US20080179265A1

US20080179265A1 - Suspension rack for screwdriver

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Publication number: US20080179265A1
Application number: US11/627,190
Authority: US
Inventors: Jack Lin
Original assignee: Yih Cheng Factory Co Ltd
Current assignee: Yih Cheng Factory Co Ltd
Priority date: 2007-01-25
Filing date: 2007-01-25
Publication date: 2008-07-31

Abstract

A suspension rack includes a main board, at least one support seat detachably mounted on the main board and having a first plate formed with a plurality of limit slots and a second plate formed with a plurality of passages, and a plurality of screwdrivers each having a handle supported by the first plate, a reduced neck limited in a respective limit slot and a shank extended through a respective passage. Thus, the reduced neck of each of the screwdrivers is limited between the respective limit slot and the respective passage, so that each of the screwdrivers is limited by the support seat, thereby preventing each of the screwdrivers from being detached from the support seat freely so as to achieve a temporary anti-theft effect.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a suspension rack, and more particularly to a suspension rack for screwdrivers.
2. Description of the Related Art
A conventional suspension rack for screwdrivers comprises a main board, and a locking seat locked on a surface of the main board to attach a plurality of screwdrivers to the main board. Thus, the screwdrivers are locked solidly between the main board and the locking seat, thereby preventing the screwdrivers from being detached from the suspension rack freely and intentionally so as to achieve an anti-theft effect. However, the user has to buy all of the screwdrivers attached to the suspension rack and cannot select the desired screwdrivers according to the practical requirement, thereby greatly increasing the costs of consumption. In addition, the user has to break the suspension rack to take out the screwdrivers, so that the suspension rack is useless after removing of the screwdrivers, thereby wasting the suspension rack.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is to mitigate and/or obviate the disadvantage of the conventional suspension rack for screwdrivers.
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a suspension rack for screwdrivers, wherein the reduced neck of the handle of each of the screwdrivers is limited between the respective limit slot of the first plate and the respective passage of the second plate of the support seat, so that each of the screwdrivers is limited by the support seat, thereby preventing each of the screwdrivers from being detached from the support seat freely so as to achieve a temporary anti-theft effect.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide a suspension rack for screwdrivers, wherein the screwdrivers can be removed from the support seat after the support seat is detached from the main board for use with the user, so that the user can choose the desired screwdrivers without having to buy all of the screwdrivers and the suspension rack, thereby reducing the costs of consumption.
A further objective of the present invention is to provide a suspension rack for screwdrivers, wherein the end portion of the handle of each of the screwdrivers is rested on and supported by the first plate of the support seat, and the shank of each of the screwdrivers is extended through the respective limit slot of the first plate and the respective passage of the second plate of the support seat to facilitate the user selecting and operating the screwdrivers.
A further objective of the present invention is to provide a suspension rack for screwdrivers, wherein the suspension rack comprises a plurality of support seats to increase the number of the screwdrivers, thereby facilitating the user operating the screwdrivers.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a suspension rack, comprising a main board, at least one support seat detachably mounted on a surface of the main board and having a first plate formed with a plurality of limit slots and a second plate spaced from the first plate and formed with a plurality of passages each aligning with a respective limit slot of the first plate, and a plurality of screwdrivers each having a handle supported by the first plate of the support seat, a reduced neck limited in a respective limit slot of the first plate and a shank extended through a respective passage of the second plate of the support seat.
Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a suspension rack in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a locally perspective enlarged view of the suspension rack as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the suspension rack as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a locally perspective enlarged view of the suspension rack as shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a locally perspective enlarged view of the suspension rack as shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of the suspension rack as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a locally perspective enlarged view of the suspension rack as shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a perspective operational view of the suspension rack as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a partially cut-away front plan cross-sectional view of the suspension rack as shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a schematic operational view of the suspension rack as shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a partially cut-away front plan cross-sectional view of the suspension rack as shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a suspension rack in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the suspension rack as shown in FIG. 12.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring to the drawings and initially to FIGS. 1-9, a suspension rack in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a main board 10, at least one support seat 20 detachably mounted on a surface of the main board 10 and having a first plate 21 formed with a plurality of limit slots 22 and a second plate 25 spaced from the first plate 21 and formed with a plurality of passages 26 each aligning with a respective limit slot 22 of the first plate 21, and a plurality of screwdrivers 30 each having a handle 31 supported by the first plate 21 of the support seat 20, a reduced neck 32 limited in a respective limit slot 22 of the first plate 21 and a shank 35 extended through a respective passage 26 of the second plate 25 of the support seat 20.
The main board 10 is formed with a plurality of insertion holes 12 and a plurality of locking holes 11 each connected to a respective insertion hole 12. Each of the locking holes 11 of the main board 10 is located under and has a diameter smaller than that of the respective insertion hole 12.
The first plate 21 of the support seat 20 is rested on the surface of the main board 10. Each of the limit slots 22 of the first plate 21 of the support seat 20 has a diameter smaller than that of the handle 31 of the respective screwdriver 30 and that of an end portion of the handle 31 of the respective screwdriver 30 and greater than that of the reduced neck 32 of the handle 31 of the respective screwdriver 30.
The second plate 25 of the support seat 20 is rested on the surface of the main board 10 and located under the first plate 21. Each of the passages 26 of the second plate 25 of the support seat 20 has a diameter smaller than that of the end portion of the handle 31 of the respective screwdriver 30 and greater than that of the shank 35 of the respective screwdriver 30. Thus, the reduced neck 32 of the handle 31 of each of the screwdrivers 30 is limited between the respective limit slot 22 of the first plate 21 and the respective passage 26 of the second plate 25 of the support seat 20.
The support seat 20 has an end face formed with a plurality of insertion columns 27 each inserted into and detachably locked in a respective locking hole 11 of the main board 10 and each having a distal end provided with an enlarged locking portion 28 inserted through the respective insertion hole 12 of the main board 10 and detachably locked on a peripheral wall of the respective locking hole 11 of the main board 10. Each of the insertion columns 27 of the support seat 20 is inserted through the respective insertion hole 12 of the main board 10 into the respective locking hole 11 of the main board 10. The locking portion 28 of each of the insertion columns 27 of the support seat 20 has a diameter smaller than that of the respective insertion hole 12 of the main board 10 and greater than that of the respective locking hole 11 of the main board 10. Each of the insertion columns 27 of the support seat 20 has a middle portion formed with a slit 29 extended through the locking portion 28 so that each of the insertion columns 27 of the support seat 20 is made resilient to facilitate insertion of the locking portion 28 into the respective insertion hole 12 of the main board 10.
As shown in FIGS. 1-7, the locking portion 28 of each of the insertion columns 27 of the support seat 20 is inserted through the respective insertion hole 12 of the main board 10. Then, the support seat 20 is movable downward relative to the main board 10 so that each of the insertion columns 27 of the support seat 20 is inserted into the respective locking hole 11 of the main board 10, and the locking portion 28 of each of the insertion columns 27 of the support seat 20 is locked on the peripheral wall of the respective locking hole 11 of the main board 10 to lock the support seat 20 onto the main board 10.
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the reduced neck 32 of the handle 31 of each of the screwdrivers 30 is limited between the respective limit slot 22 of the first plate 21 and the respective passage 26 of the second plate 25 of the support seat 20, so that each of the screwdrivers 30 is limited by the support seat 20, thereby preventing each of the screwdrivers 30 from being detached from the support seat 20 freely so as to achieve an anti-theft effect.
When the user wishes to remove the screwdrivers 30 from the support seat 20, the support seat 20 is movable upward relative to the main board 10 so that the locking portion 28 of each of the insertion columns 27 of the support seat 20 is detached from the peripheral wall of the respective locking hole 11 of the main board 10 and extended into the respective insertion hole 12 of the main board 10 to unlock the support seat 20 from the main board 10. Thus, the screwdrivers 30 can be removed from the support seat 20 after the support seat 20 is detached from the main board 10 for use with the user.
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, each of the limit slots 22 of the first plate 21 of the support seat 20 has a diameter smaller than that of the end portion of the handle 31 of the respective screwdriver 30 so that the end portion of the handle 31 of each of the screwdrivers 30 is rested on and supported by a peripheral wall of the respective limit slot 22 of the first plate 21 of the support seat 20, and the shank 35 of each of the screwdrivers 30 is extended through the respective limit slot 22 of the first plate 21 and the respective passage 26 of the second plate 25 of the support seat 20 to facilitate the user selecting and operating the screwdrivers 30.
As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the suspension rack in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a plurality of support seats 20, and the surface of the main board 10 is provided with at least one stepped mounting seat 15 to mount a respective support seat 20. The mounting seat 15 of the main board 10 is formed with a plurality of insertion holes 17 and a plurality of locking holes 16 each connected to a respective insertion hole 17. Each of the locking holes 16 of the mounting seat 15 of the main board 10 is located under and has a diameter smaller than that of the respective insertion hole 17. Each of the support seats 20 has an end face formed with a plurality of insertion columns 27 each inserted into and detachably locked in a respective locking hole 16 of the mounting seat 15 of the main board 10 and each having a distal end provided with an enlarged locking portion 28 inserted through the respective insertion hole 17 of the mounting seat 15 of the main board 10 and detachably locked on a peripheral wall of the respective locking hole 16 of the mounting seat 15 of the main board 10. Thus, the suspension rack comprises a plurality of support seats 20 to increase the number of the screwdrivers 30.
Accordingly, the reduced neck 32 of the handle 31 of each of the screwdrivers 30 is limited between the respective limit slot 22 of the first plate 21 and the respective passage 26 of the second plate 25 of the support seat 20, so that each of the screwdrivers 30 is limited by the support seat 20, thereby preventing each of the screwdrivers 30 from being detached from the support seat 20 freely so as to achieve a temporary anti-theft effect. In addition, the screwdrivers 30 can be removed from the support seat 20 after the support seat 20 is detached from the main board 10 for use with the user, so that the user can choose the desired screwdrivers 30 without having to buy all of the screwdrivers 30 and the suspension rack, thereby reducing the costs of consumption. Further, the end portion of the handle 31 of each of the screwdrivers 30 is rested on and supported by the first plate 21 of the support seat 20, and the shank 35 of each of the screwdrivers 30 is extended through the respective limit slot 22 of the first plate 21 and the respective passage 26 of the second plate 25 of the support seat 20 to facilitate the user selecting and operating the screwdrivers 30. Further, the suspension rack comprises a plurality of support seats 20 to increase the number of the screwdrivers 30, thereby facilitating the user operating the screwdrivers 30.
Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is, therefore, contemplated that the appended claim or claims will cover such modifications and variations that fall within the true scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A suspension rack, comprising:

a main board;

at least one support seat detachably mounted on a surface of the main board and having a first plate formed with a plurality of limit slots and a second plate spaced from the first plate and formed with a plurality of passages each aligning with a respective limit slot of the first plate;

a plurality of screwdrivers each having a handle supported by the first plate of the support seat, a reduced neck limited in a respective limit slot of the first plate and a shank extended through a respective passage of the second plate of the support seat.

2. The suspension rack in accordance with claim 1, wherein the first plate of the support seat is rested on the surface of the main board.

3. The suspension rack in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the limit slots of the first plate of the support seat has a diameter smaller than that of the handle of the respective screwdriver and greater than that of the reduced neck of the handle of the respective screwdriver.

4. The suspension rack in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the limit slots of the first plate of the support seat has a diameter smaller than that of an end portion of the handle of the respective screwdriver.

5. The suspension rack in accordance with claim 1, wherein second plate of the support seat is rested on the surface of the main board and located under the first plate.

6. The suspension rack in accordance with claim 3, wherein each of the passages of the second plate of the support seat has a diameter smaller than that of an end portion of the handle of the respective screwdriver and greater than that of the shank of the respective screwdriver.

7. The suspension rack in accordance with claim 6, wherein the reduced neck of the handle of each of the screwdrivers is limited between the respective limit slot of the first plate and the respective passage of the second plate of the support seat.

8. The suspension rack in accordance with claim 1, wherein the main board is formed with a plurality of insertion holes and a plurality of locking holes each connected to a respective insertion hole, and the support seat has an end face formed with a plurality of insertion columns each inserted into and detachably locked in a respective locking hole of the main board and each having a distal end provided with an enlarged locking portion inserted through the respective insertion hole of the main board and detachably locked on a peripheral wall of the respective locking hole of the main board.

9. The suspension rack in accordance with claim 8, wherein each of the locking holes of the main board is located under and has a diameter smaller than that of the respective insertion hole.

10. The suspension rack in accordance with claim 8, wherein each of the insertion columns of the support seat is inserted through the respective insertion hole of the main board into the respective locking hole of the main board.

11. The suspension rack in accordance with claim 8, wherein the locking portion of each of the insertion columns of the support seat has a diameter smaller than that of the respective insertion hole of the main board and greater than that of the respective locking hole of the main board.

12. The suspension rack in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the insertion columns of the support seat has a middle portion formed with a slit extended through the locking portion so that each of the insertion columns of the support seat is made resilient to facilitate insertion of the locking portion into the respective insertion hole of the main board.

13. The suspension rack in accordance with claim 4, wherein the end portion of the handle of each of the screwdrivers is rested on and supported by a peripheral wall of the respective limit slot of the first plate of the support seat, and the shank of each of the screwdrivers is extended through the respective limit slot of the first plate and the respective passage of the second plate of the support seat.

14. The suspension rack in accordance with claim 1, wherein the suspension rack comprises a plurality of support seats, and the surface of the main board is provided with at least one stepped mounting seat to mount a respective support seat.

15. The suspension rack in accordance with claim 14, wherein the mounting seat of the main board is formed with a plurality of insertion holes and a plurality of locking holes each connected to a respective insertion hole, and each of the support seats has an end face formed with a plurality of insertion columns each inserted into and detachably locked in a respective locking hole of the mounting seat of the main board and each having a distal end provided with an enlarged locking portion inserted through the respective insertion hole of the mounting seat of the main board and detachably locked on a peripheral wall of the respective locking hole of the mounting seat of the main board.

16. The suspension rack in accordance with claim 15, wherein each of the locking holes of the mounting seat of the main board is located under and has a diameter smaller than that of the respective insertion hole.