Anti-theft suspension rack assembly

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6834767
  • Patent Number
    6,834,767
  • Date Filed
    Monday, July 28, 2003
    21 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, December 28, 2004
    20 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Gibson, Jr.; Robert W.
    Agents
    • Rosenberg, Klein & Lee
Abstract
A suspension rack assembly includes a main body, an anti-theft lock, an upper secondary body, and a lower secondary body. Thus, the suspension rack assembly can be used to suspend a single tool or multiple sets of tools. In addition, the suspension rack assembly can be carried on the user's waist. Further, the hand tool is fixed on the anti-theft lock and the support rack of the main body rigidly and stably, thereby providing an anti-theft function.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




The present invention relates to a suspension rack assembly, and more particularly to a multifunctional anti-theft suspension rack assembly.




2. Description of the Related Art




A conventional suspension rack can be used to package and hang an article, such as a hand tool or the like, on the wall or the display shelf for exhibition use. However, after the hand tool is removed from the suspension rack, the suspension rack is broken and useless, and has to be thrown away, thereby causing consumption of material. In addition, it is necessary to prepare a tool box to store the hand tool when not in use. Further, the conventional suspension rack does not have an anti-theft function, so that the hand tool is easily stolen.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a suspension rack assembly having a package exhibition function.




Another objective of the present invention is to provide a suspension rack assembly having an anti-theft function.




A further objective of the present invention is to provide a suspension rack assembly that can be used to suspend a single tool or multiple sets of tools.




A further objective of the present invention is to provide a suspension rack assembly that can be carried on the user's waist.




A further objective of the present invention is to provide a suspension rack assembly, wherein the hand tool is fixed on the anti-theft lock and the support rack of the main body rigidly and stably, thereby providing an anti-theft function.




A further objective of the present invention is to provide a suspension rack assembly, wherein the anti-theft lock is integrally formed on the main body without needing an additional working process, thereby decreasing costs of fabrication.




A further objective of the present invention is to provide a suspension rack assembly, wherein the main body can co-operate with the anti-theft lock, the upper secondary body and the lower secondary body to provide different functions, thereby enhancing the versatility of the suspension rack assembly so as to satisfying the user's different requirements.




In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a suspension rack assembly, comprising:




a main body having a lower portion provided with a protruding support rack and an upper portion provided with a protruding press portion; and




an anti-theft lock integrally formed on the main body and located adjacent to the support rack of the main body;




the anti-theft lock including a seat portion, and two arms each extended outward from the seat portion and each having a distal end formed with a retaining portion extended toward the support rack of the main body.




Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is an exploded perspective view of a suspension rack assembly in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 2

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





FIG. 3

is a side plan operational view of the suspension rack assembly as shown in

FIG. 1

;





FIG. 3A

is a partially cut-away front plan view of the suspension rack assembly as shown in

FIG. 3

;





FIG. 4

is a side plan operational view of the suspension rack assembly as shown in

FIG. 1

;





FIG. 5

is a perspective assembly view of the suspension rack assembly in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 6

is a perspective assembly view of the suspension rack assembly in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 7

is an exploded perspective view of the suspension rack assembly in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 8

is a perspective assembly view of the suspension rack assembly as shown in

FIG. 7

; and





FIG. 9

is a schematic operational view of the suspension rack assembly as shown in FIG.


8


.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION




Referring to the drawings and initially to

FIGS. 1-4

, a suspension rack assembly in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a main body


10


, an anti-theft lock


20


, an upper secondary body


30


, and a lower secondary body


40


.




The main body


10


has a lower portion provided with a protruding support rack


11


and an upper portion provided with a protruding press portion


13


. The press portion


13


of the main body


10


has a bottom formed with a semi-circular guide portion


130


. The main body


10


has a mediate portion formed with a receiving portion


12


for receiving an anti-theft label


120


. The main body


10


has a top provided with a first fixing portion


14


and a bottom provided with a second fixing portion


15


. The support rack


111


of the main body


10


has a central portion formed with a positioning hole


111


having a top formed with an enlarged opening


110


. In addition, the support rack


11


of the main body


10


has a distal end formed with a passage


112


communicating with the positioning hole


111


.




As shown in

FIGS. 3 and 3A

, a hand tool


50


, such as a screwdriver, is mounted on the main body


10


. The hand tool


50


has a handle


51


retained by the support rack


11


of the main body


10


. The handle


51


of the hand tool


50


has a top secured in the guide portion


130


of the press portion


13


of the main body


10


.




The anti-theft lock


20


is integrally formed on the main body


10


and located above the support rack


11


of the main body


10


. The anti-theft lock


20


includes a plate-shaped seat portion


21


having a periphery locally connected to the main body


10


, and two arms


22


each extended outward from the seat portion


21


. Each of the two arms


22


of the anti-theft lock


20


has a distal end formed with a triangular retaining portion


23


protruded outward and extended toward the support rack


11


of the main body


10


to retain the handle


51


of the hand tool


50


as shown in

FIGS. 3 and 3A

.




The upper secondary body


30


is mounted on the main body


10


and has a lower portion mounted on the first fixing portion


14


of the main body


10


and an upper portion formed with a slot-shaped hanging portion


31


. The upper secondary body


30


is provided with a positioning portion


32


protruding outward therefrom. The positioning portion


32


of the upper secondary body


30


has a first end formed with a retaining neck


321


(see

FIG. 2

) and a second end formed with an enlarged mushroom-shaped guide head


320


having a dimension greater than that of the retaining neck


321


. The upper secondary body


30


has a side provided with a locking tooth


33


(see FIG.


2


).




The lower secondary body


40


is mounted on the main body


10


and has an upper portion mounted on the second fixing portion


15


of the main body


10


. The lower secondary body


40


is provided with a fixing portion


41


protruding outward therefrom.




As shown in

FIGS. 3 and 3A

, when the hand tool


50


is mounted on the main body


10


, the cone-shaped bottom portion


510


of the handle


51


of the hand tool


50


is clamped between the retaining portions


23


of the anti-theft lock


20


and the positioning hole


111


of the support rack


11


of the main body


10


, while the top portion of the handle


51


of the hand tool


50


is secured in the guide portion


130


of the press portion


13


of the main body


10


, so that the hand tool


50


is fixed on the anti-theft lock


20


and the support rack


11


of the main body


10


rigidly and stably, thereby providing an anti-theft function.




As shown in

FIG. 4

, after the consumer purchases the hand tool


50


, the connection between the seat portion


21


of the anti-theft lock


20


and the main body


10


is broken to detach the seat portion


21


of the anti-theft lock


20


from the main body


10


, so that the hand tool


50


can be detached from the support rack


11


of the main body


10


easily and conveniently for use.




In addition, when not in use, the bottom portion


510


of the handle


51


of the hand tool


50


is retained by the positioning hole


111


of the support rack


11


of the main body


10


, while the top portion of the handle


51


of the hand tool


50


is secured in the guide portion


130


of the press portion


13


of the main body


10


, so that the hand tool


50


is supported on the support rack


11


of the main body


10


rigidly and stably. At this time, the first fixing portion


14


or the second fixing portion


15


of the main body


10


can be fixed on the wall or other object by a screw or the like, thereby fixing the main body


10


and the hand tool


50


.




As shown in

FIG. 5

, the suspension rack assembly further comprises a suspension rack


60


mounted on the main body


10


and includes at least one elastic locking members


61


provided with a locking portion


610


locked in the first fixing portion


14


or the second fixing portion


15


of the main body


10


, so that first fixing portion


14


or the second fixing portion


15


of the main body


10


is attached to the suspension rack


60


. The suspension rack


60


is formed with two fixing holes


62


, so that the suspension rack


60


can be fixed on the wall or other object by screws


65


. The suspension rack


60


is formed with two hanging portions


63


, so that the suspension rack


60


can be suspended on the wall or other object.




As shown in

FIG. 6

, in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the suspension rack


60


A has a different configuration.




Referring to

FIGS. 7-9

, the guide head


320


of the positioning portion


32


of the upper secondary body


30


is extended through the receiving portion


12


of the main body


10


, and the retaining neck


321


of the positioning portion


32


of the upper secondary body


30


is slidably mounted in the receiving portion


12


of the main body


10


, so that the upper secondary body


30


can be rotated relative to the main body


10


about the positioning portion


32


.




In addition, a waist belt


70


is extended between the upper secondary body


30


and the main body


10


, and is locked by the locking tooth


33


of the upper secondary body


30


, so that the main body


10


is fixed on the waist belt


70


, thereby facilitating the user carrying the hand tool


50


and the main body


10


on the waist belt


70


.




Further, the fixing portion


41


of the lower secondary body


40


is fixed on the wall


80


by a screw member


42


, and the bottom of the upper secondary body


30


is inserted into the gap between the lower secondary body


40


and the wall


80


, so that the main body


10


and the upper secondary body


30


can be removed from the waist belt


70


and can be hung on the lower secondary body


40


.




Accordingly, the bottom portion


510


of the handle


51


of the hand tool


50


is clamped between the retaining portions


23


of the anti-theft lock


20


and the positioning hole


111


of the support rack


11


of the main body


10


, while the top portion of the handle


51


of the hand tool


50


is secured in the guide portion


130


of the press portion


13


of the main body


10


, so that the hand tool


50


is fixed on the anti-theft lock


20


and the support rack


11


of the main body


10


rigidly and stably, thereby providing an anti-theft function.




In addition, the anti-theft lock


20


is integrally formed on the main body


10


without needing an additional working process, thereby decreasing costs of fabrication.




Further, the main body


10


can co-operate with the anti-theft lock


20


, the upper secondary body


30


and the lower secondary body


40


to provide different functions, thereby enhancing the versatility of the suspension rack assembly so as to satisfying the user's different requirements.




Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is, therefore, contemplated that the appended claim or claims will cover such modifications and variations that fall within the true scope of the invention.



Claims
  • 1. A suspension rack assembly, comprising:a main body having a lower portion provided with a protruding support rack and an upper portion provided with a protruding press portion; and an anti-theft lock integrally formed on the main body and located adjacent to the support rack of the main body; the anti-theft lock including a seat portion, and two arms each extended outward from the seat portion and each having a distal end formed with a retaining portion extended toward the support rack of the main body.
  • 2. The suspension rack assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein the press portion of the main body has a bottom formed with a semi-circular guide portion.
  • 3. The suspension rack assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein the main body has a mediate portion formed with a receiving portion for receiving an anti-theft label.
  • 4. The suspension rack assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein the support rack of the main body has a central portion formed with a positioning hole having a top formed with an enlarged opening.
  • 5. The suspension rack assembly in accordance with claim 4, wherein the support rack of the main body has a distal end formed with a passage communicating with the positioning hole.
  • 6. The suspension rack assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein the seat portion of the anti-theft lock has a periphery locally connected to the main body.
  • 7. The suspension rack assembly in accordance with claim 1, further comprising an upper secondary body mounted on the main body.
  • 8. The suspension rack assembly in accordance with claim 7, wherein the main body has a top provided with a first fixing portion, and the upper secondary body has a lower portion mounted on the first fixing portion of the main body.
  • 9. The suspension rack assembly in accordance with claim 7, wherein the upper secondary body has an upper portion formed with a slot-shaped hanging portion.
  • 10. The suspension rack assembly in accordance with claim 7, wherein the upper secondary body is provided with a positioning portion protruding outward therefrom, the positioning portion of the upper secondary body has a first end formed with a retaining neck and a second end formed with an enlarged guide head having a dimension greater than that of the retaining neck.
  • 11. The suspension rack assembly in accordance with claim 7, wherein the upper secondary body has a side provided with a locking tooth.
  • 12. The suspension rack assembly in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a lower secondary body mounted on the main body.
  • 13. The suspension rack assembly in accordance with claim 12, wherein the main body has a bottom provided with a second fixing portion, and the lower secondary body has an upper portion mounted on the second fixing portion of the main body.
  • 14. The suspension rack assembly in accordance with claim 12, wherein the lower secondary body is provided with a fixing portion protruding outward therefrom.
  • 15. The suspension rack assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein the main body has a top provided with a first fixing portion, and a bottom provided with a second fixing portion, and the suspension rack assembly further comprises a suspension rack mounted on the main body and including at least one elastic locking members provided with a locking portion locked in either one of the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion of the main body.
  • 16. The suspension rack assembly in accordance with claim 15, wherein the suspension rack is formed with two fixing holes.
  • 17. The suspension rack assembly in accordance with claim 15, wherein the suspension rack is formed with two hanging portions.
  • 18. The suspension rack assembly in accordance with claim 10, wherein the guide head of the positioning portion of the upper secondary body is extended through the receiving portion of the main body, and the retaining neck of the positioning portion of the upper secondary body is slidably mounted in the receiving portion of the main body, so that the upper secondary body can be rotated relative to the main body about the positioning portion.
  • 19. A suspension rack assembly, comprising:a main body having a lower portion provided with a protruding support rack and an upper portion provided with a protruding press portion; and an upper secondary body mounted on the main body, the main body has a top provided with a first fixing portion, and the upper secondary body has a lower portion mounted on the first fixing portion of the main body, a lower secondary body mounted on the main body, the main body has a bottom provided with a second fixing portion, and the lower secondary body has an upper portion mounted on the second fixing portion of the main body.
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