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A Device for Receiving Tools
BA CKGRO UND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention is related to a device for receiving tools, comprising
at
least a bracket that can be pivoted, so that the tool received in the bracket
can be
taken conveniently.
Description of the Related Art
In the past, a device for receiving tools mainly had depressions formed at the
base for receiving the tools. Such a receiving device is convenient, but the
tools that can be received are limited to the sizes and the forms of the
depressions.
R.O.C. (Taiwan) Utility Model Patent Publication No. M259686, entitled
"TOOLBOX," has made a minor improvement to the conventional receiving
devices. The base of the toolbox is transferred to a structure that can be
pivoted, raised and fastened, so that the toolbox allows the tools to be taken
easily, like a rifle rack. In details, it discloses a toolbox in which the
tools can
be taken easily, wherein one end of the second board of the divided board is
pivoted at the corresponding end of the box, and a push rod is disposed at the
bottom of the other end of the first board of the divided board, so that the
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divided board can be folded to a certain degree along a furrow formed between
the first board and the second board by pushing the push rod. Further, a notch
for receiving the push rod is formed at the edge of the corresponding bottom
of
the other side of the box, and the corresponding first and second fasteners
are
disposed at the notch so as to respectively fasten the push rod before and
after it
is pushed.
However, the above invention has the following defects: (1) in order to
receive
the push rod disposed at the bottom of the other end of the first board of the
divided board, a notch should be formed at the edge of the corresponding
bottom
of the other side of the box; thus, it will increase the complexity of
manufacturing the box; (2) in order to fasten the push rod before and after it
is
pushed, the first and the second fasteners should be disposed at the upper
edge
of the notch; thus, it will increase the complexity of the process; (3) the
friction
will be produced between the push rod and the face of the notch that contacts
the
push rod when the push rod is moved back and forth in the notch, so that the
push rod will be worn and torn easily; (4) the furrow formed at the middle of
the
divided board divides the board into the first and the second boards, and the
divided board will be folded to a certain degree along the furrow or be flat
by
pushing the push rod, but the furrow formed between the first board and the
second board of the divided board will be bent up and down, so that the
material
of the divided board will be fatigued and worn easily along the furrow; (S)
the
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operation of folding the divided board, which receives several tools, by
pushing
the push rod only wastes more force and is not; convenient; (6) when the
divided
board is folded to a certain degree, all of the tools received at the board
will be
raised and can be taken easily, but this operation is not only directed to the
tools
which will be taken but also to the others that will not be used; (7) the box
does
not have the related stopping device; thus, the tools received in the box will
be
easily moved longitudinally.
From the above, it is necessary for the industry to provide an improved device
for receiving tools, which not only offers a more steady receiving structure
so
that the tools received therein will be taken easily, but also has multiple
advantages, e.g., the tools received in the box are still arranged in order
when
the box is hung vertically, and the manufacturing expenses are low.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The main object of the present invention is to provide a device for receiving
tools, wherein the receiving structure not only allows the tools (i.e.,
wrenches)
received therein to be taken easily but also fixes the tools firmly in the
receiving
positions.
The other object of the present invention is to provide a device for receiving
tools that has multiple advantages, e.g., the device can receive tools having
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different sizes at the same time, the device can be manufactured easily, and
the
manufacturing expenses are low.
To achieve the above objectives, this invention provides a device for
receiving
tools comprises a base and at least one bracket for receiving at least one
tool,
wherein the bracket is mounted on the base pivotally and can be pivotally
rotated between a receiving position and an access position. Further, the
bracket includes at least one receiving recess which can receive the tool, and
the
base is formed with at least one taking recess, near the access position near
the
bracket. When the bracket is pivoted to the access position, the receiving
recess and the taking recess are aligned approximately, and the tool received
in
the bracket is allowed to move longitudinally so as to be taken easily.
The structures and characteristics of this invention can be realized by
referring
to the appended drawings and explanations of the preferred embodiments.
DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DRA WINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a device for receiving tools according to a
preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a locally enlarged perspective view of a device for receiving tools
according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a locally enlarged exploded view of a device for receiving tools
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according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is a locally enlarged schematic view showing the tools received within
a
device for receiving tools according to a preferred embodiment of the present
invention; and
Fig.S is a perspective view of a device for receiving tools according to a
preferred embodiment of the present invention with the tools received therein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
As shown in Figs. 1-3, the subject invention is related to a device for
receiving
tools l, which mainly comprises a base 10, at least a bracket 20 for receiving
the
tools (i.e., wrenches) and a support plate 15.
The base 10 is disposed on the support plate 1 S which can be a part of a
toolbox
or be disposed at the toolbox or a show window of a wall that displays the
tools.
The base 10 is used for mounting the brackets 20 and contains a pair of
sidewalls 12 which extend linearly, and also can be curved so that the
brackets
20 may be arranged radially or S-shaped (not shown) so as to provide an
aesthetic appearance in the an-angement of the brackets 20. At least a pivot
hole 11 is disposed at each sidewall 12 of the base 10 to allow the bracket 20
to
be mounted thereon pivotally. It is preferable to form at least a taking
recess
14 on an upper edge of each sidewall 12, and the details of which will be
specified in the following description with respect to Fig. 4.
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Moreover, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the bracket 20 preferably has an upper
wall
23, a lateral wall 24 and a lower wall 25, which co-form a receiving recess 22
for receiving an elongated tool, and the configuration of the receiving recess
22
can be manufactured based on the type of the tool to be received. Further,
each
end of the lower wall 25 has a pivot 21 received within the corresponding
pivot
hole 11 formed at each sidewall 12 of the base 10. Based on the above
structure, the bracket 20 is mounted to the base 10 pivotally, and is
pivotally
rotatable between a receiving position A and an access position B.
In order to receive tools having different thicknesses, several brackets 20
are
provided. One approach is to make the thickness of the receiving recesses 22
(i.e., the heights of the lateral walls 24) of the brackets 20 different.
However,
the above arrangement will increase the cost of manufacturing the device for
receiving tools greatly. In order to reduce the cost, a preferable manner is
to
arrange the positions of the pivot holes 11 (the pivoting positions) based on
the
thickness of the tools to be received, so that brackets having the receiving
recesses of the same thickness can be used to receive the tools of different
thicknesses by merely relying on the variations of the pivoting positions.
Specifically, in the current preferred embodiment, the thickness of the
receiving
recesses 22 is large enough to receive all tools of different thicknesses.
When
a tool with a larger thickness is to be received within a bracket 20, the
bracket
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20 is pivoted to the pivot holes 11 at higher pivoting positions on the base
10 to
have a larger space for the tool, such that at the receiving position A of the
bracket 20, the tool can be firmly secured arriong the upper wall 23 and
lateral
wall 24 of the bracket 20 and the upper edges of the sidewalk 12 of the base
10
(see Figure 4). Alternatively, when a tool with a thinner thickness is to be
received within a bracket 20, the bracket 20 is pivoted to the pivot holes 11
at
lower pivoting positions on the base 10. Thus, when each bracket 20 is located
at the respective receiving position A, different pivoting positions on the
base 10
can achieve the purpose of receiving the tools having different thicknesses.
The above structure prevents the present device for receiving tools 1 from
offering the brackets 20 having receiving recesses 22 of different thicknesses
when it receives the tools having different thicknesses, and the present
device
for receiving tools 1 can still steadily receive the tools having different
thicknesses.
In addition, the bracket 20 preferably stays at the receiving position A or
the
access position B by the friction between the pivot 21 and the pivot hole 11.
The bracket 20 can further rely on a fastener (not shown in the drawings) to
stay
in the receiving position A, so that the tool received in the bracket 20 can
be
fixed at the receiving position A and not fallen off.
As shown in Figures 1 and 5, the device for receiving tools 1 further has at
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one longitudinal limiting portion 30 such that the tool received in the
bracket 20
can not be moved longitudinally when the bracket 20 is located at the
receiving
position A. The longitudinal limiting portion 30 is disposed on the support
plate 15, at the longitudinal direction of the receiving recess 22 of the
bracket 20
and comprises at least one protruding block 32 or a stopping wall 34 which
spaces from the bracket 20. If the device for receiving tools 1 is disposed on
the toolbox or the show window, the stopping wall 34 can be one of the walls
of
the toolbox or the show window.
As shown in Figure 2, the device for receiving tools 1 further has at least a
transverse limiting portion 40 corresponding to the receiving position A of
the
bracket 20. When the bracket 20 is pivotally rotated to the receiving position
A, the transverse limiting portion 40 limits the transverse movement of the
tool
received in the bracket 20. The transverse limiting portion 40 can comprise at
least one limiting block 42 disposed on each sidewall 11 of the base 10.
Accordingly, in manufacturing the base 10, the limiting block 42 can be formed
integrally therewith to reduce the manufacturing expenses.
Fig. 4 illustrates the operation of the device for receiving tools 1 in
accordance
with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. When the bracket 20 is
pivotally rotated to the receiving position A, the tool received in the
receiving
recess 22 of the bracket 20 can be held by the upper wall 23 and lateral wall
24
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of the bracket 20 and the upper edges of the sidewalk 12 of the base 10, and
be
limited by the protruding block 32 and the limiting blocks 42 so that the tool
can
be prevented from moving longitudinally and transversely. When the bracket
20 is pivotally rotated to the access position B, the tool can be positioned
in at
least one taking recess 14 formed on the upper edge of the sidewall 12 and
near
the access position B, and the receiving recess 22 of the bracket 20 and the
taking recess 14 formed on the base 10 are preferably aligned. Thus, the tools
received in the bracket 20 are allowed to move longitudinally and be taken
easily.
As shown in Fig. 5, the device for receiving tools 1 can further comprise a
fixing
hole 50 formed on the support plate 1 S, near an end thereof, so that the
device
for receiving tools 1 can be vertically hung on a wall.
The aforementioned explanations are merely directed to the description of
preferred embodiments according to this invention. Various changes and
implementations can be made by persons skilled in the art without departing
from the technical concepts of this invention. For example, the bracket 20 can
be a single bracket having multiple receiving recesses. Further, each
receiving
recess may receive more than one tool. Since this invention is not limited to
the specific details described in connection with the preferred embodiments,
changes to certain features of the preferred embodiments without altering the
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overall basic function of the invention are contemplated within the scope of
the
appended claims.
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