required tool members or elements may be moved and
supported beside the users when the users or the workers are worked
beneath the chassis of the vehicle, for example.
[0006] U.S. Pat. No. 4,372,468 to Harvey discloses another typical
tool holder device comprising a tool support loop secured to a pad
which may be provided for attaching or securing onto such as the
user's waist belt. However, the required tool members or elements
may be easily disengaged from the tool support loop of the tool
holder device when the users or the workers are worked beneath the
chassis of the vehicle, for example.
[0007] U.S. Pat. No. 5,350,071 to Pond discloses a further typical
suspendable tray comprising a tray including one or more holding
members for selectively engaging with an overhead structure with
cables or suspension members. However, the holding members may be
attached to the overhead structure that has a number of orifices or
openings formed therein, but may not be attached to the vehicles
when the users or the workers are worked beneath the chassis of the
vehicle, for example.
[0008] The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate
the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional tool
holders.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0009] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
a tool holder including one or more magnetic members attached
thereto for detachably attaching or attracting the tool holder onto
various supporting objects or surfaces and for allowing the tool
members or elements to be quickly fetched or obtained by the users
particularly when the users or the workers are worked beneath the
chassis of the vehicle.
[0010] In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is
provided a tool holder comprising a holding member for supporting
tool members thereon, and including a rear portion, at least one
magnetic member attached to the rear portion of the holding member
for attracting and attaching the holding member to a supporting
surface, and an anti-slip member attached to the rear portion of
the holding member for frictionally engaging with the supporting
surface.
[0011] The anti-slip member includes an orifice formed therein for
forming an annular structure and for receiving the magnetic member
therein. The inner peripheral wall and the outer peripheral wall
are preferably concentric with each other.
[0012] The holding member includes a number of poles extended
rearwardly from the rear portion of the holding member for
attaching and supporting the anti-slip member. The holding member
includes a casing extended rearwardly from the rear portion of the
holding member, and the poles are extended or located within the
casing.
[0013] The casing includes an outer peripheral wall and an inner
peripheral wall for forming an annular space between the outer and
the inner peripheral walls and for forming a chamber in the inner
peripheral wall, and the poles are located in the annular space of
the casing. The magnetic member includes a bore formed therein for
forming an annular structure.
[0014] The outer peripheral wall includes a height greater than
that of the inner peripheral wall. The poles include a height
greater than that of the inner peripheral wall but smaller than
that of the outer peripheral wall.
[0015] The casing includes a number of reinforcing ribs provided
between the outer and the inner peripheral walls for forming a
number of compartments in the annular space of the casing. The
poles are extended in the compartments of the casing respectively.
The anti-slip member is disposed in the outer peripheral wall of
the casing.
[0016] The magnetic member is disposed in the chamber of the inner
peripheral wall of the casing. The magnetic member is disposed and
slightly extended out of the inner peripheral wall of the casing
for suitably attaching to and engaging with the supporting surface.
The holding member includes a number of cavities formed therein for
weight reducing purpose.
[0017] The holding member includes a tool carrier provided thereon.
The tool carrier may include a gap formed therein for engaging with
and for supporting the tool members, or may include an annular
structure for engaging with and for supporting a tool device, or
may include a rack provided thereon and having a number of rods
extended upwardly therefrom for engaging with and for supporting
tool elements.
[0018] Further objectives and advantages of the present invention
will become apparent from a careful reading of the detailed
description provided hereinbelow, with appropriate reference to the
accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0019] FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a tool holder in
accordance with the present invention;
[0020] FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the tool holder;
[0021] FIG. 3 is a partial exploded view of the tool holder;
[0022] FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view of the tool holder taken
along lines 4-4 of FIG. 2; and
[0023] FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view similar to FIG. 4,
illustrating the operation of the tool holder.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0024] Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1-4, a
tool holder 1 in accordance with the present invention comprises a
holder body or holding member 10 including a longitudinal and
planar and molded structure having a number of cavities 11 formed
therein and formed by such as molding processes, for such as weight
reducing purposes and for increasing the bending strength of the
holding member 10. The holding member 10 includes one or more (such
as two) casings 12 provided or attached or formed or extended on
the rear portion 13 thereof, each for receiving or supporting a
magnetic member 30 therein (FIGS. 2-5) and for detachably attaching
or attracting the holding member 10 of the tool holder 1 onto
various supporting objects or surfaces 80 (FIG. 5), such as the
lifting jack for vehicles or the like.
[0025] Each of the casings 12 includes an outer peripheral wall 14
and an inner peripheral wall 15 which are preferably disposed
concentric with each other for forming an annular space 16 between
the peripheral walls 14, 15 and for forming a chamber 17 in the
inner peripheral wall 15. The magnetic members 30 may be engaged
into the chambers 17 of the inner peripheral walls 15 respectively
and secured to the inner peripheral walls 15 with such as fasteners
or latches (not shown), adhesive materials, or the like, and are
preferably slightly extended out of the inner peripheral walls 15
or the casings 12 for allowing the casings 12 of the holding member
10 to be suitably attracted and secured or attached onto the
supporting objects or surfaces 80. It is preferable that the
magnetic members 30 are attached to the rear portion 13 of the
holding member 11 and each may further include a bore 31 formed
therein for forming an annular or ring-shaped structure (FIGS. 2,
3).
[0026] As best shown in FIG. 3, it is preferable that the casings
12 each include one or more reinforcing ribs 18 provided or formed
between the peripheral walls 14, 15 for forming one or more
compartments 19 in the annular space 16 of the casing 12 and
defined between the reinforcing ribs 18, and each include a pole 20
extended in each of the compartments 19 of the casings 12 or
extended rearwardly from the rear portion 13 of the holding member
11 or extended in the annular space 16 of the casing 12. As best
shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, it is preferable that the poles 20 include
a height or length slightly greater than the inner peripheral wall
15, but slightly smaller than the outer peripheral wall 14, and it
is preferable that the magnetic members 30 are flush with the outer
peripheral wall 14 or slightly extended out of the outer peripheral
wall 14 when the magnetic members 30 are secured to the inner
peripheral walls 15.
[0027] An anti-slip or annular member 33 is further provided and
attached to the rear portion 13 of the holding member 11 and
disposed between the outer peripheral wall 14 and the magnetic
member 30 or disposed in the outer peripheral wall 14, and attached
or secured to the free ends of the poles 20 with such as fasteners
or latches (not shown), adhesive materials, or the like, and the
anti-slip or annular member 33 include an orifice 34 formed therein
for forming an annular or ring-shaped structure and for receiving
the magnetic member 30 therein. Because the poles 20 include a
longer height or length than the inner peripheral wall 15, the
anti-slip or annular member 33 is not engaged with the inner
peripheral wall 15, but may be used to shield the inner peripheral
wall 15. In addition, the anti-slip or annular member 33 is not
secured to the inner peripheral wall 15 and only secured to the
poles 20 such that the annular member 33 may include a suitable
flexibility for suitably or snugly and frictionally engaging with
the supporting objects or surfaces 80.
[0028] The holding member 10 further includes a tool carrier 40,
such as a split ring 40 provided or formed in the lower portion 41
thereof and having a gap 42 formed therein for engaging with and
for supporting one or more tool members 82, such as wrenches 82
(FIG. 5) or the like, and includes another tool carrier 43, such as
a supporting ring 43 provided or formed in the middle portion 44
thereof and having an annular structure for engaging with and for
supporting a tool device 84, such as a pneumatic tool device 84
(FIG. 5) or the like, and includes a further tool carrier 45, such
as a supporting beam or rack 45 provided or formed in the upper
portion 46 thereof and having one or more rods 47 extended upwardly
therefrom for engaging with and for supporting tool elements 88,
such as sockets 88 (FIG. 5) or the like.
[0029] In operation, as shown in FIG. 5, when the user or the
worker is worked beneath the chassis of the vehicle, the magnetic
members 30 may attach or secure or attract the holding member 10 of
the tool holder 1 onto various supporting objects or surfaces 80,
such as the lifting jack for vehicles, the wheel rims, the chassis
of the vehicle or the like, for supporting the required or selected
tool members 82, and/or the tool device 84, and/or the tool
elements 88 and for allowing the tool members 82 and/or the tool
elements 88 and/or the tool device 84 to be quickly fetched or
obtained by the user particularly when the user or the worker is
worked beneath the chassis of the vehicle, and thus for avoiding or
preventing the user or the worker from moving into and out of the
tiny space beneath the chassis of the vehicle. It is preferable
that the casings 12 each include an inner peripheral shoulder 36
provided or formed in the inner peripheral wall 14 for seating or
engaging with or anchoring the magnetic members 30 and arranged to
be slightly extended out of the inner peripheral walls 15 or the
casings 12.
[0030] Accordingly, the tool holder in accordance with the present
invention includes one or more magnetic members attached thereto
for detachably attaching or attracting the tool holder onto various
supporting objects or surfaces and for allowing the tool members or
elements to be quickly fetched or obtained by the users
particularly when the users or the workers are worked beneath the
chassis of the vehicle.
[0031] Although this invention has been described with a certain
degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present
disclosure has been made by way of example only and that numerous
changes in the detailed construction and the combination and
arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the
spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
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