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Portable socket holder
Assignee: Snap On Inc
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Filing: 1993-05-19
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Granted: 1994-02-08
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Expires: 2013-05-19
Abstract
Abstract The portable socket holder comprises a corrugated base plate, a plurality of rails attached to raised sections, a handle attached to the center of the plate, and a plurality of socket-receiving clips frictionally and slidably carried by the rails.
Inventors
- 👤 George R. Slivon
- 👤 Kenneth C. Happ
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 21:24
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25H; B25H3/00; B25H3/003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A socket holder comprising a corrugated base plate having opposite sides, one of said sides including a plurality of alternating first and second elongated sections respectively defining first and second elongated surfaces with said first surfaces spaced from said second surfaces, a plurality of rails disposed substantially parallel to each other and extending substantially perpendicular to the direction of elongation of said surfaces and being attached to only said first surfaces and being spaced from said second surfaces, and a plurality of socket-receiving clips frictionally and slidably carried by said rails.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A socket holder comprising a corrugated base plate having opposite sides, one of said sides including a plurality of alternating first and second elongated sections respectively defining first and second elongated surfaces with said first surfaces spaced from said second surfaces, a plurality of rails disposed substantially parallel to each other and extending substantially perpendicular to the direction of elongation of said surfaces and being attached to only said first surfaces and being spaced from said second surfaces, and a plurality of socket-receiving clips frictionally and slidably carried by said rails.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The socket holder of claim 1, wherein there are two first surfaces and three second surfaces.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The socket holder of claim 2, wherein each of said first surfaces and the second surface disposed therebetween have substantially the same width, and each of the other two second surfaces has a lesser width.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The socket holder of claim 3, further comprising a plurality of feet attached to said other two second sections.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
113 words
A socket holder comprising a base plate having an obverse side, a plurality of rails disposed substantially parallel to each other and being attached to the obverse side of said base plate, a plurality of socket-receiving clips frictionally and slidably carried by said rails, one of said rails disposed centrally of said plate and including two spaced-apart sections aligned along a common axis and respectively having facing inner ends, and a handle attached to said base plate generally centrally of the obverse side thereof, said handle being disposed between said sections of said one rail and extending along said axis and having ends respectively disposed adjacent to the inner ends of said sections.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
113 words
A socket holder comprising a base plate having an obverse side, a plurality of rails disposed substantially parallel to each other and being attached to the obverse side of said base plate, a plurality of socket-receiving clips frictionally and slidably carried by said rails, one of said rails disposed centrally of said plate and including two spaced-apart sections aligned along a common axis and respectively having facing inner ends, and a handle attached to said base plate generally centrally of the obverse side thereof, said handle being disposed between said sections of said one rail and extending along said axis and having ends respectively disposed adjacent to the inner ends of said sections.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
107 words
A socket holder comprising a corrugated base plate including a plurality of alternating first and second elongated sections each having a substantially flat surface, there being two first sections and three second sections alternating therewith, a plurality of rails disposed substantially parallel to each other and extending substantially perpendicular to the direction of elongation of said sections and being attached to the surfaces of said first sections, a plurality of socket-receiving clips frictionally and slidably carried by said rails, and a handle attached to said base plate generally centrally thereof and being coextensive with the width of the one of said second sections between said first sections.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
107 words
A socket holder comprising a corrugated base plate including a plurality of alternating first and second elongated sections each having a substantially flat surface, there being two first sections and three second sections alternating therewith, a plurality of rails disposed substantially parallel to each other and extending substantially perpendicular to the direction of elongation of said sections and being attached to the surfaces of said first sections, a plurality of socket-receiving clips frictionally and slidably carried by said rails, and a handle attached to said base plate generally centrally thereof and being coextensive with the width of the one of said second sections between said first sections.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The socket holder of claim 6, wherein two of said rails are aligned with each other and said handle, and are respectively disposed adjacent to the opposite ends of said handle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The socket holder of claim 6, and further comprising a plurality of feet attached to the other two of said second sections.
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