Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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1 HAND TOOL FRAME
2 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
3 1. Field of the Invention
4 The present invention relates to a hand tool frame, and more
particularly
to a hand tool frame that may provide a positioning effect to hand tools that
are
6 mounted on the hand tool frame and may provide a stable clamping effect
to the
7 hand tools.
8 2. Description of Related Art
9 A conventional hand tool frame is used to clamp and store hand tools,
and has a track base and multiple positioning mounts. The positioning mounts
11 are slidably mounted on the track base. Accordingly, hand tools such as
sleeves,
12 wrenches or screwdrivers may be securely mounted on or clamped between
the
13 positioning mounts to store the hand tools on the track base of the
conventional
14 hand tool frame.
However, the positioning mounts of the conventional hand tool frame
16 lack engaging structures relative to the track base to hold or clamp the
hand tools
17 securely on the track base at specific positions. When the conventional
hand tool
18 frame is moved or someone hits the hand tools that are stored on,the
track base of
19 the conventional hand tool frame, the positions of the hand tools that are
mounted on the positioning mounts may be changed, and the hand tools that are
21 clamped between the positioning mounts may be separated from the
positioning
22 mounts. Then, the hand tools cannot be securely mounted on the
positioning
23 mounts at fixed positions or cannot be securely clamped between the
positioning
24 mounts, and a user needs to adjust the positions of the hand tools after
moving
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1 the conventional hand tool frame, and the hand tools may be separated
from the
2 positioning mounts and injure the users.
3 To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention tends to provide a
4 hand tool frame to mitigate the aforementioned problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
6 One aspect of the invention is to provide a hand tool frame that may
7 provide a positioning effect to hand tools that are mounted on the hand tool
8 frame and may provide a stable clamping effect to the hand tools.
9 The hand tool frame has a track base and at least one positioning
mount.
The track base is elongated and has an elongated seat and two rail tabs. The
11 elongated seat has a U-shaped cross section and two ends. The two rail
tabs are
12 formed respectively on the two ends of the elongated seat to define a
rail channel
13 between the rail tabs. Each rail tab has a top surface and a bottom
surface. The at
14 least one positioning mount is slidably mounted on the track base, and
each one
of the at least one positioning mount has a sliding seat, a holding board, a
16 positioning board, and a positioning bolt. The sliding seat is slidably
mounted on
17 the top surfaces of the rail tabs of the track base and has a top and a
through hole
18 defined through the sliding seat. The holding board is formed on and
protrudes
19 from the top of the sliding seat. The positioning board is slidably
mounted in the
elongated seat of the track base, selectively abuts the bottom surfaces of the
rail
21 tabs, and has a threaded hole defined through the positioning board. The
22 positioning bolt is mounted through the through hole in the sliding seat
and is
23 screwed with the threaded hole in the positioning board.
24 = Another aspect of the invention is to provide a hand tool frame
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1 comprising:
2 a track base being elongated and having
3 an elongated seat
having a U-shaped cross section and two ends;
4 and
two rail tabs formed respectively on the two ends of the elongated
6 seat to define a
rail channel between the rail tabs, and each one of the rail tabs
7 having a top surface and a bottom surface; and
8 at least one
positioning mount slidably mounted on the track base, and
9 each one of the at least one positioning mount having
a sliding seat slidably mounted on the top surfaces of the rail tabs
11 of the track base
and having a top and a through hole defined through the sliding
12 seat;
13 a holding board
formed on and protruding from the top of the
14 sliding seat and
being perpendicular to the sliding seat such that each one of the
at least one positioning mount has a L-shaped cross section;
16 a positioning board
slidably mounted in the elongated seat of the
17 track base,
selectively abutting the bottom surfaces of the rail tabs, and having a
18 threaded hole defined in the positioning board; and
19 a positioning bolt
mounted through the through hole in the sliding
seat and screwed with the threaded hole in the positioning board, wherein
21 the track base
further has two outer brackets connected respectively with
22 the rail tabs; and
23 the track base further has at least one magnetic element securely
24 mounted on a bottom of the elongated seat and located between the outer
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2 Yet another aspect
of the invention is to provide a hand tool frame
3 comprising:
4 a track base being elongated and having
an elongated seat having a U-shaped cross section and two ends;
6 and
7 two rail tabs
formed respectively on the two ends of the elongated seat to
8 define a rail
channel between the rail tabs, and each one of the rail tabs having a
9 top surface and a bottom surface; and
at least one positioning mount slidably mounted on the track base, and
11 each one of the at least one positioning mount having
12 a sliding seat
slidably mounted on the top surfaces of the rail tabs
13 of the track base
and having a top and a through hole defined through the sliding
14 seat;
a holding board formed on and protruding from the top of the
16 sliding seat and
being perpendicular to the sliding seat such that each one of the
17 at least one positioning mount has a L-shaped cross section;
18 a positioning board
slidably mounted in the elongated seat of the
19 track base,
selectively abutting the bottom surfaces of the rail tabs, and having a
threaded hole defined in the positioning board; and
21 a positioning
bolt mounted through the through hole in the sliding
22 seat and screwed with the threaded hole in the positioning board,
23 wherein the track base further has two outer brackets connected
24 respectively with the rail tabs;
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1 each outer bracket
has a rail flange formed on a top of the outer bracket
2 and extending
toward the other outer bracket to define a sliding channel between
3 the rail flange and a corresponding one of the rail tabs; and
4 the sliding seat of
each one of the at least one positioning mount has two
wings formed respectively on two sides of the sliding seat and mounted
6 respectively and
slidably in the sliding channels between the outer brackets and
7 the rail tabs; and
8 wherein the track
base further has at least one magnetic element securely
9 mounted on a bottom of the elongated seat and located between the outer
.. brackets.
11 Other advantages
and novel features of the invention will become more
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1 apparent from the following detailed description when taken in
conjunction with
2 the accompanying drawings.
3 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
4 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a hand tool frame
in
accordance with the present invention;
6 Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the hand tool frame in Fig. 1;
7 Fig. 3 is a side view in partial section of the hand tool frame in Fig.
1;
8 Fig. 4 is an enlarged end view in partial section of the hand tool frame
in
9 Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 is a side view in partial section of a second embodiment of a hand
11 tool frame in accordance with the present invention;
12 Fig. 6 is a side view in partial section of a third embodiment of a hand
13 tool frame in accordance with the present invention; and
14 Fig. 7 is an operational perspective view of the hand tool frame in Fig.
1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
16 With reference to Figs. 1 to 4, a first embodiment of a hand tool frame
in
17 accordance with the present invention comprises a track base 10 and at
least one .
18 positioning mount 30.
19 The track base 10 is elongated and has an elongated seat 12, two rail
tabs
14, two outer brackets 20, and at least one magnetic element 26. The elongated
21 seat 12 has a U-shaped cross section and two ends. The two rail tabs 14
are
22 formed respectively on the two ends of the elongated seat 12 to define a
rail
23 channel 16 between the rail tabs 14. Each rail tab 14 has a top surface
and a
24 bottom surface. The outer brackets 20 are connected respectively with
the rail
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1 tabs 14. Each outer bracket 20 has a rail flange 22 formed on a top of
the outer
2 bracket 20 and extending toward the other outer bracket 20 to define a
sliding
3 channel 24 between the rail flange 22 and a corresponding one of the rail
tabs 14.
4 The at least one magnetic element 26 is securely mounted on a bottom of
the
elongated seat 12 and is located between the outer brackets 20. Preferably,
each
6 magnetic element 26 is securely mounted on the elongated seat 12 by a
bolt and a
7 nut.
8 The at least one
positioning mount 30 is slidably mounted on the track base
9 10. Preferably, multiple positioning mounts 30 are implemented. Each one
of the
at least one positioning mount 30 has a sliding seat 32, a holding board 34, a
11 positioning board 36, and a positioning bolt 38. The sliding seat 32 is
slidably
12 mounted on the top surfaces of the rail tabs 14 of the track base 10 and
has a top
13 and a through hole 322 defined through the sliding seat 32. In addition,
the
14 sliding seat 32 may further have two wings 324 formed respectively on
two sides
of the sliding seat 32 and mounted respectively and slidably in the sliding
16 channels 24 between the outer brackets 20 and the rail tabs 14. The
holding
17 board 34 is formed on and protrudes from the sliding seat 32. In the first
18 embodiment, the holding board 34 is bent to define a clamping recess 342
in the
19 holding board 34. The holding board 34 may further have a holding flange
344
formed on a top of the holding board 34 and extending inclinedly toward a
21 direction opposite the sliding seat 32.
22 The positioning board
36 is slidably mounted in the elongated seat 12 of
23 the track base 10, selectively abuts the bottom surfaces of the rail
tabs 14, and
24 has a threaded hole 362 defined in the positioning board 36. The
positioning bolt
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screwed
2 with the threaded hole 362 in the positioning board 36.
3 With reference to
Fig. 5, in the second embodiment, the holding board
4 34A of each positioning mount 30A may be a flat board and has a holding
flange
5 344A formed on a top of the holding board 34A.
6 With reference to
Fig. 6, in the third embodiment, the holding board
7 34B of each positioning mount 30B may be a flat board.
8 With reference to
Figs. 2, 4 and7, when the hand tool frame in the
9 present invention is in use, the positioning bolts 38 of the positioning
mounts 30
are loosened from the threaded holes 362 in the positioning boards 36 to make
11 the positioning boards 36 leave the position where the positioning
boards 36 abut
12 the bottom surfaces of the rail tabs 14. Accordingly, the sliding seats
32 of the
13 positioning mounts 30 can be pushed to slide along the rail channel 16
relative to
14 the elongated seat 12. Accordingly, different kinds of hand tools such
as pliers 70,
combination spanners 71, adjustable wrenches 72, socket wrenches 73,
16 hexagonal wrenches 74 or screwdrivers 75 may be respectively inserted
into a
17 holding space that is formed between the holding boards 34,34A,34B of
adjacent
18 positioning mounts 30,30A,30B. Then, the positioning bolts 38 are tightly
19 screwed with the threaded holes 362 in the positioning boards 36 to make
the
positioning boards 36 abut against the bottom surfaces of the rail tabs 14.
21 Consequently, the hand tools are securely clamped between the holding
boards
22 34,34A,34B of the positioning mounts 30,30A,30B without changing
positions
23 or separating from the positioning mounts 30,30A,30B even when a force
is
24 applied to the hand tool frame. In addition, the hand tool frame can be
attached to
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1 an object for holding hand tools in a horizontal or vertical manner, so
the hand
2 tool frame is versatile in use.
3 Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present
4 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,
6 and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size,
and
7 arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full
extent
8 indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended
9 claims are expressed.
