Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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1 POSITIONING FRAME FOR SOCKET BITS
2 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
3 1. Field of the Invention
4 The present invention relates to a positioning frame, and more
particularly to a positioning frame for socket bits that can provide an
enhanced
6 structural strength and can be used conveniently.
7 2. Description of the Prior Art
8 A conventional positioning frame for socket bits has a track disc, a
9 handle and multiple positioning blocks. The track disc is made by
aluminum
extrusion and has a periphery, a surface and multiple racks. The racks are
formed
11 in the surface of the track disc at intervals. The handle is mounted on
the
12 periphery of the track disc. The positioning blocks are slidably mounted
in the
13 racks of the track disc. The user can store and display the socket bits
by mounting
14 the socket bits around the positioning blocks.
Though the conventional positioning frame for socket bits can position
16 the socket bits for storage purposes, the handle is exposed out of the
track disc
17 such that the whole volume of the conventional positioning frame is
increased.
18 The user needs a large space to store the conventional positioning frame
and this
19 is inconvenient both in storage and use. In addition, when the
conventional
positioning frame is used to store a lot of socket bits or heavy tools, the
structural
21 strength of the conventional positioning frame cannot bear the weight of
the
22 socket bits or the tools and may be distorted.
23 To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides a
24 positioning frame for socket bits to mitigate the aforementioned
problems.
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
One aspect of the present invention is to provide a positioning frame for
socket bits
that can provide an enhanced structural strength and can be used conveniently.
The positioning frame for socket bits in accordance with the present invention
has a
track disc and a supporting device. The track disc has at least one baseboard,
at least two
positioning racks and at least two holding racks. The racks are formed on the
at least one
baseboard. Each one of the at least two holding racks has a holding recess and
an opening.
The supporting device is detachably connected to the track disc and has
multiple fixing
boards and at least two supporting mounts. The fixing boards are movably
mounted in the
holding recesses of the at least two holding racks. The at least two
supporting mounts are
securely connected to the fixing boards to abut against the at least one
baseboard, and each
one of the at least two supporting mounts has at least two through holes and
at least two
screw bolts.
According to an aspect of the invention, there .is provided a positioning
frame for
socket bits comprising: a track disc made by aluminum extrusion, being
elongated and having
at least one baseboard being rectangular in shape, and each one of the at
least one
baseboard having a top surface; a bottom surface; two opposite sides; and a
length; at least
two positioning racks formed on the top surface of the at least one baseboard
at intervals,
and each one of the at least two positioning racks having a length equal to
the length of each
one of the at least one baseboard; and at least two holding racks formed on
the bottom
surface of the at least one baseboard at intervals, and each one of the at
least two holding
racks having a bottom side; a length equal to the length of each one of the at
least one
baseboard; a holding recess formed in the holding rack and having a width; and
an opening
formed through the bottom side of the holding rack, communicating with the
holding recess
and having a width narrower than the width of the holding recess; and a
supporting device
detachably connected to the track disc and having multiple fixing boards, at
least two of the
fixing boards movably mounted in the holding recess of each one of the at
least two holding
racks, and each fixing board having a fixing hole formed through the fixing
board and
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communicating with the opening of a corresponding holding rack; wherein one of
the
at least two fixing boards that are mounted in the holding recess of the
corresponding
holding rack aligns with one of the at least two fixing boards that are
mounted in the
holding recess of the adjacent holding rack; and at least two supporting
mounts
connected to the bottom surface of the at least one baseboard to form a space
between the at least two supporting mounts and the bottom surface of the at
least
one baseboard, one of the at least two supporting mounts connected to the
bottom
surface and one of the opposite sides of the at least one baseboard, and the
other
one of the at least two supporting mounts connected to the bottom surface and
the
other one of the opposite sides of the at least one baseboard, and each one of
the at
least two supporting mounts having a top; a bottom; an outer side; and at
least two
through holes formed through the top of the supporting mount and each
respectively
aligning with the fixing holes of the fixing boards that align with each other
in the at
least two holding racks, and each one of the at least two through holes having
a
screw bolt mounted through the through hole and securely mounted in the fixing
hole
of the corresponding fixing board via the opening of the corresponding holding
rack
to connect the supporting mount securely at the bottom surface of the at least
one
baseboard.
Other 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:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a positioning frame in
accordance with the present invention;
Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the positioning frame in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross sectional view in partial section of the
positioning frame across line 3-3 in Fig. 1;
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1 Fig. 4 is another enlarged side view in partial section of the
positioning
2 frame across line 4-4 in Fig. 1;
3 Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a positioning
4 frame in accordance with the present invention;
Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the positioning frame in Fig. 5;
6 Fig. 7 is an enlarged cross sectional view in partial section of the
7 positioning frame across line 7-7 in Fig. 5;
8 Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a positioning
frame
9 in accordance with the present invention;
Fig. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the positioning frame in Fig. 8;
11 Fig. 10 is an enlarged cross sectional view in partial section of the
12 positioning frame across line 10-10 in Fig. 8;
13 Fig. 11 is another enlarged cross sectional view in partial section of
the
14 positioning frame across line 11-11 in Fig. 8;
Fig. 12 is an operational perspective view of the positioning frame in Fig.
16 8;
17 Fig. 13 is another operational perspective view of the positioning frame
18 in Fig. 8;
19 Fig. 14 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a positioning
frame in accordance with the present invention;
21 Fig. 15 is an exploded perspective view of the positioning frame in Fig.
22 14;
23 Fig. 16 is an enlarged cross sectional view in partial section of the
24 positioning frame across line 16-16 in Fig. 14; and
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1 Fig. 17 is another enlarged cross sectional view in partial section of
the
2 positioning frame across line 17-17 in Fig. 14.
3 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
4 With reference to Figs. 1 to 4, a first embodiment of a positioning
frame
for socket bits in accordance with the present invention has a track disc 10
and a
6 supporting device 20.
7 The track disc 10 is made by aluminum extrusion, is elongated and has a
8 baseboard 11, multiple positioning racks 12 and multiple holding racks
13. The
9 baseboard 11 may be rectangular in shape and has a top surface, a bottom
surface,
two opposite sides and a length. The positioning racks 12 may be hollow, are
11 formed on and protrude from the top surface of the baseboard 11 at
intervals, and
12 each positioning rack 12 has a length, a bottom side, two opposite
sidewalls and
13 two clamping slots 121. The length of the positioning rack 12 is equal
to the
14 length of the baseboard 11. The clamping slots 121 are respectively
formed in the
opposite sidewalls of the positioning rack 12 above the bottom side of the
16 positioning rack 12. Preferably, the track disc 10 has three positioning
racks 12
17 formed on and protruding from the top surface of the baseboard 11. With
further
18 reference to Figs. 3 and 4, multiple positioning blocks 30 can be
mounted
19 slidably on and clamp the positioning racks 12 of the track disc 10 to
hold socket
bits on the track disc 10.
21 The holding racks 13 are respectively formed in the positioning racks
12,
22 and each holding rack 13 has a bottom side, a length, a holding recess
131 and an
23 opening 132. The length of the holding rack 13 is equal to the length of
the
24 baseboard 11. The holding recess 131 is formed in the holding rack 13
and has a
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1 width (A). The opening 132 is formed through the bottom side of the
holding
2 rack 13, communicates with the holding recess 131 and has a width (B).
The
3 width (A) of the holding recess 131 is wider than the width (B) of the
opening
4 132.
5 The supporting device 20 is detachably connected to the track disc
10
6 and has multiple fixing boards 21, a first supporting mount 22 and a
second
7 supporting mount 25. The fixing boards 21 may be quadrate, are movably
8 mounted in the holding recesses 131 of the holding racks 13 adjacent to
the
9 opposite sides of the baseboard 11. Each fixing board 21 has a fixing
hole 211
formed through the fixing board 21 and communicating with the opening 132 of
11 a corresponding holding rack 13. Because the width (A) of the holding
recess 131
12 is wider than the width (B) of the opening 132, the fixing boards 21
will not
13 depart from the holding recesses 131 of the holding racks 13 via the
openings
14 132.
The first supporting mount 22 may be square, is made by aluminum
16 extrusion and is connected to the bottom surface and one of the opposite
sides of
17 the baseboard 11. The first supporting mount 22 has a top, a bottom, an
outer side,
18 a through opening 221, multiple through holes 222, multiple screw bolts
223, an
19 extending tab 23 and a side panel 24. The through opening 221 is
elongated and
is formed through the bottom of the first supporting mount 22. The through
holes
21 222 are formed through the top of the first supporting mount 22 at
intervals,
22 communicate with the through opening 221 and respectively align with the
fixing
23 holes 211 of the fixing boards 21 that are mounted on the same one of
the
24 opposite sides of the baseboard 11 as the first supporting mount 22. The
screw
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1 bolts 223 are respectively mounted through the through holes 222 of the
first
2 supporting mount 22 via the through opening 221 and are respectively and
3 securely mounted in the fixing holes 211 of the fixing boards 21 via the
openings
4 132 of the holding racks13 to connect the first supporting mount 22
securely with
the fixing boards 21 at one of the opposite sides of the baseboard 11 and to
6 connect the first supporting mount 22 securely at the bottom surface of
the
7 baseboard 11.
8 The extending tab 23 is formed on and transversally protrudes from the
9 outer side of the first supporting mount 22 at the top of the first
supporting mount
22, abuts the bottom surface of the baseboard 11 and has an outer side. The
side
11 panel 24 is formed on and upwardly protrudes from the outer side of the
12 extending tab 23 to close the positioning racks 12 and the holding racks
13 at the
13 same one of the opposite sides of the baseboard 11 as the first
supporting mount
14 22 to prevent the fixing boards 21 from separating from the
corresponding one of
the opposite sides of the baseboard 11.
16 The second supporting mount 25 may be square, is made by aluminum
17 extrusion and is connected to the bottom surface and the other one of
the opposite
18 sides of the baseboard 11. The second supporting mount 25 has a top, a
bottom,
19 an outer side, a through opening 251, multiple through holes 252,
multiple screw
bolts 253, an extending tab 26 and a side panel 27. The through opening 251 is
21 elongated and is formed through the bottom of the second supporting
mount 25.
22 The through holes 252 are formed through the top of the second
supporting
23 mount 25 at intervals, communicate with the through opening 251 and
24 respectively align with the fixing holes 211 of the fixing boards 21
that are
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1 mounted on the same one of the opposite sides of the baseboard 11 as the
second
2 supporting mount 25. The screw bolts 253 are respectively mounted through
the
3 through holes 252 of the second supporting mount 25 via the through
opening
4 251 and are respectively and securely mounted in the fixing holes 211 of
the
fixing boards 21 via the openings 132 of the holding racks13 to connect the
6 second supporting mount 25 securely with the fixing boards 21 at the
other one
7 of the opposite sides of the baseboard 11 and to connect the second
supporting
8 mount 25 securely at the bottom surface of the baseboard 11. Accordingly,
the
9 supporting mounts 22, 25 are respectively connected to the opposite sides
of the
baseboard 11.
11 The extending tab 26 is formed on and transversally protrudes from the
12 outer side of the second supporting mount 25, is formed at the top of
the second
13 supporting mount 25, abuts the bottom surface of the baseboard 11 and
has an
14 outer side. The side panel 27 is formed on and upwardly protrudes from
the outer
side of the extending tab 26 to close the positioning racks 12 and the holding
16 racks 13 at the same one of the opposite sides of the baseboard 11 as
the second
17 supporting mount 25 to prevent the fixing boards 21 from separating from
the
18 corresponding one of the opposite sides of the baseboard 11.
19 With reference to Figs. 1 to 4, the first supporting mount 22 and the
second supporting mount 25 are respectively connected to the opposite sides of
21 the baseboard 11 to reinforce the structural strength of the track disc
10.
22 Preferably, the supporting device 20 may have another supporting mount
23 mounted on the bottom surface of the baseboard 11 between the first
supporting
24 mount 22 and the second supporting mount 25 to further reinforce the
structural
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1 strength of the track disc 10. In addition, the supporting mounts 22, 25
are
2 mounted on and protrude from the bottom surface of the baseboard 11, and
this
3 can provide a space between the supporting mounts 22, 25 and the bottom
4 surface of the baseboard 11. Then, the positioning frame for socket bits
can be
held upward by a user inserting fingers into the space between the supporting
6 mounts 22, 25 and the bottom surface of the baseboard 11 without using
the
7 handle of the conventional positioning frame, and this can reduce the
whole
8 volume of the positioning frame in storage.
9 Furthermore, the track disc 10 is made by aluminum extrusion and may
have multiple sharp points formed at the positioning racks 12 and the holding
11 racks 13. The side panels 24,27 of the supporting mounts 22,25 are used
to close
12 the positioning racks 12 and the holding racks 13 to prevent the user
from getting
13 hurt by touching the ends of the positioning racks 12 and the holding
racks 13,
14 and this can improve the safety in use. In addition, the side panels 24,
27 of the
supporting mounts 22, 25 also can prevent the positioning blocks 30 that are
16 mounted around the positioning racks 12 from separating from the rack
disc 10.
17 Additionally, the screw bolts 223, 253 can be loosened to form a gap
18 between the corresponding supporting mounts 22, 25, the corresponding
fixing
19 boards 21 and the holding racks 13 to enable the supporting mounts 22,
25 to
push the fixing boards 21 to move in the holding recesses 131 of the track
disc 10.
21 Then, the distance between the supporting mounts 22, 25 can be adjusted
22 according to the user's need.
23 With reference to Figs. 5 to 7, a second embodiment of a positioning
24 frame for socket bits has similar structures substantially same as the
structures in
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1 the above-mentioned first embodiment of the positioning frame except the
track
2 disc 10A has two baseboards 11A. Each baseboard 11A has an inner side and
a
3 connecting wing 111A, 112A. The connecting wing 111A, 112A is formed on
and
4 protrudes transversally from the inner side of the baseboard 11A. The
connecting
wings 111A, 112A are stacked together.
6 The structural relationships and the positions of the positioning
racks
7 12A and the holding racks 13A of the second embodiment of the positioning
8 frame are substantially same as the structures in the above-mentioned
first
9 embodiment of the positioning frame. Preferably, one of the positioning
racks
12A is formed on and protrudes from one of the baseboards 11A, and the other
11 positioning racks 12A are formed on and protrude from the other
baseboard 11A.
12 With reference to Figs. 8 to 11, a third embodiment of a positioning
13 frame for socket bits has similar structures substantially same as the
structures in
14 the above-mentioned second embodiment of the positioning frame except
the
track disc 10B has five positioning racks 12B and five holding racks 13B. Two
of
16 the positioning racks 12B are formed on and protrude from one of the
baseboards
17 11B, and the other three positioning racks 12B are formed on and
protrude from
18 the other baseboard 11B. In addition, the numbers of the fixing boards
21B, of
19 the through holes 222B formed through the first supporting mount 22B, of
the
through holes 252B formed through the second supporting mount 25B, of the
21 screw bolts 223B of the first supporting mount 22B, and of the screw
bolts 253B
22 of the second supporting mounts 25B are each respectively equal to the
number
23 of the positioning racks 12B.
24 With reference to Figs. 12 and 13, in the third embodiment of the
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1 positioning frame for socket bits, the supporting mounts 22B, 25B are
mounted
2 on and protrude from the bottom surface of the baseboard 11B, and this
can
3 provide a space between the supporting mounts 22B, 25B and the bottom
surface
4 of the baseboard 11B. Then, the positioning frame for socket bits can be
held
5 upward by a user inserting fingers into the space between the supporting
mounts
6 22B, 25B and the bottom surface of the baseboard 11B at a transversal
direction
7 or a longitudinal direction without using the handle of the conventional
8 positioning frame, and this can reduce the whole volume of the
positioning frame
9 in storage.
10 With reference to Figs. 14 to 17, a fourth embodiment of a positioning
11 frame for socket bits has similar structures substantially same as the
structures in
12 the above-mentioned first embodiment of the positioning frame except the
13 positioning racks 42 of the track disc 40 are formed in the top surface
of the
14 baseboard 41 at intervals, and each positioning rack 42 has a bottom
side, a top
side, a clamping slot 421 and an opening 422. The clamping slot 421 is formed
in
16 the bottom side of the positioning rack 42 and has a width (C). The
opening 422
17 is formed through the top side of the positioning rack 42, communicates
with the
18 clamping slot 421 and has a width (D). The width of the clamping slot
421 of the
19 positioning rack 42 is wider than the width of the opening 422 of the
positioning
rack 42. With further reference to Figs. 16 and 17, multiple positioning
blocks 60
21 can be mounted slidably on and clamp the positioning racks 42 of the
track disc
22 40 to hold socket bits on the track disc 40. In addition, the structural
relationship
23 between the opening 422 and the clamping slot 421 of each one of the
positioning
24 rack 42 can prevent the corresponding positioning block 60 from
departing from
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1 the clamping slot 421 of the positioning rack 42.
2 Furthermore,
the holding racks 43 are formed in the bottom surface of
3 the baseboard
41 at intervals and align with the positioning racks 42, and each
4 holding rack
43 has a bottom side, a top side, a holding recess 431 and an
opening 432. The holding recess 431 is formed in the bottom side of the
holding
6 rack 43 and
has a width (E). The opening 432 is formed through the top side of
7 the holding
rack 43, communicates with the holding recess 431 and has a width
8 (F). The
width (E) of the holding recess 431 is wider than the width (F) of the
9 opening 432 of the holding rack 43.
The supporting device 50 is detachably connected to the track disc 40
11 and has
multiple fixing boards 51, a first supporting mount 52 and a second
12 supporting
mount 55. The fixing boards 51 may be quadrate, are movably
13 mounted in
the holding recesses 431 of the holding racks 43 adjacent to the
14 opposite
sides of the baseboard 41. Each fixing board 51 has a fixing hole 511
formed through the fixing board 51 and communicates with the opening 432 of a
16 corresponding
holding rack 43. Because the width (E) of the holding recess 431
17 is wider than
the width (F) of the opening 432, the fixing boards 51 will not
18 depart from
the holding recesses 431 of the holding racks 43 via the openings
19 432.
The first supporting mount 52 may be square, is made by aluminum
21 extrusion and is connected to the bottom surface and one of the opposite
sides of
22 the baseboard 41. The first supporting mount 52 has atop, a bottom, an
outer side,
23 a through
opening 521, multiple through holes 522, multiple screw bolts 523, an
24 extending tab
53 and a side panel 54. The first supporting mount 52 of the fourth
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1 embodiment of the positioning frame has similar structures substantially
same as
2 the structures of the first supporting mount 22 in the above-mentioned first
3 embodiment of the positioning frame, and the description of the first
supporting
4 mount 52 is omitted.
The second supporting mount 55 may be square, is made by aluminum
6 extrusion and is connected to the bottom surface and the other one of the
opposite
7 sides of the baseboard 51. The second supporting mount 55 has a top, a
bottom,
8 an outer side, a through opening 551, multiple through holes 552,
multiple screw
9 bolts 553, an extending tab 56 and a side panel 57. The second supporting
mount
55 of the fourth embodiment of the positioning frame has similar structures
11 substantially same as the structures of the second supporting mount 25
in the
12 above-mentioned first embodiment of the positioning frame, and the
description
13 of the second supporting mount 55 is omitted.
14 According to the above-mentioned descriptions, the positioning frame
for socket bits in accordance with the present invention has the following
16 advantages.
17 1. The supporting mounts 22, 25, 22A, 25A, 22B, 25B, 52, 55 are
18 mounted on and protrude from the bottom surface of the baseboard 11,
11A, 11B,
19 41 and this can provide a space between the supporting mounts 22,25,
22A, 25A,
22B, 25B, 52, 55 and the bottom surface of the baseboard 11, 11A, 11B, 41.
21 Further, the positioning frame for socket bits in accordance with the
present
22 invention can be held upward by a user inserting fingers into the space
between
23 the supporting mounts 22, 25, 22A, 25A, 22B, 25B, 52, 55 and the bottom
24 surface of the baseboard 11, 11A, 11B, 41 at a transversal direction or
a
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1 longitudinal direction conveniently.
2 2. The supporting device 20, 20A, 20B, 50 has at least two supporting
3 mounts 22,25, 22A, 25A, 22B, 25B, 52,55 mounted on the bottom surface of
the
4 baseboard 11, 11A, 11B, 41 to reinforce the structural strength of the
track disc
10, 10A, 10B, 40. Then, when the positioning frame is used to mount a lot of
6 socket bits or heavy tools, the structural strength of the positioning
frame can
7 bear the weight of the socket bits or the tools without distorting the
positioning
8 frame.
9 3. The positioning frame for socket bits in accordance with the present
invention can be held upward by a user inserting fingers into the space
between
11 the supporting mounts 22, 25, 22A, 25A, 22B, 25B, 52, 55 and the bottom
12 surface of the baseboard 11, 11A, 11B, 41 without using the handle of
the
13 conventional positioning frame, and this can reduce the whole volume of
the
14 positioning frame in storage.
4. The track disc 10, 10A, 10B, 40 of the positioning frame in
16 accordance with the present invention has at least one positioning rack
12, 12A,
17 12B, 42 formed on or formed in the top surface of the baseboard 11, 11A,
11B,
18 41, and different quantities of positioning blocks 30, 60 can be mounted
around
19 or mounted in the at least one positioning rack 12, 12A, 12B, 42. The
positioning
frame in accordance with the present invention can be used to store socket
bits
21 according to the user's need conveniently.
22 Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present
23 invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together
with details of
24 the structure and features of the invention, the disclosure is
illustrative only.
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1 Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size,
and
2 arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full
extent
3 indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended
4 claims are expressed.
