U.S. patent application number 12/698325 was filed with the patent office on 2011-08-04 for tool cabinet.
Invention is credited to JUI-CHIEN KAO.
Application Number | 20110187248 12/698325 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 44340998 |
Filed Date | 2011-08-04 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110187248 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
KAO; JUI-CHIEN |
August 4, 2011 |
TOOL CABINET
Abstract
A tool cabinet has a hollow body and a hanging assembly. The
hanging assembly is mounted on one side wall of the body and has a
connecting board and two suspending rods. The connecting board is
mounted securely on the side wall. The suspending rods are mounted
securely and parallelly on the connecting board. Each suspending
rod has a U-shaped cross section and has a base plate, two wings
and multiple hanging holes. The wings are respectively formed on
and protrude from the sides of the base plate toward the body. The
hanging holes are defined in the base plate, and each hanging hole
aligns with one of the hanging holes in the other suspending rod.
Accordingly, multiple tool racks with tools mounted thereon can be
hung between the suspending rods, such that the space for holding
tools on the tool cabinet is enlarged.
Inventors: |
KAO; JUI-CHIEN; (Tali City,
TW) |
Family ID: |
44340998 |
Appl. No.: |
12/698325 |
Filed: |
February 2, 2010 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
312/280 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47B 81/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
312/280 |
International
Class: |
A47B 81/00 20060101
A47B081/00 |
Claims
1. A tool cabinet comprising a hollow body having a first side
wall; and a first hanging assembly mounted on the first side wall
of the body and comprising a connecting board mounted securely on
the first side wall of the body; two suspending rods mounted
securely and parallelly on the connecting board, and each having a
U-shaped cross section and comprising a base plate having two
sides; two wings respectively formed on and protruding from the
sides of the base plate toward the first side wall of the body; and
multiple hanging holes defined in the base plate, and each hanging
hole aligning with one of the hanging holes in the other suspending
rod.
2. The tool cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body further
has multiple threaded holes defined in the first side wall of the
body; the connecting board comprises multiple through holes defined
through the connecting board and aligning respectively with the
threaded holes in the first side wall of the body; multiple
threaded holes defined in the connecting board; and multiple bolts
mounted respectively through the through holes in the connecting
board and screwed respectively into the threaded holes in the first
side wall of the body to mount the connecting board securely on the
first side wall of the body; the suspending rods have multiple
through holes defined through the base plates of the suspending
rods and aligning respectively with the threaded holes in the
connecting board; and multiple bolts are mounted respectively
through the through holes in the suspending rods and are screwed
respectively into the threaded holes in the connecting board to
mount the suspending rods securely on the connecting board.
3. The tool cabinet as claimed in claim 2 further comprising a
second hanging assembly mounted on a second side wall of the body
and comprising a connecting board mounted securely on the second
side wall of the body; two suspending rods mounted securely and
parallelly on the connecting board of the second hanging assembly,
and each having a U-shaped cross section and comprising a base
plate having two sides; two wings respectively formed on and
protruding from the sides of the base plate toward the second side
wall of the body; and multiple hanging holes defined in the base
plate, and each hanging hole aligning with one of the hanging holes
in the other suspending rod.
4. The tool cabinet as claimed in claim 3, wherein the body further
has multiple threaded holes defined in the second side wall of the
body; the connecting board of the second hanging assembly comprises
multiple through holes defined through the connecting board of the
second hanging assembly and aligning respectively with the threaded
holes in the second side wall of the body; multiple threaded holes
defined in the connecting board of the second hanging assembly; and
multiple bolts mounted respectively through the through holes in
the connecting board of the second hanging assembly and screwed
respectively into the threaded holes in the second side wall of the
body to mount the connecting board of the second hanging assembly
securely on the second side wall of the body; the suspending rods
of the second hanging assembly have multiple through holes defined
through the base plates of the suspending rods and aligning
respectively with the threaded holes in the connecting board of the
second hanging assembly; and multiple bolts are mounted
respectively through the through holes in the suspending rods of
the second hanging assembly and are screwed respectively into the
threaded holes in the connecting board of the second hanging
assembly to mount the suspending rods of the second hanging
assembly securely on the connecting board of the second hanging
assembly.
5. The tool cabinet as claimed in claim 4, wherein the hanging
holes in each suspending rod are arranged in a line along the
suspending rod.
6. The tool cabinet as claimed in claim 5, wherein each hanging
hole is rectangular.
7. The tool cabinet as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a
second hanging assembly mounted on a second side wall of the body
and comprising a connecting board mounted securely on the second
side wall of the body; two suspending rods mounted securely and
parallelly on the connecting board of the second hanging assembly,
and each having a U-shaped cross section and comprising a base
plate having two sides; two wings respectively formed on and
protruding from the sides of the base plate toward the second side
wall of the body; and multiple hanging holes defined in the base
plate, and each hanging hole aligning with one of the hanging holes
in the other suspending rod.
8. The tool cabinet as claimed in claim 7, wherein the body further
has multiple threaded holes defined in the second side wall of the
body; the connecting board of the second hanging assembly comprises
multiple through holes defined through the connecting board of the
second hanging assembly and aligning respectively with the threaded
holes in the second side wall of the body; multiple threaded holes
defined in the connecting board of the second hanging assembly; and
multiple bolts mounted respectively through the through holes in
the connecting board of the second hanging assembly and screwed
respectively into the threaded holes in the second side wall of the
body to mount the connecting board of the second hanging assembly
securely on the second side wall of the body; the suspending rods
of the second hanging assembly have multiple through holes defined
through the base plates of the suspending rods and aligning
respectively with the threaded holes in the connecting board of the
second hanging assembly; and multiple bolts are mounted
respectively through the through holes in the suspending rods of
the second hanging assembly and are screwed respectively into the
threaded holes in the connecting board of the second hanging
assembly to mount the suspending rods of the second hanging
assembly securely on the connecting board of the second hanging
assembly.
9. The tool cabinet as claimed in claim 8, wherein the hanging
holes in each suspending rod are arranged in a line along the
suspending rod.
10. The tool cabinet as claimed in claim 9, wherein each hanging
hole is rectangular.
11. The tool cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hanging
holes in each suspending rod are arranged in a line along the
suspending rod.
12. The tool cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein each hanging
hole is rectangular.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a tool cabinet, and more
particularly to a tool cabinet having at least one hanging assembly
to hold tools on a side wall of the tool cabinet.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] A tool cabinet is used to hold and store tools to allow a
user use the tools conveniently. A conventional tool cabinet has a
hollow body and multiple drawers mounted slidably in the body to
hold tools in the drawers. However, the convention tool cabinet can
only store and hold tools in the drawers but does not have
additional space for holding or hanging tools, so the space of the
conventional tool cabinet for holding tools is insufficient to fit
with different needs of users.
[0005] To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention tends to
provide a tool cabinet having at least one hanging assembly to
mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The main objective of the invention is to provide a tool
cabinet having at least one hanging assembly to enlarge the space
for hanging tools on the tool cabinet. The tool cabinet has a
hollow body and a hanging assembly. The hanging assembly is mounted
on one side wall of the body and has a connecting board and two
suspending rods. The connecting board is mounted securely on the
side wall of the body. The suspending rods are mounted securely and
parallelly on the connecting board. Each suspending rod has a
U-shaped cross section and has a base plate, two wings and multiple
hanging holes. The base plate has two sides. The wings are
respectively formed on and protrude from the sides of the base
plate toward the side wall of the body. The hanging holes are
defined in the base plate, and each hanging hole aligns with one of
the hanging holes in the other suspending rod.
[0007] 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.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tool cabinet in accordance
with the present invention;
[0009] FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of the body
and the hanging assembly of the tool cabinet in FIG. 1;
[0010] FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view in partial section of the
hanging assembly in FIG. 1;
[0011] FIG. 4 is an operational perspective view of the tool
cabinet in FIG. 1 with multiple tool racks having multiple tools
hung thereon being mounted between the suspending rods of the
hanging assembly; and
[0012] FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of one suspending rod
of the hanging assembly in FIG. 4 with a tool rack.
ED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0013] With reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, a tool cabinet in accordance
with the present invention comprises a hollow body (10) and at
least one hanging assembly (20). The hollow body (10) has a front,
two side walls, a bottom, multiple drawers (12) and multiple wheels
(14). The drawers (12) are mounted slidably in the front of the
body (10) to hold tools inside. The wheels (14) are mounted
rotatably on the bottom of the body (10) to allow the tool cabinet
to be moved to any desired location easily and conveniently.
Additionally, a handle may be mounted on the body (10) to allow a
user to push or pull the tool cabinet for movement.
[0014] The at least one hanging assembly (20) is mounted on at
least one of the side walls of the body (10). Preferably, the tool
cabinet has a single hanging assembly (20) mounted on one side wall
of the body (10) or two hanging assemblies (20) mounted
respectively on two side walls of the body (10). Each hanging
assembly (20) has a connecting board (22) and two suspending rods
(24).
[0015] The connecting board (22) is mounted securely on a
corresponding side wall of the body (10) near the top of the body
(10). Alternatively, the connecting board (22) may be mounted on a
middle portion of the side wall, To mount the connecting board (22)
securely to the body (10), the body (10) has multiple threaded
holes (102) defined in the side wall of the body (10). The
connecting board (22) has through holes (222) defined through the
connecting board (22) and aligning respectively with the threaded
holes (102) in the side wall of the body (10). Multiple bolts (23)
are mounted respectively through the through holes (222) in the
connecting board (22) and are screwed respectively into the
threaded holes (102) in the side wall of the body (10) to mount the
connecting board (22) securely on the side wall of the body (10).
In practice, the threaded holes (102) are implemented to mount the
handle on the body (10). After the handle being detached from the
body (10), the connecting board (22) is mounted on the body (10)
with the threaded holes (222) and the bolts (23). Accordingly, to
additionally define the threaded holes (102) in the body (10) is
unnecessary, and to mount the hanging assembly (20) onto the body
(10) is easy and convenient.
[0016] The suspending rods (24) are mounted securely on the
connecting board (22) and are parallel with each other. Preferably,
the connecting board (22) is connected to the tops of the
suspending rods (24). Alternatively, the connecting board (22) may
be connected to middle portions of the suspending rods (24).
[0017] To mount the suspending rods (24) on the connecting board
(22), the connecting board (22) has multiple threaded holes (224)
defined in the connecting board (22), and the suspending rods (24)
have multiple through holes (242). The through holes (242) are
defined in the suspending rods (24) and align respectively with the
threaded holes (224) in the connecting board (22). Multiple bolts
(28) are mounted respectively through the through holes (242) in
the suspending rods (24) and are screwed respectively into the
threaded holes (224) in the connecting board (22) to mount the
suspending rods (24) securely on the connecting board (22).
[0018] Each suspending rod (24) has a U-shaped cross section and
comprises a base plate (25), two wings (252) and multiple hanging
holes (26). The base plate (25) has two sides, and the wings (252)
are respectively formed on and protrude from the sides of the base
plate (25) toward the side wall of the body (10).
[0019] The hanging holes (26) are defined in the base plate (25),
are arranged in a line along the suspending rod (24) and may be
rectangular, and each hanging hole (25) aligning with one of the
hanging holes (25) in the other suspending rod (24).
[0020] With reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, with the hanging assemblies
(20), multiple tool racks (50) or organizers on which multiple
tools (60) are mounted can be connected and hung between the
suspending rods (24) of the hanging assemblies (20) on two sides of
the body (10). To hang a tool rack (50) on the suspending rods
(24), hooks (52) are mounted on the tool rack (50) and are engaged
in the aligned hanging holes (26) in the suspending rods (24).
Alternatively, the tool rack (50) can be connected to the
suspending rods (24) with fasteners. Accordingly, more tools (60)
can be held and hung on the tool cabinet with the hanging
assemblies (20) to allow a user to take and use the tools (60)
easily and conveniently. Therefore, the space for holding tools
(60) on a tool cabinet is enlarged, and the use of the tool cabinet
is versatile.
[0021] 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.
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