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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 in the track and each hanger has a seat protruding from the
hanger. Each hanger has a pillar mounted securely on the seat to allow a
sleeve to
11 be mounted around.
12 However, the multiple hangers have to be slid into the track one by one,
13 such that assembling the multiple hangers onto the frame is time-consuming,
14 increases assembling cost and is not convenient.
Additionally, each hanger does not have a flat bottom surface, such that
16 the conventional tool hanger assembly can only be hung on a display board
and
17 cannot be positioned on a flat surface.
18 To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention intends to provide
19 a tool hanger assembly to obviate the aforementioned problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
21 The main objective of the present invention is to provide a tool hanger
22 assembly to save time for assembling.
23 A tool hanger assembly has a frame and a hanger. The frame has a back
24 plate and a bracket. The bracket is mounted securely on the back plate and
has a
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1 track formed in a top of the bracket. The hanger is mounted securely on the
2 frame and has a base plate and multiple pillars. The base plate is mounted
3 securely in the track. The pillars are securely mounted on the base plate at
4 intervals to allow sleeves to be mounted around. Accordingly, to assemble
the
hanger having the multiple pillars with the frame is quick, reduces assembling
6 cost and is convenient.
7 Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will
8 become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in
9 conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
11 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a tool hanger
12 assembly in accordance with the present invention;
13 Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the tool hanger assembly in Fig.
14 1;
Fig. 3 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the tool hanger
16 assembly in Fig. 1;
17 Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the toot hanger assembly in Fig.
18 1;
19 Fig. 5 is an enlarged side view in partial section of the tool hanger
assembly in Fig. 1;
21 Fig. 6 is an enlarged view in partial section of the tool hanger assembly
22 in Fig. 5;
23 Fig. 7 is an operational perspective view of the tool hanger assembly in
24 Fig. 1, wherein multiple sleeves are respectively mounted around the
pillars;
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1 Fig. 8 shows operational cross sectional views of the first embodiment of
2 the tool hanger assembly, showing a process of mounting a sleeve around a
3 pillar;
4 Fig. 9 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a second embodiment
of the tool hanger assembly in accordance with the present invention;
6 Fig. 10 is an enlarged perspective view of the tool hanger assembly in
7 Fig. 9;
8 Fig. 11 is an enlarged side view in partial section of the tool hanger
9 assembly in Fig. 10;
Fig. 12 is an enlarged view in partial section of the tool hanger assembly
11 in Fig. 11;
12 Fig. 13 shows operational cross sectional views of the second
13 embodiments of the tool hanger assembly, showing a process of mounting a
14 sleeve around a pillar;
Fig. 14 is a perspective view of the tool hanger assembly, wherein the
16 tool hanger assembly is positioned onto a display board;
17 Fig. 15 is a perspective view of the tool hanger assembly, wherein the
18 tool hanger assembly is put on a top of a tool trolley;
19 Fig. 16 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a tool hanger
assembly in accordance with the present invention; .
21 Fig. 17 is an exploded perspective view of the tool hanger assembly in
22 Fig. 16;
23 Fig. 18 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the tool hanger
24 assembly in Fig. 16;
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1 Fig. 19 is an enlarged perspective view of the tool hanger assembly in
2 Fig. 16;
3 Fig. 20 is an enlarged side view in partial section of the tool hanger
4 assembly in Fig. 16;
Fig. 21 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a fourth embodiment
6 of the tool hanger assembly in accordance with the present invention;
7 Fig. 22 is an enlarged perspective view of the tool hanger assembly in
8 Fig. 21;
9 Fig. 23 is an enlarged side view in partial section of the tool hanger
assembly in Fig. 21; and
11 Fig. 24 is an operational perspective view of the tool hanger assembly in
12 Fig. 21, wherein multiple sleeves are respectively mounted around the
pillars.
13 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
14 With reference to Figs. 1 to 5, a first embodiment of a tool hanger
assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises a frame 10 and a
16 hanger 20.
17 The frame 10 is made of aluminum and has a back plate 11 and a bracket
18 12. The back plate 11 is elongated and has a side surface, a top, a bottom,
two
19 opposite ends and two mounting holes 111. The bottom of the back plate 11
is
opposite to the top of the back plate 11. The mounting holes 111 are formed
21 through near the top and respectively near the opposite ends of the back
plate 11.
22 The bracket 12 is elongated, is mounted securely on the back plate 11
23 and has a connecting plate 121, a seat plate 122, a front protrusion 123, a
back
24 protrusion 124 and a track 125. The connecting plate 121 is mounted
securely on
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I the side surface near the bottom of the back plate 11 and has a distal
portion
2 opposite to the back plate 11.
3 The seat plate 122 is mounted securely on the distal portion of the
4 connecting plate 121 and has two opposite ends, a rectangular cross section,
a
5 top section, a length, a bottom surface, an extending channel 1221, an
opening
6 1222 and two concaves 1223. The length of the seat plate 122 is the same as
that
7 of the side surface of the back plate 11. The bottom surface of the seat
plate 122
8 is flat and is located at a horizontal plane flush with the bottom of the
back plate
9 11. The extending channel 1221 is formed inside the seat plate 122, is
formed
through the ends of the seat plate 122 and has a rectangular cross section.
11 The opening 1222 is formed in the top section of the seat plate 122,
12 communicates with the extending channel 1221 and has a length the same as
that
13 of the back plate 11. The opening 1222 divides the top section of the seat
plate
14 122 as a first segment and a second segment located between the first
segment
and the connecting plate 121.
16 The concaves 1223 are respectively formed in the first segment and the
17 second segment of the top section of the seat plate 122, communicate with
the
18 opening 1222, align with each other and are adjacent to one of the ends of
the
19 seat plate 122.
The front protrusion 123 is formed on and protrudes upward from the
21 first segment of the top section of the seat plate 122 and has a front rib
1231
22 protruding from the front protrusion 123.
23 The back protrusion 124 is formed on and protrudes upward from the
24 second segment of the top section of the seat plate 122 and has a back rib
1241
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1 protruding from the back protrusion 124. The front rib 1231 and the back rib
2 1241 face each other.
3 The track 125 is defined as a space between the front protrusion 123, the
4 back protrusion 124 and the top section of the seat plate 122 and has a
rectangular cross section.
6 The hanger 20 is made of plastic, is mounted securely on the frame 10
7 and has a base plate 21, a positioning button 22 and multiple pillars 23.
8 The base plate 21 is inserted securely into the track 125 and has a top and
9 a bottom opposite to the top of the base plate 21.
With further reference to Fig. 6, the positioning button 22 is round in
11 section, is formed on the bottom of the base plate 21 and has two opposite
sides
12 respectively engaging the concaves 1223.
13 The pillars 23 are formed on the top of the base plate 21 at intervals and
14 are located between the front rib 1231 and the back rib 1241. Each pillar
23 has a
support 231, a post 232 and a pillar hole 233. The supports 231 are mounted
16 securely on the top of the base plate 21 at intervals, are located between
the front
17 rib 1231 and the back rib 1241 and respectively have a thickness the same
as that
18 of the front rib 1231. The posts 232 are respectively mounted securely on
tops of
19 the supports 231 and respectively have a square cross section.
The pillar holes 233 are respectively formed through the base plate 21,
21 the supports 231, are respectively formed in the posts 232 and respectively
have
22 a top.
23 Preferably, each post 232 has an aperture 2321, a tab 2322 and a knob
24 2323. The apertures 2321 are respectively formed through the posts 232,
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1 communicate with the tops of the pillar holes 231 and respectively have two
2 opposite sides. The tabs 2322 are respectively mounted in the apertures
2321, are
3 respectively connected with the opposite sides of the apertures 2321 and
4 respectively have a central segment. The knobs 2323 are respectively mounted
securely on the central segments of the tabs 2322 and protrude outwardly.
6 The pillars 23 may not have the pillar holes 233, the tabs 2322 and the
7 knobs 2323 and still allow sleeves 30 to be mounted around in position. The
8 present invention does not limit the format of the pillars 23.
9 With reference to Figs. 7 and 8, while the sleeves 30 are put on the first
embodiment of the tool hanger assembly in accordance with the present
11 invention, inner surfaces of the sleeves 30 push the knobs 2323 inward the
pillar
12 holes 233 and bend the tabs 2322. When the sleeves 30 are respectively
mounted
13 around the pillars 23, the tabs 2322 recover to push the knobs 2323 towards
14 recesses 31 of the sleeves 30. Accordingly, with the knobs 2323 engaging
the
recesses 31 of the sleeves 30, the sleeves 30 can be mounted respectively
around
16 the pillars 23.
17 With reference to Figs. 3 and 4, when the hanger 20 is assembled with
18 the frame 10, the base plate 21 is inserted into the track 125 from one of
the ends
19 of the seat plate 122. Because the metallic frame 10 has the opening 1222,
the
metallic frame 10 has some resilience and tenacity to allow the positioning
21 button 22 to be slid into the concaves 1223 in position. Because the
positioning
22 button 22 is easily slid into and off from the concaves 1223, the hanger 20
is
23 easily assembled with and disassembled from the frame 10.
24 With reference to Figs. 9 to 12, a second embodiment of the tool hanger
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1 assembly has a frame 1 OA and a hanger 20A. The frame l0A of the second
2 embodiment is the same as the frame 10 of the first embodiment and has a
back
3 plate 11 A, two mounting holes 111A, a bracket 12A, a connecting plate 12
1A, a
4 seat plate 122A, a front protrusion 123A, a back protrusion 124A, an
extending
channel 1221A, an opening 1222A, two concaves 1223A, a front rib 1231A, a
6 back rib 1241A and a track 125A. The hanger 20A of the second embodiment is
.
7 substantially the same as the hanger 20 of the first embodiment and has a
base
8 plate 21A, a positioning button 22A and multiple pillars 23A. Each post 232A
9 has a round cross section. The pillar holes 233A are formed through the base
plate 21 A and are respectively and axially formed through the supports 231A
and
11 the posts 232A. Each post 232A has a top rim 2324A, a flange 2325A and two
12 gashes 2326A. Each flange 2325A is annular and radially formed around the
post
13 232A. The gashes 2326A of each post 232A are respectively formed through
the
14 top rim 2324A and the flange 2325A, are diametrically opposite to each
other
and communicate with the pillar hole 233A.
16 With reference to Figs. 9, 11 and 13, while the sleeves 30A are put on the
17 second embodiment of the tool hanger assembly in accordance with the
present
18 invention, inner surfaces of the sleeves 30A push the flanges 2325A inward
and
19 narrow the gashes 2326A, so the posts 232A can be respectively slid into
the
sleeves 30A. When the sleeves 30A are respectively mounted around the pillars
21 23A, the flanges 2325A recover and engage the recesses 31A of the sleeves
30A.
22 Accordingly, with the flanges 2325A engaging the recesses 31 A of the
sleeves
23 30A, the sleeves 30A can be mounted respectively around the pillars 23A.
24 With reference to Fig. 14, the first embodiment of the tool hanger
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1 assembly in accordance with the present invention is hung onto a display
board
2 40 by the mounting holes 111. With reference to Fig. 15, the bracket 12 is
3 steadily put on a top of a tool trolley 50 because the bottom surface of the
seat
4 plate 122 of the bracket 12 is flat. Accordingly, the tool hanger assembly
in
accordance with the present invention can be conveniently positioned on any
flat
6 surface.
7 The hanger 20,20A with the multiple pillars 23,23A can hang the
8 multiple sleeves 30,30A. Because combining the hanger 20,20A having the
9 multiple pillars 23,23A with the frame 10,1OA is easy, to assemble the
hanger
20,20A with the frame 10,1OA is quick, reduces assembling cost and is
11 convenient for hanging multiple sleeves 30,30A.
12 With reference to Figs. 16 to 20, a third embodiment of the tool hanger
13 assembly is substantially the same as the first embodiment and has a frame
l OB
14 and a hanger 20B. The frame l OB of the second embodiment is substantially
the
same as the frame 10 of the first embodiment and has a back plate 11B, two
16 mounting holes 111 B, a bracket 12B, a connecting plate 121B, a seat plate
122B,
17 a front protrusion 123B, a back protrusion 124B, an extending channel
1221B,
18 an opening 1222B and a track 125B.
19 The bracket 12B further has multiple through holes 126B and does not
have the concaves 1223, the front rib 1231 and the back rib 1241 of the first
21 embodiment. The opening 1222B is formed in the bottom surface of the seat
22 plate 122B. The through holes 126B are formed through the top section of
the
23 seat plate 122B at intervals, are located between the front protrusion 123B
and
24 the back protrusion 124B and communicate with the extending channel 1221 B.
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I The hanger 20B of the second embodiment is substantially the same as
2 the hanger 20 of the first embodiment and has a base plate 21B and multiple
3 pillars 23B. The base plate 21B further has multiple connecting holes 211B
4 formed through the base plate 21B and respectively aligning with the through
5 holes 126B. The hanger 20B further has multiple screwing devices 22B and
does
6 not have the positioning button 22 of the first embodiment. The screwing
devices
7 22B are mounted respectively through the connecting holes 211E and are
8 respectively mounted securely through the through holes 126B. Each screwing
9 device 22B has a bolt and a nut screwed with the bolt to connect securely
the
10 hanger 20B with the frame IOB.
11 With reference to Figs. 21 to 23, a fourth embodiment of the tool hanger
12 assembly has a frame l OC and a hanger 20C. The frame 1 OC of the fourth
13 embodiment is the same as the frame l OB of the third embodiment and has a
14 back plate I I C, two mounting holes 111C, a bracket 12C, a connecting
plate
121C, a seat plate 122C, a front protrusion 123C, a back protrusion 124C, an
16 extending channel 1221 C, an opening 1222C, a track 125C and multiple
through
17 holes 126C. Each pillar 23C of the fourth embodiment is the same as each
pillar
18 23A of the second embodiment and has a support 231 C, a post 232C, a pillar
hole
19 233C, a top rim 2324C, a flange 2325C and two gashes 2326C.
With reference to Fig. 24, each sleeve 30C has a size sign 32C which is
21 printed on an outer surface of the sleeve 30C by rolling, such that each
size sign
22 32C is often printed on an uncertain position of the sleeve 30C.
Accordingly, the
23 size signs 32C can not be rotated to face a user when the sleeves 30C are
24 mounted around the square pillars 23,23B. Because the pillars 23A,23C of
the
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I second and the fourth embodiments are round, the sleeves 30C are easily
rotated
2 clockwise or counterclockwise to make the size signs 32C of the sleeves 30C
3 always face a user.
