WO2000038888A1 - Handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a handling device for guiding pin-like fixing elements such as nails, hooks, screws or such like, comprising two half-elements (10, 20) which in a working position are arranged next to each other along a separating plane (30). The first half-element (10) has a first locating face (130) which in the working position coincides with the separating plane (30) and presents at least one first continuous recess (11, 12, 13). The second half-element (20) has a second locating face (230) which in the working position coincides with the separating plane (30) and adjoins the first locating face (130) and which presents at least one second continuous recess (21, 22, 23). In the working position each one of the first recesses (11, 12, 13) complements a respective second recess (21, 22, 23) in such a way that a continuous guide hole (1121, 1222, 1323) for the pin-like fixing element is formed. The axis of the guide hole (1121, 1222, 1323) is substantially parallel to the separating plane (30) or situated in said separating plane (30) and the half-elements (10, 20) and their respective locating faces can be moved from the working position into a release position such that the guide hole (1121, 1222, 1323) is opened.

Description

 H A N D H A B U N G S V O R R I C H T U N G

The present invention relates to a handling device designed for guiding pin-shaped fastening elements, such as nails, hooks, screws or the like.

When introducing pin-shaped fastening elements, such as nails, hooks, screws or the like, into walls, doors, ceilings or the like, there has always been the problem of the pin-shaped fastening element being somewhat straight in the wall, in the door, in the ceiling or in the like knock, twist, screw or otherwise insert. For this purpose, the pin-shaped fastening element is usually held between two fingers, for example between the thumb and the index finger of one hand, and with a tool, for example with a hammer, with pliers or with a screwdriver in the other hand, into the wall, into the door, broken into the ceiling or the like.

Since such tools are sharp-edged and / or pointed objects that are often used some force and / or force are handled, dangerous situations often occur when slipping off the head part of the pin-shaped fastening element or if the head part of the pin-shaped fastening element is missed, which in particular causes inexperienced or inexperienced persons painful injuries to individual fingers or the entire hand can.

But even without the aforementioned dangerous situations occurring, it often causes great difficulties to straighten the pin-shaped fastening element, that is to say perpendicularly or at a desired angle of inclination and / or without bending or twisting into the wall, into the door, into the To knock, twist, screw or otherwise bring in the ceiling or the like.

Based on the disadvantages and inadequacies set out above, the present invention has for its object to provide a handling device designed for guiding pin-shaped fastening elements, such as nails, hooks, screws or the like, which on the one hand enables inexperienced or inexperienced persons to use such a pin-shaped device Fastening element straight, that is to say to knock, turn or screw or otherwise insert it into the wall, door, ceiling or the like at a desired angle and / or without bending or twisting; on the other hand, the present invention aims to provide a handling device in which the risk of accidents and consequently the risk of injury due to critical situations is minimized; the desired handling device should be inexpensive to manufacture and easy to operate.

This object is achieved according to the teaching of the present invention by a handling device designed for guiding pin-shaped fastening elements, such as nails, hooks, screws or the like, with two half-elements lying against one another along a parting plane in a working position, the first half-element being one in the working position with the Separating plane coinciding first contact surface is provided in the at least one first continuous recess, and the second half element has a second contact surface coinciding in the working position with the separating plane and in the working position adjacent to the first contact surface is provided in the at least one second continuous recess, wherein In the working position, one of the first recesses and one of the second recesses complement each other to form a continuous guide hole for the pin-shaped fastening element, the axis of the guide hole being essentially parallel to the parting plane o which lies in the parting plane and the half elements with their respective contact surface can be moved from the working position into a release position while opening the guide hole.

In the working position, the handling device thus provides a continuous guide hole for the pin-shaped fastening element, which serves as a guide when inserting, that is, when driving in the nail, screwing in the hook or screwing in the screw.

The handling device according to the present Invention is held by the person working with her by hand, in which the person also holds the pen-shaped fastening element, against the wall, against the door, against the ceiling or against the like, into which the pen-shaped fastening element is to be inserted. With the other hand, the person then brings the pin-shaped fastening element into the wall, into the door, into the ceiling or into the like with a tool, for example with a hammer, with pliers or with a screwdriver.

Since the vast majority of pin-shaped fastening elements, which include hooks, for example, have a head part, the person skilled in the art will appreciate in this connection in particular that the preferably roughly cuboidal half elements with their respective contact surfaces according to the invention open the working hole into a Release position are movable.

The two half-elements, the respective contact surfaces of which coincide with the parting plane in the working position, are removed from this parting plane in a manner which is not so predictable for the person skilled in the art and give the pin-shaped ones introduced into the wall, the door, the ceiling or the like Fastener free under the opening of the guide hole.

According to preferred embodiments, which can be provided independently of one another or in connection with one another, the guide hole is substantially cylindrical; and or

the cross-sectional area of the guide hole is essentially circular, essentially elliptical, essentially oval and / or essentially polygonal; and or

the cross-sectional area of the guide hole is essentially quadrangular or essentially rectangular or essentially square; and or

the support surface of the handling device facing the surface into which the pin-shaped fastening element is to be introduced has at least one support area; and or

at least one support area is assigned to a guide hole formed in the working position; and or

three support areas are provided; and or

at least one contact area of the three contact areas is assigned to a guide hole formed in the working position and the other contact areas are assigned to areas of the contact surface which are free from guide holes formed in the working position; and or

the support areas are arranged essentially symmetrically to the parting plane; and or at least one support area is essentially circular; and or

at least one support area is formed in the shape of a suction button; and or

the first half element and the second half element are articulated to one another and / or can be pivoted relative to one another about a common pivot axis; and or

is the pivot axis approximately parallel to the parting plane or is the pivot axis in the parting plane; and or

the pivot axis is approximately perpendicular to the parting plane; and or

the first half element and the second half element are hinged together; and or

the first half element and the second half element are connected to one another by at least one pin-shaped connecting element lying in the pivot axis and the at least one pin-shaped connecting element is received in at least one receiving area; and or

two pin-shaped connecting elements and / or two receiving areas are provided and the two pin-shaped

Connecting elements arranged at opposite ends of the first half element and / or the two receiving areas arranged at opposite ends of the second half element; and or

if the first half element has at least one first projection which is assigned to at least a second projection of the second half element, the first projection and the second projection are connected to one another by at least one pin-shaped connecting element lying in the pivot axis and the at least one pin-shaped connecting element is in at least one Recording area added; and or

the first projection and / or the second projection are approximately plate-shaped; and or

the first projection and the second projection are at least partially overlapping; and or

the first half element and the first projection are formed in one piece and / or the second half element and the second projection are formed in one piece; and or

two first projections and / or two second projections are provided and the two first projections are arranged on opposite ends of the first half element and / or the two second projections are arranged on opposite ends of the second half element; and or the pin-shaped connecting element is conical and / or the receiving area is designed as a bore; and or

the guide hole formed in the working position has a conical shape; and or

the guide hole formed in the working position has an internal thread; and or

two or more guide holes are formed in the working position; and or

the guide holes have different cross sections; and or

the guide holes have essentially the same cross sections; and or

the axes of the guide holes are inclined at different angles of attack; and or

the respective height of the guide holes is different; and or

the thickness of the half elements in the area of one guide hole is different from the thickness of the half elements in the area of another guide hole; and or

the half-elements have stepped sections and / or stepped areas with different thicknesses; and or the half-elements have at least one reinforcing rib and / or reinforcing strut; and or

run the reinforcing ribs and / or

Reinforcing struts essentially parallel to

Parting plane and / or the reinforcing ribs and / or

Reinforcing struts essentially perpendicular to the parting plane and / or the reinforcing ribs and / or

Reinforcing struts substantially along at least part of the edges of the

Half elements and / or the reinforcing ribs and / or

Reinforcing struts as at least one essentially concentric or elliptical or oval ring or area around it

Guide hole and / or the reinforcing ribs and / or

Reinforcing struts substantially polygonal around the pilot hole; and or

run the reinforcing ribs and / or

Reinforcing struts substantially square or substantially rectangular or substantially square around the pilot hole; and or

are the reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts on the surface in which the pin-shaped fastener is to be introduced, the side of the half-elements facing away; and or

the half-elements and the reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts are formed in one piece; and or

the half-elements and the reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts are made of the same material using injection molding technology; and or

the reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts have a width of approximately two millimeters; and or

the reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts have different heights; and or

the reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts assigned to the guide holes are higher than the reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts not assigned to the guide holes; and or

the respective height of the reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts assigned to the guide holes is different; and or

are the half elements made of plastic; and or

are the half elements made of thermoplastic material; and or

are the half elements in injection molding technology manufactured; and or

the half-elements are at least partially made of transparent material; and or

the material of the half-elements is based on polyamide (PA) and / or on polycarbonate (PC), in particular on Makrolon, and / or on polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and / or on polystyrene (PS) and / or

Acrylonitrile-methyl methacrylate copolymer (AMMA); and or

the areas of the half-elements assigned to the recesses have inserts made of transparent material; and or

is the transparent material acrylic glass or plexiglass; and or

the half-elements are essentially rectangular or essentially trapezoidal; and or

at least one of the corners of the half-elements facing away from the parting plane is chamfered or removed; and or

at least one locking means is provided, by means of which the half-elements can be fixed in a releasable manner in the working position; and or

the locking means is milled and / or manufactured using injection molding technology; and or the locking means is designed as a rotatable lever and / or as a displaceable lever; and or

the locking means is displaceable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the parting plane; and or

the locking means can be displaced along at least one groove-shaped recess provided in at least one of the half-elements; and or

the locking means has at least one projecting element which engages in the groove-shaped recess; and or

the projecting element has at least one projecting nose which can be slidably supported in a step or in a groove or in a recess of the channel-shaped recess; and or

at least one of the half elements is designed as part of a tool; and or

at least one of the half-elements can be integrated into a tool; and or

the tool is a spirit level; and or

the half-elements are provided for receiving in a pliers-shaped holding device; and or the handling device is designed like pliers; and or

the half-elements are cheek-shaped; and or

the half-elements are connected to one another by at least one resetting device; and or

the half-elements can be moved from the working position into the release position against the restoring force of the restoring device; and or

the resetting device is formed by at least one spring; and or

the spring is designed as a spiral spring which is attached with one end to the first half element and with its other end to the second half element; and or

a holder is assigned to the half-elements, which has at least one recess for receiving the half-elements in the working position, the recess having at least one continuous recess for the pin-shaped fastening element in its region assigned to the guide hole; and or

the depression is trough-shaped or step-shaped; and or

has the holder on at least one side no boundary wall on; and or

the recess is approximately slit-shaped; and or

the half-elements are roughly cuboid.

The following is to be explained in detail about the preferred embodiments, which can be provided independently of one another or in connection with one another:

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the guide hole is substantially cylindrical, so that the shape of the guide hole can be adapted to the outer shape of the pin-shaped fastening element if the pin-shaped fastening element is, for example, a nail or a hook.

By adapting the shape of the guide hole to the outer shape of the pin-shaped fastening element in this way, particularly good guidance of the pin-shaped fastening element is achieved by means of the guide hole formed in the handling device, so that the pin-shaped fastening element is introduced straight and without twisting into the wall, into the door, guaranteed in the ceiling or the like.

Depending on the specific, preferably cylindrical, configuration of the guide hole, its cross-sectional area can be essentially circular, essentially elliptical, essentially oval and / or essentially polygonal, and in particular substantially square or substantially rectangular or essentially square, where, if more than one guide hole is provided within one and the same handling device, these two or more guide holes can each be designed differently, for example such that the Cross-sectional area of the first guide hole is circular and the cross-sectional area of the second guide hole is substantially square. This makes it possible to introduce differently shaped pin-shaped fastening elements with one and the same handling device into the wall, into the door, into the ceiling or into the like.

According to a particularly inventive development of the handling device in question, the support surface of the handling device facing the surface into which the pin-shaped fastening element is to be introduced has at least one preferably essentially circular support area.

One or more such support areas, which are advantageously arranged essentially symmetrically to the parting plane, ensure that the handling device with its support surface facing the wall, the door, the ceiling or the like does not cover the entire surface, but only in places, to a certain extent on the Wall, on the door, on the ceiling or on the like, whereby one when hammering, screwing, screwing or otherwise inserting the pin-shaped fastener into the wall, in the door, in the ceiling or in the like Surprising protection of the surface, for example the paint or plaster, the wall, the door, the ceiling or the like is achieved.

Regardless of the specifically selected design of the support area or areas, the principle here is between one area on which a pressure or a force acts and one area by means of which this pressure or this force is exerted, one or more intermediate areas, for example in Provide form of one or more support areas to be regarded as disclosed essential to the invention.

The surface of the wall, the door, the ceiling or the like is particularly advantageously protected from damage to the surface material, for example the paint or plaster, if at least one contact area is assigned to a guide hole formed in the working position.

In other words, the area of the guide hole in which the force exerted by the tool, for example the hammer, pliers or screwdriver, is greatest when inserting the pin-shaped fastening element is particularly supported by the support area ; in this way, an additional guide for the pin-shaped fastening element is also brought about.

Particularly convincing results with regard to the above-mentioned protection of the surface of the wall, door, ceiling or the like are when using a so-called "three-point technique" reachable; in this context, the term "three-point technique" means that three support areas are provided on the support surface of the handling device facing the surface into which the pin-shaped fastening element is to be inserted, preferably at least one support area of the three support areas one in the Is assigned to the working position formed guide hole and wherein the further contact areas are assigned to areas of the contact surface that are free of guide holes formed in the working position.

According to an expedient embodiment of the present invention, at least one support area can be designed in the form of a suction button. This ensures that the handling device can be releasably attached to the wall, door, ceiling or the like, so that unintentional and undesirable slipping or shifting of the handling device during the insertion of the pin-shaped fastener is reliably prevented.

If the handling device according to the present invention is to be developed in a particularly advantageous manner, an embodiment is recommended in which the first half element and the second half element are articulated to one another and / or can be pivoted relative to one another about a common pivot axis.

The pivot axis can be approximately perpendicular to the parting plane, so that one of the two Half elements or, if necessary, both half elements after the pin-shaped fastening element has been introduced into the wall, door, ceiling or the like, for example hammered in, screwed in with pliers or screwed in with a screwdriver, parallel to the parting plane, that is to say can be folded "up" or "down" to release the mounting pin inserted into the wall, door, ceiling or the like, and thus the handling device from the wall, door, ceiling or the like to be able to remove.

In a particularly preferred manner, however, the pivot axis in the handling device according to the present invention is approximately parallel to the parting plane or the pivot axis lies in the parting plane. This technical configuration means that one of the two half-elements or, if necessary, both half-elements, after the pin-shaped fastening element has been introduced into the wall, into the door, into the ceiling or into the like, for example hammered in, screwed in with pliers or screwed in with a screwdriver is, in a sense comparable to a wing door laterally, that is to say folded away "outwards" laterally, in order to release the fastening pin introduced into the wall, in the door, in the ceiling or in the like and consequently the handling device from the wall, from the door to be able to remove from the ceiling or the like. For this purpose, an embodiment is advantageous in which the first half element and the second half element are connected to one another in a hinge shape. In order to technically implement the configuration set out above, for example the first half element and the second half element can be connected to one another by at least one pin-shaped connecting element lying in the pivot axis, for example by at least one pin, the at least one pin-shaped connecting element preferably in at least one Receiving area and in particular in at least one bore.

According to an expedient embodiment of the present invention, two pin-shaped connecting elements and / or two receiving areas are provided, the two pin-shaped connecting elements advantageously being arranged at opposite ends of the first half element and / or wherein the two receiving areas are advantageously arranged at opposite ends of the second half element. In this way, a configuration in which the pivot axis is approximately parallel to the parting plane or the pivot axis lies in the parting plane can be realized in a convincing manner.

In order to implement the configuration set out above in a technically alternative manner, for example the first half element can have at least one first, preferably approximately plate-shaped projection which is assigned to at least one second, preferably approximately plate-shaped projection of the second half element. In this case, the first projection and the second projection can be connected to one another by at least one pin-shaped connecting element located in the pivot axis, for example by at least one pin, this at least one pin-shaped connecting element preferably being received in at least one receiving area and in particular in at least one bore in which the first projection and the second projection are arranged at least partially overlapping.

In order to enable a compact and robust manufacturing and construction method, the first half element and the first projection can be formed in one piece; for the same purpose and in the same way, the second half element and the second projection can also be formed in one piece.

According to an expedient embodiment of the present invention, two first projections and / or two second projections are provided, the two first projections advantageously being arranged on opposite ends of the first half element and / or the two second projections advantageously being arranged on opposite ends of the second half element . In this way, a configuration in which the pivot axis is approximately parallel to the parting plane or the pivot axis lies in the parting plane can be realized in a convincing manner.

According to a particularly inventive development of the present handling device, the in the guide hole formed in the working position has a conical shape. Such a shape, which tapers slightly conically in the direction of the wall, the door, the ceiling or the like, facilitates the introduction of the pin-shaped fastening element into the wall, into the door, into the ceiling or the like insofar as certain tolerances or inaccuracies in in relation to direction and / or accuracy when driving in, screwing in or screwing in can be compensated.

As stated above, the handling device according to the present invention can be used in a convincing manner not only when driving in a nail, but also, for example, when screwing in a hook or screwing in a screw. In the latter cases, it proves to be advantageous if the guide hole formed in the working position has an internal thread, since this makes screwing in or screwing in noticeably easier even for inexperienced or inexperienced persons.

According to a particularly preferred embodiment, two or more guide holes are formed in the working position. However, since a simultaneous introduction of more than one pin-shaped fastening element is hardly possible in practice, even with great skill, the guide holes expediently have different cross sections. This makes it possible to use the handling device according to the present invention for pin-shaped fastening elements with different diameters, that is to say depending on the cross section of the pin-shaped part of the Fastening element uses the matching guide holes available in the working position. As a result, the range of use and the flexibility of the present handling device are significantly increased.

According to an alternative embodiment, the guide holes have essentially the same cross sections. This has no negative effects on the flexible handling and on the various uses of the present invention.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the axes of the guide holes are inclined at different angles of attack. This technical measure makes it possible to insert the pin-shaped fastening elements into the wall, into the door, into the ceiling or into the like at different angles, that is to say for example perpendicularly or at certain angles of inclination.

According to a particularly inventive development of the present invention, the respective height of the guide holes is different, for example in that the thickness of the two half elements in the area of one guide hole is different from the thickness of the two half elements in the area of another guide hole. This has the advantage that, depending on the individual case, the pin-shaped fastening element can be introduced at different depths into the wall, into the door, into the ceiling or into the like.

With different heights of the guide holes results there is also a different leadership function of the guide holes. For this reason, for example, an application of the handling device according to the present invention is also conceivable, in which the pin-shaped fastening element is initially "up to the stop" through a high guide hole, that is, until the head part of the pin-shaped fastening element lies against the surface of the handling device opposite the bearing surface in the wall, in the door, in the ceiling or in the like, is then folded away at least one of the half-elements, in order to release the pin-shaped fastening element and thereby to be able to move and arrange the handling device in such a way that the pin-shaped fastening element is finally replaced by a low guide hole again "up to the stop", that is, until the head part of the pin-shaped fastening element lies against the surface of the handling device opposite the bearing surface, deeper into the wall, into the door, into the Dec ke or can be introduced in the like.

In order to achieve this step-by-step introduction of the pin-shaped fastening element in practice, the two half-elements can have stepped sections and / or stepped areas with different thicknesses. However, such an embodiment not only offers advantages essential to the invention with regard to pin-shaped fastening elements of different lengths, but also enables significant material savings, as a result of which the handling device according to the present invention is not only more manageable and lighter, but also cheaper.

With regard to the desired material saving, it must also be taken into account in addition to the cost factor that when the handling device is manufactured by means of injection molding technology, the thicker the material, the longer the process of cooling the material. Accordingly, if an efficient and rapid mass production of the present handling device is to be carried out using injection molding technology, the thickness of the two half-elements should be chosen to be as small as possible, in order to keep the required cooling time as short as possible and to lead to undesirable, ultimately potential rejects

To minimize shrinkage processes of the cooling injection molded material.

Nevertheless, it must be taken into account in this connection that, despite the material savings, the handling device must be break-proof and splinter-proof as well as impact and shock resistant, not least in view of the fact that when the handling device is used as intended with a tool, for example with a hammer, with pliers or with a screwdriver, so that under certain circumstances considerable forces can act on the handling device.

The handling device is therefore to be designed so stable that such impact or impact can be absorbed without damage, that is, without the handling device breaking and without parts of the handling device splintering away. As a result, this means that at present invention a compromise between the desired material savings and the required stability can be found.

Such a compromise is realized in a particularly advantageous manner if the half elements constituting the handling device have at least one reinforcing rib and / or reinforcing strut with a width of, for example, about two millimeters, in particular if the half elements have a multiplicity of such reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts. The arrangement of the reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts is not only defined by the respective design of the handling device, but also by the respective requirements for the stability of the handling device.

The greatest possible stability with minimal material expenditure can be achieved in this context if, in a preferred embodiment, the reinforcing ribs and / or

Reinforcing struts essentially parallel to

Parting plane and / or the reinforcing ribs and / or

Reinforcing struts essentially perpendicular to the parting plane and / or the reinforcing ribs and / or

Reinforcing struts essentially along at least part of the edges of the half-elements and / or the reinforcing ribs and / or

Reinforcement struts as at least one essentially concentric or elliptical or oval ring or area around the guide hole and / or the reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts are essentially polygonal, and in particular are essentially square or substantially rectangular or substantially square, around the guide hole.

Independently of this or in addition to this, the reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts can be provided on the side of the half-elements facing away from the surface into which the pin-shaped fastening element is to be inserted; In other words, this means that the reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts and the support areas are provided in a practical embodiment on different sides of the half-elements, which also contributes to increasing the strength of the handling device according to the present invention, as by the arrangement of the stabilizing elements explained above a uniform distribution of the forces introduced into the handling device is favored.

If the present invention is to be developed in a particularly advantageous manner, it is advisable to form the half-elements and the reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts in one piece, that is to say without interfaces and without seams. This not only brings about a better strength of the handling device, but also an aesthetic and optically attractive shape of the handling device created, as it is made "from a single source".

In a consistent manner, the half-elements and the reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts are expediently made from the same material in injection molding technology, which enables mass production with a consistently high quality at comparatively low manufacturing costs.

According to a particularly inventive development of the present handling device, the reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts have different heights.

In this case, the reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts assigned to the guide holes can advantageously be higher than the reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts not assigned to the guide holes, because the reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts assigned to the guide holes have those when the pin-shaped fastening element is introduced into the wall to absorb the door, forces acting in the ceiling or the like. In this context, it should be borne in mind that the forces of the hammer, pliers, screwdriver or other tool act directly on the areas of the guide holes, so that it is advisable to increase these areas by means of increased reinforcing ribs and / or

Reinforcing struts to reinforce. According to a particularly inventive development of the present invention, the respective height of the reinforcing ribs and / or reinforcing struts assigned to the guide holes is different. This has the advantage that, depending on the individual case, the pin-shaped fastening element can be introduced at different depths into the wall, into the door, into the ceiling or into the like.

With different heights of the reinforcement ribs and / or reinforcement struts assigned to the guide holes, there is also a differently pronounced guide function of the guide holes. For this reason, for example, an application of the handling device according to the present invention is also conceivable, in which the pin-shaped fastening element is initially "up to the stop" through a high guide hole, that is, until the head part of the pin-shaped fastening element lies against the surface of the handling device opposite the bearing surface in the wall, in the door, in the ceiling or in the like, is then folded away at least one of the half-elements, in order to release the pin-shaped fastening element and thereby to be able to move and arrange the handling device in such a way that the pin-shaped fastening element is finally replaced by a low guide hole again "up to the stop", that is, until the head part of the pin-shaped fastening element lies against the surface of the handling device opposite the bearing surface, deeper into the wall, into the door, into the De cke or can be introduced in the like. With regard to the material to be used for the two half-elements, possibly including the protrusions, plastic, in particular thermoplastic, is recommended for manufacturing, weight and cost reasons, whereby the two half-elements can be manufactured in a contemporary manner using injection molding technology.

According to a particularly preferred development of the present handling device, the two half-elements are at least partially made of transparent material, for example made of acrylic glass or plexiglass. As a result, when inserting, that is, for example, when driving in, screwing in or screwing in the pin-shaped fastening element into the wall, door, ceiling or the like, there is always a free and unobstructed view of the location into which the pin-shaped fastening element has just been inserted is guaranteed, whereby the results that can be achieved with the present handling device are significantly improved.

Such an improvement can also be achieved in that the areas of the two half-elements assigned to the recesses have inserts made of transparent material, for example made of acrylic glass or plexiglass.

In order on the one hand to reduce the costs associated with the production of the present invention and thus to achieve mass savings and on the other hand to reduce the costs despite the mass savings To make the handling device unbreakable and splinter-proof as well as impact and shockproof, the material of the half-elements is preferably based on polyamide (PA) and / or on polycarbonate (PC), in particular on Makrolon, and / or on polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and / or on polystyrene ( PS) and / or on acrylonitrile-methyl methacrylate copolymer (AMMA).

As a result, the handling device can be designed so stably that impact or impact effects can be absorbed without damage, that is to say without the handling device breaking and without parts of the handling device being split off. As a result, this means that in the present invention, the optional choice of materials set out above has found a reasonable compromise between the desired saving in mass and the required stability.

There are in principle no limits to the shape of the handling device with regard to its shape, but in practice an embodiment is preferred in which the half-elements are essentially rectangular or essentially trapezoidal. In such an embodiment, the handling device is easy to handle and can be stored in a space-saving manner.

In view of the material savings already described above and the associated cost reduction, it may prove useful to bevel or remove at least one of the corners of the half-elements facing away from the parting line, which has no special function, and this measure not least the aesthetics and appearance of the present handling device benefits and also reduces its mass.

According to a particularly inventive development, at least one preferably milled and / or preferably injection molding locking means, for example made of POM, is provided on the handling device, by means of which the half-elements can be fixed in the working position in a detachable manner. In other words, in the position in which a pin-shaped fastener such as a nail, a hook, a screw or the like is inserted into a wall, a door, a ceiling or the like, the half-elements are inserted through the Locking means can be locked along the parting plane, the locking means not only being designed for locking the half-elements, but also serving as a handle, in particular when the handling device faces the surface into which the pin-shaped fastening element is to be inserted just that surface rests and must be held securely and precisely in this position by the user of the handling device.

The locking means is ideally suited for this holding, in particular when the locking means is designed as a rotatable lever and / or as a displaceable lever. In the latter case of the locking means which can preferably be displaced in the direction substantially perpendicular to the parting plane, an embodiment in which the locking means runs along has proven to be advantageous at least one groove-shaped recess provided in at least one of the half-elements can be displaced, as it were in a rail.

Here, the locking means can be pushed from the release position of the handling device into the working position of the handling device in such a way that the locking means in the working position grasps both half-elements and these are no longer pivotable relative to one another about their common pivot axis.

In order to enable this shifting of the locking means from the area of one half element into the area of the other half element, according to a preferred development of the present invention, not only in the area of one half element, but also in the corresponding area of the other half element, those which are essentially parallel to the parting plane can Reinforcing ribs / struts and / or the reinforcing ribs / struts running essentially along the edges of the half-elements can be left out at these points.

In the opposite direction, the locking means can be pushed back from the working position of the handling device into the release position of the handling device in such a way that the locking means is in the release position in the area of only one half element, so that the movement of the two half elements against one another is no longer blocked and this around them common pivot axis are pivotable against each other.

In this context is the displaceable movement of the locking means along the half element then implemented in a particularly clever manner if the locking means has at least one projecting element which engages in the groove-shaped recess. In this case, the projecting element can have at least one protruding nose, which is essential to the invention and can be slidably supported in a step or in a groove or in a recess of the channel-shaped recess.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the two half-elements is designed as part of a tool and / or can be integrated into a tool.

If the tool is in a particularly expedient manner a spirit level, the components and the functions of the spirit level can be integrated in the first half element, whereas the second half element can be inserted into a corresponding recess in the spirit level and after inserting the pin-shaped fastening element again is removable to achieve the release position.

The training as or the integration in a spirit level has the decisive advantage that a spirit level in connection with the handling device according to the present invention even inexperienced and / or inexperienced people a straight, that is, for example, horizontal or vertical introduction of several pin-shaped fasteners one line.

According to a preferred embodiment of the In the present invention, the two half-elements are provided for receiving in a holding device designed as pliers. This has the advantage that the handling device can be used to a certain extent universally, because the two half-elements can also be clamped by inexperienced or inexperienced users in the working position between the two jaws, for example a pair of pliers, such as a pipe wrench.

If the pin-shaped fastening element is then introduced into the wall, door, ceiling or the like under the guidance of the handling device according to the present invention, the two half-elements are released by the two jaws of the pliers by the user, which corresponds to the so-called release position.

According to a particularly inventive embodiment, the handling device is in the form of pliers. To a certain extent, this means that the handling device is designed in a form integrated with the aforementioned holding device, which enables particularly simple and effective working with the handling device according to the present invention. The compact design of this embodiment also makes it much easier to store the handling device, for example in a tool box or in a tool cabinet.

In the context of the aforementioned configuration, it is advisable to design the two half-elements in the form of a jaw. Thus, the two half elements are comparable in the working position with their contact surfaces the jaws of a pair of pliers, along the interface.

If the present invention is to be developed in an advantageous form, the two half-elements can be connected to one another by at least one resetting device. By means of a resetting device of this type, the two half-elements can preferably be moved from the working position into the release position counter to the resetting force of the resetting device. In this case, the reset device is expediently formed by at least one spring, preferably by at least one spiral spring, which is attached at one end to the first half element and with its other end to the second half element.

According to an alternative embodiment to the pliers-shaped design, the half-elements are assigned a holder which has at least one preferably trough-shaped or preferably step-shaped recess for receiving the half-elements in the working position, the recess in its area assigned to the guide hole having at least one continuous, advantageously approximately has slot-shaped recess for the pin-shaped fastener.

The recess is necessary in this embodiment insofar as this recess enables the pin-shaped fastening element to pass through to the wall, door, ceiling or the like. Here, the holder with the half elements received in the recess is attached to the Wall, held on the door, on the ceiling or on the like, then the pin-shaped fastening element through one of the guide holes formed in the working position in the wall, in the door, in the ceiling or the like and then lifted or removed the bracket, so that the two half elements with their respective contact surface can be moved from the working position into the release position while opening the guide hole.

In order to enable at least one of the two half-elements to be removed from the side during the transition from the working position into the release position without having to lift or remove the holder, a preferred embodiment can be offered in which the holder has no boundary wall on at least one side. that is freely accessible.

Further refinements, features and advantages of the present invention are described below in the drawings with reference to FIGS. 1A to 10, by way of example ten exemplary embodiments of the handling device according to the present invention are illustrated.

It shows :

Figure 1A shows a first embodiment of a handling device according to the present invention;

Figure 1B is a bottom view of the

Handling device from Figure 1A according to the line Ib - Ib in Figure 1A;

Figure IC is a side view of the

1A according to the line Ic - Ic in Figure 1A;

Figure ID is a side view of a detail of the handling device of Figure 1A according to the section Id in Figure IC;

FIG. 1E shows a first exemplary embodiment of a locking means that can be assigned to the handling device from FIG. 1A, in a cross-sectional view;

Figure 1F is a side view of the

Locking means from Figure 1E along the line If - If in Figure 1E;

FIG. IG shows a second exemplary embodiment of a locking means that can be assigned to the handling device from FIG. 1A, in a cross-sectional view;

Figure 1H is a side view of the

Locking means from figure IG according to the line Ih - Ih in figure IG;

Figure 2 shows a second embodiment of a handling device according to the present invention;

Figure 3 shows a third embodiment of a handling device according to the present invention; Figure 4A shows a fourth embodiment of a handling device according to the present invention in the working position;

Figure 4B is a bottom view of the

Handling device from Figure A along the line IVb - IVb in Figure 4A;

Figure 4C is a side view of the

Handling device from Figure 4A along the line IVc - IVc in Figure 4A;

Figure 5A shows a fifth embodiment of a handling device according to the present invention in the working position;

Figure 5B is a bottom view of the

Handling device from Figure 5A along the line Vb - Vb in Figure 5A;

Figure 5C is a side view of the

Handling device from Figure 5A along the line Vc - Vc in Figure 5A;

5D shows the left half element of FIG. 5A of the handling device from FIG. 5A;

FIG. 5E shows a bottom view of the left half element from FIG. 5D along the line Ve-Ve in FIG. 5D;

FIG. 5F shows a side view of the left half element from FIG. 5D along the line Vf-Vf in FIG. 5D; 5G shows the right half element of FIG. 5A of the handling device from FIG. 5A;

FIG. 5H shows a bottom view of the right half element from FIG. 5G along the line Vh-Vh in FIG. 5G;

FIG. 5J shows a side view of the right half element from FIG. 5G along the line Vj-Vj in FIG. 5G;

Figure 6 shows a sixth embodiment of a handling device according to the present invention in the release position;

Figure 7 shows a seventh embodiment of a handling device according to the present invention in the release position;

FIG. 8A shows an eighth exemplary embodiment of a handling device according to the present invention in the working position;

FIG. 8B the handling device from FIG. 8A in the release position;

Figure 9 shows a ninth embodiment of a handling device according to the present invention in the working position; and

Figure 10 shows a tenth embodiment of a handling device according to the present invention in the release position. Identical or similar components or features of the present invention are provided with identical reference symbols in FIGS. 1A to 10.

1A to 10 illustrate ten exemplary embodiments of the handling device according to the present invention.

These handling devices are designed for guiding pin-shaped fastening elements, such as nails, hooks, screws or the like, whereby even inexperienced or inexperienced persons are able to use such a pin-shaped fastening element straight, that is to say perpendicularly or at a desired angle of inclination and / or without bending or twisting in a wall, in a door, in a ceiling or in the like, to strike, turn, screw or otherwise introduce.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a handling device in which the risk of accidents and consequently the risk of injury due to critical situations is minimized; the handling devices shown by way of example in FIGS. 1A to 10 can be produced inexpensively and are easy to operate.

Common to the ten exemplary embodiments of the handling device illustrated in FIGS. 1A to 10 are two along a parting plane 30 (cf. FIGS. 1A, IB, 2, 3, 4A, 5A, 5D, 5G, 8A, 8B, 9 and 10) in one Working position of adjacent half-elements 10, 20. Plastic is chosen as the material for the two half-elements 10, 20 for reasons of production, weight and cost, the two half-elements 10, 20 being manufactured using injection molding technology. Here, the two half-elements 10, 20 are made of transparent material, so that when inserting, that is, for example, when driving in, when screwing in or screwing in the pin-shaped fastening element into the wall, door, ceiling or the like, there is always a clear and unobstructed view to the position into which the pin-shaped fastening element is being inserted is guaranteed and the results that can be achieved with the present handling device are significantly improved.

In order on the one hand to reduce the costs associated with the manufacture of the handling device and thus to achieve mass savings and on the other hand to make the handling device break-proof and splinter-proof as well as impact-resistant and shock-resistant, the material of the half-elements 10, 20 is based on thermoplastic material, for example on polycarbonate (PC).

As a result, the handling device can be designed so stably that impact or impact effects can be absorbed without damage, that is to say without the handling device breaking and without parts of the handling device splintering away. As a result, this means that in the case of the handling device illustrated with reference to FIGS. 1A to 10, the material selection set out above makes a reasonable compromise is found between the desired mass savings and the required stability.

In the first exemplary embodiment of the present illustrated in FIGS. 1A to IH

Handling device, the first half element 10 has a first contact surface 130 (see FIGS. 1A and IB) coinciding in the working position with the parting plane 30 (see FIGS. 1A and 1B), in which two first continuous recesses 11, 12 are provided

(see FIGS. 1A, IB and IC), and the second half element 20 is a second contact surface 230 which coincides with the parting plane 30 in the working position (see FIGS. 1A and IB) and adjoins the first contact surface 130 in the working position

(see FIG. IC), in which two second continuous recesses 21, 22 are provided (see FIGS. 1A, IB and IC).

In the working position, one of the first recesses 11, 12 and one of the second recesses 21, 22 complement each other to a total of two continuous, essentially circular cylindrical guide holes 1121, 1222, the circular cylinder axis of the guide holes 1121, 1222 lying essentially in the parting plane 30 and wherein the half elements 10, 20 with their respective contact surfaces 130, 230 can be moved from the working position into a release position while opening the guide hole 1121, 1222.

In the working position, the handling device therefore has two through, essentially circular cylindrical guide holes 1121, 1222 for the pin-shaped fastening element Provided, which serve as a guide when inserting, that is, when driving in the nail, when screwing in the hook or when screwing in the screw.

The first exemplary embodiment of the present handling device according to FIGS. 1A to IH is held by the person working with it by hand, in which the person also holds the pin-shaped fastening element, against the wall, against the door, against the ceiling or against the like, into which the pin-shaped fastener is to be inserted. With the other hand, the person then brings the pin-shaped fastening element into the wall, into the door, into the ceiling or into the like with a tool, for example with a hammer, with pliers or with a screwdriver.

Since the vast majority of pin-shaped fastening elements, which include hooks, for example, have a head part, the half elements 10, 20 with their respective contact surfaces 130, 230 can be moved from the working position into a release position by opening the guide holes 1121, 1222. Here, the two half-elements 10, 20, the respective contact surfaces 130, 230 of which coincide in the working position with the parting plane 30, are removed from this parting plane 30 and in this case give the pin-shaped introduced into the wall, in the door, in the ceiling or in the like Fastening element free by opening the guide holes 1121, 1222.

Here, the guide holes 1121, 1222 formed in the working position have a slightly conical shape on (see Figures IB and IC). Such a shape, which tapers slightly conically in the direction of the wall, the door, the ceiling or the like, facilitates the introduction of the pin-shaped fastening element into the wall, into the door, into the ceiling or the like insofar as certain tolerances or inaccuracies in in relation to direction and / or accuracy when driving in, screwing in or screwing in can be compensated.

In the first exemplary embodiment of the present shown in FIGS. 1A to IH

The handling device has the support surface 60 (see FIGS. IB and IC) facing the surface into which the pin-shaped fastening element is to be introduced, and three essentially circular support areas 61, 62, 63 (see FIGS. 1A, IB and IC).

These three support areas 61, 62, 63, which are arranged essentially symmetrically to the parting plane 30, ensure that the handling device with its support surface 60 facing the wall, the door, the ceiling or the like does not cover the entire surface, but only in places, to a certain extent rests on the wall, on the door, on the ceiling or on the like, which, when hammered in, screwed in, screwed in or otherwise introduced into the wall, in the door, in the ceiling or in the like, is a surprising protection of the Surface, for example the paint or plaster, the wall, the door, the ceiling or the like is achieved. Irrespective of the specifically selected design of the support areas, the principle here is one or more intermediate areas, for example in the form of a or, between a surface on which a pressure or a force acts and a surface by means of which this pressure or this force is exerted to provide several support areas, to be regarded as being disclosed as essential to the invention.

Here, the surface of the wall, the door, the ceiling or the like is protected from damage to the surface material, for example the paint or the plaster, because the support area 61 in the first exemplary embodiment of the present illustrated in FIGS. 1A to IH

Handling device is assigned to the guide hole 1121 formed in the working position.

In other words, the area of the guide hole 1121, in which the force action by the tool, for example by the hammer, by the pliers or by the screwdriver, is greatest when the pin-shaped fastening element is inserted, in particular by the support area 61 is supported; in this way, an additional guide for the pin-shaped fastening element is also brought about.

Particularly convincing results with regard to the above-mentioned protection of the surface of the wall, the door, the ceiling or the like are here by using the so-called illustrated with reference to Figures 1A to IH "Three-point technology" achievable. In this context, the term "three-point technology" means that three contact areas 61, 62, 63 are provided on the contact surface 60 facing the surface into which the pin-shaped fastening element is to be inserted, the contact area 61 being that formed in the working position Guide hole 1121 is assigned and wherein the two further contact areas 62, 63 are assigned areas of the contact surface 60 which are free of the guide holes 1121, 1222 formed in the working position.

As can further be seen from FIGS. 1A to IH, in the first exemplary embodiment of the present handling device the first half element 10 and the second half element 20 are articulated to one another and can be pivoted relative to one another about a common pivot axis.

1A to IH, the swivel axis is parallel to the parting plane 30. By means of this technical configuration, one of the two half-elements 10, 20 or, if necessary, also both half-elements 10, 20 after the pin-shaped fastening element into the wall, into the door, into the Inserted ceiling or the like, for example hammered in, screwed in with pliers or screwed in with a screwdriver, in a sense comparable to a wing door laterally, that is to say folded out laterally "outwards" around the wall, into the door , to release into the ceiling or the like inserted fastening pin and thus to be able to remove the handling device from the wall, from the door, from the ceiling or from the like. For this purpose, the first half element 10 and the second half element 20 are connected to one another in a hinge-like manner.

In order to technically implement the above-described embodiment in the first exemplary embodiment (cf. FIGS. 1A to IH), the first half element 10 has two first, approximately plate-shaped projections 140, 150 which are arranged on opposite ends of the first half element 10 ( see FIGS. IB and IC) and to which two respective second, approximately plate-shaped projections 240, 250 of the second half element 20 are assigned, which are suitably arranged at opposite ends of the second half element 20 (see FIGS. IB and IC ). In this way, an embodiment in which the pivot axis is approximately parallel to the parting plane 30 or the pivot axis lies in the parting plane 30 can be realized in a convincing manner.

In this case, in the first exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 1A to IH, the first projection 140 and the second projection 240 are connected to one another in the form of a pin by a pin-shaped connecting element 1424 (see FIGS. 1A and IC) lying in the pivot axis, this pin-shaped connecting element 1424 is accommodated in a receiving area 2414 (see FIGS. 1A and IC) and in this case specifically in a bore in which the first projection 140 and the second projection 240 are partially overlapping; in the same way, the first projection 150 and the second projection 250 are connected by a pin-shaped connecting element 1525 lying in the pivot axis (cf. FIGS. 1A, IB and IC) connected to one another in the form of a pin, this pin-shaped connecting element 1525 being received in a receiving area 2515 (cf. FIGS. 1A, IB and IC) and in this case specifically in a bore in which the first projection 150 and the second projection 250 are arranged partially overlapping.

In order to enable a compact and robust production and construction method, the first half element 10 and the two first projections 140, 150 are formed in one piece; for the same purpose and in the same way, the second half element 20 and the two second projections 240, 250 are also formed in one piece.

As can be seen from FIGS. 1A to IH, the guide holes 1121, 1222 have essentially the same cross sections. This has to do with the flexible handling and the varied uses of the first

Embodiment of the present handling device no negative effects.

As can be seen from FIGS. 1A, IB and IC, the half elements 10, 20 constituting the handling device have a plurality of reinforcing ribs / struts 70, 72, 74, 76, 76 'with a width of approximately two millimeters. Here, the arrangement of the reinforcing ribs / struts 70, 72, 74, 76, 76 'is not only due to the design of the handling device according to the first embodiment, but also due to the requirements for the stability of the handling device according to the first Embodiment defined.

1A to IH is the largest possible

Stability achieved at the same time with minimal material expenditure by the reinforcing ribs / struts 70 essentially parallel to the parting plane 30 (see FIGS. 1A, IB, IC and ID), the reinforcing ribs / struts 72 essentially perpendicular to the parting plane 30 (see FIG FIGS. 1A and IB), the reinforcing ribs / struts 74 essentially along the edges of the half-elements 10, 20 (see FIGS. 1A and IB), the reinforcing ribs / struts 76 as concentric rings around the guide hole 1121 (see the figures 1A, IB and IC) and the reinforcing ribs / struts 76 'run as concentric rings around the guide holes 1222 (cf. FIGS. 1A and IC).

Here, the reinforcing ribs / struts 70, 72, 74, 76, 76 'are provided on the side of the half-elements 10, 20 facing away from the surface into which the pin-shaped fastening element is to be introduced (see FIGS. IB, IC and ID). ; in other words this means that the reinforcing ribs / struts 70, 72, 74, 76, 76 'and the support areas 61, 62, 63 are provided on different sides of the half-elements 10, 20 (see FIGS. IB and IC), which also contributes to increasing the strength of the handling device according to the first embodiment in that the arrangement of the stabilizing elements explained above, a uniform distribution of the forces introduced into the handling device according to FIGS. 1A to IH is favored.

With regard to the first exemplary embodiment of the present handling device shown in FIGS. 1A to IH, it should also be noted that the half-elements 10, 20 and the reinforcing ribs / struts 70, 72, 74, 76, 76 'are in one piece, that is to say without interfaces and without Seams are formed. This not only brings about a better strength of the handling device according to the first exemplary embodiment, but also creates an aesthetically and optically appealing shape of the handling device of FIGS. 1A to IH, since it is, so to speak, made "from a single source".

For this purpose, the half-elements 10, 20 and the reinforcing ribs / struts 70, 72, 74, 76, 76 'are made of the same material using injection molding technology, which enables mass production with a consistently high quality at comparatively low manufacturing costs.

As can be seen from FIGS. 1A, IB and IC, the reinforcing ribs / struts 70, 72, 74, 76 'have a height which differs from the height of the reinforcing ribs / struts 76 assigned to the guide hole 1121 in that the latter reinforcing ribs / struts 76 are considerably higher than the reinforcing ribs / struts 70, 72, 74, 76 '. The reinforcing ribs / struts 76 assigned to the guide hole 1121 are raised here because the Assigned guide hole 1121

Reinforcing ribs / struts 76 which have to absorb forces acting when the pin-shaped fastening element is inserted into the wall, door, ceiling or the like. In this connection, it should be taken into account that the forces of the hammer, pliers, screwdriver or other tool act directly on the area of the guide hole 1121, so that this area is reinforced by increased reinforcing ribs / struts 76.

It can be seen from FIGS. 1A and IC that the height of the reinforcing ribs / struts 76 associated with the guide hole 1121 corresponds to the height of those associated with the guide hole 1222

Reinforcing ribs / struts exceeds 76 '. This has the advantage that the pin-shaped fastening element with the first embodiment of the handling device can be inserted at different depths into the wall, into the door, into the ceiling or into the like, depending on the individual case.

In view of the fact that the reinforcing ribs / struts 76 assigned to the guide hole 1121 are higher than the reinforcing ribs / struts 76 'assigned to the guide hole 1222, there is also a differently pronounced guiding function of the guide holes 1121, 1222. For this reason, an application is used of the handling device according to the first exemplary embodiment is conceivable, in which the pin-shaped fastening element is initially “up to the stop”, that is to say, through the high guide hole 1121 for abutting the head part of the pin-shaped fastening element at the ends facing away from the bearing surface 60 (see FIGS. 1A, IB and IC) of the reinforcing ribs / struts 76 assigned to the guide hole 1121 in the wall, in the door, in the ceiling or in the like is introduced, then at least one of the half-elements 10, 20 is folded away in order to release the pin-shaped fastening element and to be able to move and arrange the handling device according to the first exemplary embodiment in such a way that the pin-shaped fastening element finally again "through to the low guide hole 1222 Stop ", that is, until the head part of the pin-shaped fastening element rests on the surface opposite the support surface 60 with the reinforcing ribs / struts 76 'assigned to the guide hole 1222 (see FIGS. 1A, IB and IC) deeper into the wall into which Door, placed in the ceiling or in the like can be.

As can be seen from the illustration in FIG. 1A, the half-elements 10, 20 are essentially trapezoidal, because with such a configuration the first embodiment of the handling device is easy to handle and can be stored in a space-saving manner.

With a view to a desired saving of material and a cost reduction associated therewith, the half elements 10, 20 in each case have the upper corner in FIG. 1A, facing away from the parting plane 30, which has no special function removed, so that the half elements 10, 20 each have a lateral one Show bevel, this measure not least also benefits the aesthetics and appearance of the first embodiment of the handling device and also reduces its mass.

Furthermore, a locking means 80 (cf. a first embodiment of a sprayed locking means 80 in FIGS. 1E and IF and a second embodiment of a milled locking means 80 in FIGS. IG and IH) is provided on the first exemplary embodiment of the handling device, through which the half-elements 10 20 are releasably fixable in the working position. In other words, the half-elements 10, 20 in the position in which a pin-shaped fastening element, such as a nail, a hook, a screw or the like, is inserted into a wall, into a door, into a ceiling or into the like , by means of which the locking means 80 can be locked along the parting plane 30, the locking means 80 not only being designed for locking the half-elements 10, 20, but also serving as a handle, specifically when the first embodiment of the handling device with its surface, into which the pin-shaped fastening element is to be inserted, the side facing the same surface and is to be held securely and exactly in this position by the user of the first exemplary embodiment of the handling device.

The locking means 80 according to FIGS. 1E, IF, IG and IH is suitable for this holding insofar as the locking means 80 is designed as a displaceable lever. In the case illustrated in FIGS. 1A to IH in FIG Locking means 80 which can be displaced essentially in the vertical direction can be displaced along a groove-shaped recess 90 provided in the half element 10 (cf. FIGS. 1A, IB, IC and ID), as it were in a rail.

Here, the locking means 80 is pushed from the release position of the handling device according to the first embodiment into the working position of the handling device according to the first embodiment such that the locking means 80 in the working position detects both half-elements 10, 20 and these are no longer pivotable relative to one another about their common pivot axis . In order to enable this shifting of the locking means 80 from the area of the first half element 10 on the left in FIG. 1A into the area of the second half element 20 on the right in FIG. 1A, not only are in the area of the first half element 10 but also in the corresponding area of the second Half elements 20, the reinforcing ribs / struts 70, which are essentially parallel to the parting plane 30, and the reinforcing rib / strut 74 running essentially along the left edge of the half element 10 in FIG. 1A are recessed at these points, as can be seen from FIG. 1A.

In the opposite direction, the locking means 80 is pushed back from the working position of the handling device into the release position of the handling device in such a way that the locking means 80 is located in the release position in the area of only the half element 10, so that the movement of the two half elements 10, 20 against one another no longer blocks is and this against each other about their common pivot axis are pivotable.

In the first exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 1A to IH, the displaceable movement of the locking means 80 along the half element 10 is implemented in that the locking means 80 has two projecting elements 890 (see FIGS. 1E and IG) which are formed symmetrically to one another and which extend into the groove-shaped recess 90 intervention. Each projecting element 890 here has a projecting nose 892 (see FIGS. 1E and IG), which can be slidably supported in a step 92 (see FIGS. 1A and ID) of the groove-shaped recess 90.

The second exemplary embodiment of a handling device according to the present invention shown in FIG. 2 differs from the first exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 1A to IH essentially in that the first recesses 11, 12 and the second recesses 21, 22 are not essentially semicircular (cf. 1A), but are essentially rectangular (see FIG. 2), so that in each case one of the first recesses 11, 12 and one of the second recesses 21, 22 in the working position form a total of two continuous, essentially cuboid guide holes 1121 , 1222, whereby the cuboid axis of the guide holes 1121, 1222 lies essentially in the parting plane 30.

Corresponding to the rectangular shape of the cross-sectional area of the guide holes 1121, 1222 are in the second shown in Figure 2 Embodiment of the handling device, the reinforcing ribs / struts 76 assigned to the guide hole 1121 and those assigned to the guide hole 1222

Reinforcing ribs / struts 76 'are not designed as concentric rings (see FIGS. 1A, IB and IC), but rather as elliptical or oval rings around the guide holes 1121, 1222 (see FIG. 2).

To avoid repetition, with regard to the further features of the second exemplary embodiment (cf. FIG. 2), reference is made to the above explanations for the first exemplary embodiment (cf. FIGS. 1A to IH).

The third exemplary embodiment of a handling device according to the present invention shown in FIG. 3 differs from the first exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 1A to IH essentially in that four first recesses 11, 11 ', 12, 12' arranged in pairs and four second recesses arranged in pairs 21, 21 ', 22, 22' are provided.

Here, the two first recesses 11, 12 are essentially semicircular (see FIG. 3) and the two first recesses 11 ', 12' are essentially rectangular (see FIG. 3); Likewise, the two second recesses 21, 22 are essentially semicircular (see FIG. 3) and the two second recesses 21 ', 22' are essentially rectangular (see FIG. 3), so that one of the first recesses 11, 12 is in each case and one of each Complement the second recesses 21, 22 in the working position to a total of two continuous, essentially circular cylindrical guide holes 1121, 1222, whereas one of the first recesses 11 ', 12' and one of the second recesses 21 ', 22' in the working position add up to a total complete two continuous, essentially cuboid guide holes 1121 ', 1222'. The respective axis of the guide holes 1121, 1121 ', 1222, 1222' lies essentially in the parting plane 30.

Corresponding to the shape of the cross-sectional areas of the guide holes 1121, 1121 ', 1222, 1222', in the third exemplary embodiment of the handling device shown in FIG. 3, the reinforcing ribs / struts 78 assigned to the guide holes 1121, 1121 'and the reinforcing ribs assigned to the guide holes 1222, 1222' / -stays 78 'neither as concentric rings (see FIGS. 1A, IB and IC) nor as elliptical or oval rings (see FIG. 2), but essentially rectangular around the guide holes 1121, 1121' and 1222, 1222 'trained around (see Figure 3).

To avoid repetition, with regard to the further features of the third exemplary embodiment (cf. FIG. 3), reference is made to the explanations given above for the first exemplary embodiment (cf. FIGS. 1A to IH).

The fourth exemplary embodiment of a handling device according to the present invention illustrated in FIGS. 4A to 4C and the fifth illustrated in FIGS. 5A to 5J Exemplary embodiments of a handling device according to the present invention differ from the first exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 1A to IH essentially in that neither reinforcing ribs / struts 70, 72, 74, 76, 78 nor a channel-shaped recess 90 with associated locking means 80 are provided.

As can be seen from FIGS. 4B and 4C and 5B and 5C, the respective height of the guide holes 1121, 1222 is different in that the thickness of the two half-elements 10, 20 in the region of the guide hole 1121 is greater than the thickness of the two half-elements 10, 20 im Area of the other guide hole 1222 (see FIGS. 4C and 4C). This has the advantage that, depending on the individual case, the pin-shaped fastening element can be introduced at different depths into the wall, into the door, into the ceiling or into the like.

With different heights of the guide holes 1121, 1222, there is also a differently pronounced guide function of the guide holes 1121, 1222. For this reason, an application of the fourth and fifth exemplary embodiment of the present handling device shown in FIGS. 4A to 5J is also conceivable, in which the pin-shaped Fastening element first through the high guide hole 1121 "up to the stop", that is until the head part of the pin-shaped fastening element rests on the surface 66 opposite the bearing surface 60 (cf. FIGS. 4B, 4C, 5B, 5C, 5E, 5F, 5H and 5J) in the wall, in the door, in the ceiling or in the like, followed by at least one of the Half elements 10, 20 is folded away in order to release the pin-shaped fastening element and to be able to move and arrange the handling device according to the fourth and fifth exemplary embodiment in such a way that the pin-shaped fastening element is finally "up to the stop" again through the low guide hole 1222, that is to say until The head part of the pin-shaped fastening element bears against the surface 68 opposite the bearing surface 60 (cf. FIGS. 4B, 4C, 5B, 5C, 5E, 5F, 5H and 5J) deeper into the wall, in the door, in the ceiling or in the like can be introduced.

In order to accomplish this gradual introduction of the pin-shaped fastening element, the two half-elements 10, 20 accordingly have stepped sections and stepped areas with different thicknesses (cf. FIGS. 4B, 4C, 5B, 5C, 5E, 5F, 5H and 5J).

In the sixth to tenth exemplary embodiments of the handling device shown in FIGS. 6 to 10, the first half element 10 has a first contact surface 130 which coincides with the parting plane 30 in the working position (see FIGS. 6 and 7) and in which three first continuous recesses 11, 12, 13 are provided, and the second half element 20 is a second contact surface 230 (see FIGS. 6 and 7) coinciding with the parting plane 30 in the working position and adjacent to the first contact surface 130 in the working position, in which three second continuous recesses 21 , 22, 23 are provided on. In the working position, one of the first recesses 11, 12, 13 and one of the second recesses 21, 22, 23 complement each other to a total of three continuous, essentially cylindrical guide holes 1121, 1222, 1323 (see FIGS. 8A and 9), the cylinder axis of the guide holes 1121, 1222, 1323 lies essentially in the parting plane 30 and the half elements 10, 20 with their respective contact surfaces 130, 230 can be moved from the working position into a release position by opening the guide hole 1121, 1222, 1323 (cf. Figures 6, 7, 8B and 10).

In the working position (cf. FIGS. 8A and 9), the handling device thus provides three through, essentially cylindrical guide holes 1121, 1222, 1323 for the pin-shaped fastening element, which act as a guide when inserting, i.e. when driving in the nail, when screwing in the hook or when screwing in the screw.

The handling device is countered by the person working with it by hand (see FIGS. 6, 7, 8A, 8B and 10), in which the person also holds the pin-shaped fastening element, or with pliers (see FIG. 9) the wall, against the door, against the ceiling or against the like, into which the pin-shaped fastening element is to be inserted. With the other hand, the person then brings the pin-shaped fastening element into the wall, into the door, into the ceiling or into the like with a tool, for example with a hammer, with pliers or with a screwdriver. Since most of the pin-shaped fastening elements, which also include hooks, for example, have a head part, the roughly cuboid half elements 10, 20 with their respective contact surfaces 130, 230 can be moved from the working position into a release position by opening the guide holes 1121, 1222, 1323 ( see Figures 6, 7 and 8B). Here, the two half-elements 10, 20, the respective contact surfaces 130, 230 of which coincide in the working position with the parting plane 30, are removed from this parting plane 30 and in this case give the pin-shaped introduced into the wall, in the door, in the ceiling or in the like Fastener free by opening the guide holes 1121, 1222, 1323.

Here, the guide holes 1121, 1222, 1323 formed in the working position have a slightly conical shape. Such a shape, which tapers slightly conically in the direction of the wall, the door, the ceiling or the like, facilitates the introduction of the pin-shaped fastening element into the wall, into the door, into the ceiling or the like insofar as certain tolerances or inaccuracies in in relation to direction and / or accuracy when driving in, screwing in or screwing in can be compensated.

As can be seen from FIGS. 6 to 10, the guide holes 1121, 1222, 1323 have different cross sections. This makes it possible to use the handling device for pin-shaped fastening elements with different diameters, that is to say depending on the cross section of the pin-shaped part of the Fastening element uses the matching one of the three guide holes 1121, 1222, 1323 available in the working position. As a result, the range of use and the flexibility of the present handling device are significantly increased.

In the sixth exemplary embodiment of the present illustrated in FIG. 6

Handling device is assigned to the half-elements 10, 20 a holder 40, which has a trough-shaped recess 124 for receiving the half-elements 10, 20 in the working position, the recess 124 in its area assigned to the three guide holes 1121, 1222, 1323 a continuous, in has approximately slot-shaped recess 1240 for the pin-shaped fastening element.

The recess 1240 is necessary in this sixth embodiment (cf. FIG. 6) insofar as this recess 1240 enables the pin-shaped fastening element to pass through to the wall, door, ceiling or the like. Here, the holder 40 with the half elements 10, 20 accommodated in the recess 124 is held on the wall, on the door, on the ceiling or on the like, then the pin-shaped fastening element through one of the guide holes 1121, 1222, 1323 formed in the working position the wall, in the door, in the ceiling or in the like and then the holder 40 is lifted or removed so that the two half-elements 10, 20 with their respective contact surfaces 130, 230 while opening the guide hole 1121, 1222, 1323 can be moved from the working position into the release position.

In the seventh exemplary embodiment of the present illustrated in FIG. 7

Handling device is assigned to the half-elements 10, 20 a holder 40, which has a step-shaped recess 124 for receiving the half-elements 10, 20 in the working position, the recess 124 also having a continuous, in its area assigned to the three guide holes 1121, 1222, 1323 has approximately slot-shaped recess 1240 for the pin-shaped fastening element.

In order to enable the second half element 20 to be removed from the side during the transition from the working position to the release position (see FIG. 7) without having to lift or remove the holder 40, the holder 40 has no boundary wall on its right side in FIG. 7 , that is, the bracket 40 is freely accessible there.

In the eighth exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the handling device is designed in the form of pliers. This means that the handling device is designed in a form integrated with a holding device, which enables particularly simple and effective working with the handling device. The compact design of this eighth exemplary embodiment (cf. FIGS. 8A and 8B) also makes it much easier to store the handling device, for example in a tool box or in a tool cabinet. Here, the two half-elements 10, 20 in the eighth exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 8A and 8B are of cheek-shaped design. Thus, the two half-elements 10, 20 lie in the working position (cf. FIG. 8A) with their contact surfaces 130, 230, comparable to the jaws of a pair of pliers, along the separating surface 30.

8A and 8B, the two half-elements 10, 20 are connected to one another by a resetting device 120 in the form of a spring. By means of this reset device 120, the two half-elements 10, 20 can be moved against the restoring force of the reset device 120 from the working position (see FIG. 8A) to the release position (see FIG. 8B). Here, the spring is attached with one end to the first half element 10 and with its other end to the second half element 20.

In the ninth exemplary embodiment of the present illustrated in FIG. 9

Handling device, the two half-elements 10, 20 are provided for receiving in a pliers-shaped holding device. This has the advantage that the handling device according to FIG. 9 can be used to a certain extent universally, because the two half-elements 10, 20 can also be clamped between the two jaws of the pliers by inexperienced or inexperienced users in the working position (see FIG. 9).

If the pin-shaped fastening element is then introduced into the wall, the door, the ceiling or the like under the guidance of the handling device according to FIG. 9, the two become Half elements 10, 20 released by the two jaws of the pliers by the user, which corresponds to the so-called release position.

In the tenth exemplary embodiment of the present illustrated in FIG. 10

Handling device, the first half element 10 is formed as part of a spirit level 50; the second half element 20 can be inserted or integrated into a corresponding recess in the spirit level 50 and can be removed again after the pin-shaped fastening element has been introduced in order to achieve the release position (cf. FIG. 10).

The partial training as or the partial integration into the spirit level 50 has the decisive advantage that the spirit level 50 in connection with the handling device according to FIG. 10 even inexperienced and / or inexperienced persons a straight, that is, for example, horizontal or vertical introduction of several allows pin-shaped fasteners on a line.

Claims

EXPECTATIONS 1. For guiding pin-shaped fasteners, such as nails, hooks, screws or the like, designed handling device with two half-elements (10, 20) lying against one another in a working position along a parting plane (30), the first half-element (10) having one in the working position the separating plane (30) coinciding first contact surface (130), in which at least a first continuous recess (11, 12, 13) is provided, and the second half element (20) coinciding in the working position with the dividing plane (30), in which Working position adjoining the first contact surface (130) has a second contact surface (230) in which at least one second continuous recess (21, 22, 23) is provided, one of the first recesses (11, 12, 13 ) and one of the second recesses (21, 22, 23) to form a continuous guide hole (1121, 1222, 1323) for the pin-shaped fastening element, the axis of the guide slochs (1121, 1222, 1323) is essentially parallel to the parting plane (30) or in the parting plane (30) and the half-elements (10, 20) with their respective contact surfaces (130, 230) while opening the Guide holes (1121, 1222, 1323) can be moved from the working position into a release position. 2. Handling device according to claim 1, characterized in that the surface in which the pin-shaped fastener is to be introduced, facing bearing surface (60) of the handling device has at least one support area (61, 62, 63). 3. Handling device according to claim 2, characterized in that at least one support area (61, 62, 63) is assigned to a guide hole (1121, 1222, 1323) formed in the working position. 4. Handling device according to at least one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the first half element (10) and the second half element (20) are articulated to one another and / or are pivotable relative to one another about a common pivot axis. 5. Handling device according to claim 4, characterized in that the first half element (10) and the second half element (20) are connected to one another by at least one pin-shaped connecting element (1424, 1525) lying in the pivot axis and in that the at least one pin-shaped connecting element (1424 , 1525) is accommodated in at least one receiving area (2414, 2515). 6. Handling device according to at least one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the half-elements (10, 20) at least one reinforcing rib (70, 72, 74, 76, 78) and / or reinforcing strut (70, 72, 74, 76, 78). 7. Handling device according to claim 6, characterized in that the reinforcing ribs (70) and / or reinforcing struts (70) substantially parallel to the parting plane (30) and / or that the reinforcing ribs (72) and / or reinforcing struts (72) are substantially vertical to the parting plane (30) and / or that the reinforcing ribs (74) and / or reinforcing struts (74) essentially along at least part of the edges of the half-elements (10, 20) and / or that the reinforcing ribs (76) and / or reinforcing struts ( 76) as at least one essentially concentric or elliptical or oval ring or area around the guide hole (1121, 1222, 1323) and / or that the reinforcing ribs (78) and / or reinforcing struts (78) have a substantially polygonal shape around the guide hole (1121, 1222, 1323) run around. 8. Handling device according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the Reinforcing ribs (70, 72, 74, 76, 78) and / or reinforcing struts (70, 72, 74, 76, 78) have different heights. 9. Handling device according to at least one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that at least one locking means (80) is provided through which the half-elements (10, 20) can be fixed in the working position in a detachable manner. 10. Handling device according to claim 9, characterized in that the locking means (80) along at least one in at least one of the half-elements (10, 20) provided groove-shaped recess (90) is displaceable.