Magnetic tool holder

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9757853-B2
Application number	US-201514715722-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 19, 2015
Priority date	Jul 31, 2014
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

Abstract

A tool holder includes a rack and at least one seat connected to the rack. The seat includes an assembling portion and an attached portion spaced from the assembling portion. The assembling portion is detachably mounted to the rack. The attached portion includes an abutted face and a recess. The abutted face is located opposite to the rack. The recess is located between the abutted face and the assembling portion. The recess receives a magnet adapted to magnetically attach to a metal object.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A tool holder comprising:
a magnet;
a rack extending along an axis; and
at least one seat connected to the rack, with the at least one seat including an assembling portion and an attached portion, with the assembling portion including a slot, with the rack slideably received in the slot along the axis, with the attached portion spaced from the assembling portion in a first direction perpendicular to the axis, with the attached portion including an abutted face and a recess, with the abutted face located opposite to the rack, with the recess located spaced from the slot and between the abutted face and the assembling portion, and with the recess receiving the magnet.

2. The tool holder as claimed in claim 1 , with the rack including a rail, with the rail including a body and at least one hole formed on the body and extending in the first direction, with the assembling portion including a protrusion integrally formed and extending in the first direction into the slot and engaged into the at least one hole of the rail.

3. The tool holder as claimed in claim 2 , with the assembling portion including a guiding face formed on an end of the protrusion inside the slot, with a tilted angle formed between the guiding face and the axis, and with the tilted angle being less than 10 degrees.

4. The tool holder as claimed in claim 2 , with the rack including a plurality of clips, with each clip detachably mounted on the rail along the axis, with each clip including a head formed opposite to the rail, with the head of each clip having resiliency and being shaped and sized to be able to receive a socket.

5. The tool holder as claimed in claim 4 , with the rail including a pair of wing portions extending sideways from the body, with each clip including a pair of wings extending sideways from the head, and with the pair of wings of each clip engaged with the pair of wing portions of the rail.

6. The tool holder as claimed in claim 5 , with the rail made of one single piece from a metal sheet, and with each clip made of one single piece from a metal sheet.

7. The tool holder as claimed in claim 5 , with the rail having a substantially U-shaped cross-section perpendicular to the axis, and with each clip having a substantially U-shaped cross-section perpendicular to the axis.

8. The tool holder as claimed in claim 1 , with an extending direction of the recess parallel to the abutted face.

9. The tool holder as claimed in claim 1 , with the recess having an opening disposed at a side of the attached portion and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the axis and the first direction and receiving the magnet in the second direction.

10. A seat accessory for a tool holder comprising:
a magnet;
an assembling portion including a slot extending along an axis, with the slot adapted to slideably receive the tool holder along the axis; and
an attached portion spaced from the assembling portion in a first direction perpendicular to the axis, with the attached portion including an abutted face and a recess, with the recess located spaced from the slot and between the abutted face and the assembling portion, and with the recess receiving the magnet.

11. The seat accessory for the tool holder as claimed in claim 10 , with the assembling portion including a protrusion integrally formed and extending in the first direction into the slot and adapted to be engaged into the tool holder.

12. The seat accessory for the tool holder as claimed in claim 11 , with the assembling portion including a guiding face formed on an end of the protrusion in the slot, with a tilted angle formed between the guiding face and the tool holder, and with the tilted angle being less than 10 degrees.

13. The seat accessory for the tool holder as claimed in claim 10 , with an extending direction of the recess being parallel to abutted face.

14. The seat accessory as claimed in claim 10 , with the recess having an opening disposed at a side of the attached portion and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the axis and the first direction and adapted to receive the magnet in the second direction.

15. A tool holder comprising:
a rack including a rail extending along an axis, with the rail including a body and at least one hole formed on the body; and
at least one seat connected to the rack, with the at least one seat including an assembling portion and an attached portion spaced from the assembling portion, with the assembling portion including a slot detachably engaged with the rack and a protrusion formed in the slot and engaged into the at least one hole of the rail, with the attached portion including an abutted face and a recess, with the abutted face located opposite to the rack, with the recess located between the abutted face and the assembling portion, and with the recess receiving a magnet.

Assignees

• Hong Ann Tool Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Su Cheng-Wei

Classifications

• B25H3/04 Primary

  Racks · CPC title

• F16B2001/0035

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• A47F7/00

  Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials {(A47F5/0006 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• A47F5/00

  Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features · CPC title

• B25H3/003

  Holders for drill bits or the like · CPC title