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1 TOOL HANGER ASSEMBLY
2 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
3 1. Field of the Invention
4 The present invention relates to a tool hanger assembly, and more
particularly to a tool hanger assembly to save time for assembling.
6 2. Description of Related Art
7 A conventional tool hanger assembly has a frame and multiple hangers.
8 The frame has a track formed in a side surface of the frame. The hangers are
9 slidably mounted on the track and each hanger has a tool mount protruding
from
the hanger to hang a hand tool, such as a screwdriver.
11 However, the hangers have to be attached to the frame one by one, so to
12 assemble the multiple hangers onto the frame is time-consuming, increases
13 manufacturing cost and is not convenient.
14 To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention intends to provide
a tool hanger assembly to obviate the aforementioned problems.
16 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
17 The main objective of the invention is to provide a tool hanger assembly
18 to save time for assembling.
19 A tool hanger assembly has a frame and a hanger. The frame has a back
plate and a bracket. The bracket is mounted securely on the back plate and has
a
21 recess formed in the bracket. The hanger is connected securely with the
frame
22 and has a base plate and multiple tool mounts. The base plate is mounted
23 securely in the recess. The tool mounts are securely mounted on the base
plate to
24 allow screwdrivers to be hung on. Accordingly, to assemble the hanger
having
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1 the multiple tool mounts with the frame is quick, reduces manufacturing cost
and
2 is convenient.
3 Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will
4 become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in
conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
6 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
7 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a tool hanger
8 assembly in accordance with the present invention;
9 Fig. 2 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the tool hanger
assembly in Fig. 1;
11 Fig. 3 is another enlarged exploded perspective view of the tool hanger
12 assembly in Fig. 1;
13 Fig. 4A is an enlarged side view in partial section of the tool hanger
14 assembly in Fig. 1;
Fig. 4B is an enlarged side view in partial section of the tool hanger
16 assembly in Fig. 4A;
17 Fig. 5 is another enlarged side view in partial section of the tool hanger
18 assembly in Fig. 1;
19 Fig. 6 is an operational perspective view of the tool hanger assembly in
Fig. 1, wherein multiple screwdrivers are respectively hung on the tool
mounts;
21 Fig. 7 is operational perspective views of the tool hanger assembly in Fig.
22 1;
23 Fig. 8 is operational top views in partial section of the tool hanger
24 assembly in Fig. 7;
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1 Fig. 9 is operational perspective views of a second embodiment of the
2 tool hanger assembly in accordance with the present invention;
3 Fig. 10 is operational top views in partial section of the tool hanger
4 assembly in Fig. 9; and
Fig. 11 is operational perspective views of a third embodiment of the
6 tool hanger assembly in accordance with the present invention.
7 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
8 With reference to Figs. 1 to 5, a first embodiment of a tool hanger
9 assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises a frame 10 and a
hanger 20.
11 The frame 10 is made of aluminum and has a back plate 11 and a bracket
12 12. The back plate 11 is elongated and has a top, a bottom, two opposite
ends, a
13 side surface and two mounting holes 111. The bottom is opposite to the top
of the
14 back plate 11. The mounting holes 111 are formed through near the top and
respectively near the opposite ends of the back plate 11 to allow the frame 10
to
16 be hung on a wall or a display board.
17 The bracket 12 is mounted securely on the side surface of the frame 10,
18 is elongated and has a length, an upper protrusion 121, a lower protrusion
122, a
19 front plate 123, a recess 124, two button holes 125, an upper rib 126 and a
lower
rib 127. The length of the bracket 12 is the same as that of the side surface
of the
21 back plate 11. The upper protrusion 121 is elongated, is mounted securely
on the
22 side surface near the top of the back plate 11 and is located below the
mounting
23 holes 111. The lower protrusion 122 is elongated, is mounted securely on
the
24 side surface near the bottom of the back plate 11 and is located below and
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I parallel to the upper protrusion 121.
2 The front plate 123 is rectangular, is located between and securely
3 mounted on the upper protrusion 121 and the lower protrusion 122 and has an
4 abutting surface opposite to the back plate 11. The recess 124 is formed
between
the upper protrusion 121, the lower protrusion 122 and the front plate 123 and
6 has a bottom located on the abutting surface of the front plate 123. The
button
7 holes 125 are round, are formed through the front plate 123 and are
respectively
8 adjacent to the ends of the back plate 11.
9 The upper rib 126 protrudes from the upper protrusion 121 toward the
lower protrusion 122. The lower rib 127 protrudes from the lower protrusion
122
11 toward the upper rib 126.
12 With reference to Figs. 1 to 5, the hanger 20 is connected securely with
13 the frame 10 and has a base plate 21, a positioning button 22 and multiple
tool
14 mounts 23. The base plate 21 is made of plastic, is shaped as and mounted
securely in the recess 124 and has a mounting surface. The mounting surface of
16 the base plate 21 is opposite to the abutting surface of the front plate
123 and is
17 abutted by the upper rib 126 and the lower rib 127.
18 The positioning button 22 is formed on the base plate 21 and is
19 selectively engaged with one of the button holes 125. With reference to
Figs. 2 to
4B, the base plate 21 can be selectively slid into the recess 124 from one of
two
21 openings of the recess 124 to enable the positioning button 22 to be
engaged with
22 one of the button holes 125. Accordingly, assembling the base plate 21 in
the
23 recess 124 does not have to follow a specific direction and is very
convenient and
24 fast.
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1 The tool mounts 23 are hollow, are mounted securely on the mounting
2 surface of the base plate 21 at intervals and are located between the upper
rib 126
3 and the lower rib 127.
4 With reference to Figs. 7 to 8, each tool mount 23 has a top surface, a
5 bottom surface, an operating surface, a tool hole 231, a mounting slit 232,
two
6 guiding faces 233 and a stretching groove 234. The operating surface is
opposite
7 to the base plate 21. The tool hole 231 is longitudinally formed through the
top
8 surface and the bottom surface of the tool mount 23. The mounting slit 232
is
9 longitudinally formed in the operating surface, is formed through the top
surface
and the bottom surface of the tool mount 23, communicates with the tool hole
11 231 and has two opposite inner surfaces. The guiding faces 233 are
respectively
12 formed on the inner surfaces of the mounting slit 232. The stretching
groove 234
13 is longitudinally formed in the tool mount 23 toward the base plate 21 and
14 communicating with the tool hole 231.
With reference to Figs. 6 to 8, hand tools, such as screwdrivers 30, are
16 respectively put into the tool mounts 23. Each screwdriver 30 has a shank
31.
17 When each shank 31 is put into the tool hole 231 via the mounting slit 232,
the
18 shank 31 presses the guiding faces 233 and enlarges the mounting slit 232,
the
19 tool hole 231 and the stretching groove 234 to enter the tool hole 231.
Consequently, each shank 31 can be received and positioned in the tool hole
231
21 when the tool hole 231 recovers to an original position. With reference to
Figs. 9
22 to 10, a second embodiment of the tool hanger assembly is substantially the
same
23 as the first embodiment except that each tool mount 23A has two opposite
outer
24 surfaces and two concaves 235A. The concaves 235A of each tool mount 23A
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1 are respectively and longitudinally formed in the outer surfaces and formed
2 through the top surface and the bottom surface of the tool mount 23A.
Similarly,
3 when each shank 31 is put into the tool hole 231 A via the mounting slit
232A, the
4 shank 31 presses the guiding faces 233A, enlarges the mounting slit 232A and
the tool hole 23 1A and deforms the concaves 235A to enter the tool hole 231A.
6 Consequently, each shank 31 can be received and positioned in the tool hole
7 23 1A when the tool hole 23 IA recovers to an original position.
8 Furthermore, a minimum distance A between the concave 235A and the
9 tool hole 231 A is smaller than a minimum distance B between the outer
surface
of the tool mount 23A and the mounting slit 232A except the guiding face 233A
11 to enable enlarged deformation of the mounting slit 232A of the tool mount
23A.
12 With reference to Fig. 11, a third embodiment of the tool hanger
13 assembly is substantially the same as the first embodiment except that each
tool
14 mount 23B does not have the mounting slit 232 and the stretching groove
234.
Each tool mount 23B has a slot 236B. Each slot 236B is longitudinally formed
16 through the top surface and the bottom surface of the tool mount 23B and
17 communicates with the tool hole 231B. The tool hole 231B is located at a
central
18 segment of the slot 236B. When the screwdrivers 30 are respectively put
into the
19 tool holes 231B, tips 32 of the screwdrivers 30 respectively pass through
the
slots 236B and the shanks 31 are respectively received in the tool holes 231B.
21 The hanger 20 with the multiple tool mounts 23,23A,23B can hang the
22 multiple screwdrivers 30. Because combining the hanger 20 having the
multiple
23 tool mounts 23,23A23B with the frame 10 is easy, to assemble the hanger 20
24 with the frame 10 is quick, reduces manufacturing cost and is convenient
for
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1 hanging multiple screwdrivers 30.
