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Hand tool rack
Assignee: Easco Hand Tools Inc
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Filing: 1996-09-13
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Granted: 1998-03-24
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Expires: 2016-09-13
Abstract
Abstract A hand tool rack includes a first end adapted to be hung up to a wall, a second end, and a planar base between the first end and the second end. A stop is formed on the planar base adjacent to the first end of the hand tool rack. First and second fixing blocks are formed on the planar base and respectively adjacent to first and second lateral sides of the rack. A plurality of laterally equi-spaced mediate fixing blocks, holding members, and posts are mounted on the planar base and between the first and second fixing blocks. Each mediate fixing block is in alignment with an associated holding member and an associated post. Each holding member includes a protrusion projecting from an upper portion of a vertical wall thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Jessie Chow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 15:43
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F7/00; A47F7/02; A47F7/024; A47F7/0021; A47F7/0028; B; B25; B25H; B25H3/00; B25H3/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
A hand tool rack, comprising: a first end adapted to be hung up to a wall, a second end, a planar base between the first end and the second end, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side; a stop formed on the planar base adjacent to the first end of the hand tool rack; first and second fixing blocks formed on the planar base and respectively adjacent to the first and second lateral sides of the rack; and a plurality of laterally equi-spaced mediate fixing blocks, holding members, and posts mounted on the planar base and between the first and second fixing blocks, each said mediate fixing block being in alignment with an associated said holding member and an associated said post, each said holding member including a protrusion projecting from an upper portion of a vertical wall thereof, each said holding member further including an L-shaped member at a top thereof, the L-shaped member having a first slot defined therein, each of said first and second fixing blocks having a second slot defined therein in alignment with said first slots in said L-shaped members.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
A hand tool rack, comprising: a first end adapted to be hung up to a wall, a second end, a planar base between the first end and the second end, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side; a stop formed on the planar base adjacent to the first end of the hand tool rack; first and second fixing blocks formed on the planar base and respectively adjacent to the first and second lateral sides of the rack; and a plurality of laterally equi-spaced mediate fixing blocks, holding members, and posts mounted on the planar base and between the first and second fixing blocks, each said mediate fixing block being in alignment with an associated said holding member and an associated said post, each said holding member including a protrusion projecting from an upper portion of a vertical wall thereof, each said holding member further including an L-shaped member at a top thereof, the L-shaped member having a first slot defined therein, each of said first and second fixing blocks having a second slot defined therein in alignment with said first slots in said L-shaped members.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The hand tool rack according to claim 1, further comprising a latch member extending through the first slots of said L-shaped members and the second slots of the first and second fixing blocks.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
The hand tool rack according to claim 2, further comprising a plurality of equally laterally spaced hooks mounted on the planar base and adjacent to the second end of the hand tool rack, each said hook being in alignment with an associated said post, and each two adjacent said hooks having a fourth compartment defined therebetween.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The hand tool rack according to claim 3, wherein the fixing blocks, the holding members, the posts, and the hooks are all made of elastic plastic material.
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