Information
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Patent Grant
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6547073
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Patent Number
6,547,073
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Date Filed
Monday, September 24, 200123 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, April 15, 200321 years ago
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Inventors
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Examiners
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 206 461
- 206 467
- 206 471
- 206 349
- 206 372
- 206 373
- 206 378
- 206 477
- 206 495
- 206 15
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A socket suspender includes a support plate, a positioning rack detachably mounted on the support plate, and a positioning bolt for securing the positioning rack on the support plate. In such a manner, the positioning rack may be secured on and detached from the support plate easily and quickly by screwing or unscrewing the positioning bolt, so that the socket may be stored in the socket suspender when not in use or taken out from the socket suspender when in use easily and quickly, thereby facilitating the user using or storing the socket.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a socket suspender, and more particularly to a socket suspender that may be used to support and suspend sockets of different sizes.
2. Description of the Related Art
A conventional socket suspender in accordance with the prior art comprises a base plate, and a fixing rack secured on the base plate for securing and store a socket between the base plate and the fixing rack. However, when in use, the user has to break the fixing rack to take out the socket from the base plate for use. Thus, the entire structure the conventional socket suspender is broken, so that the socket has to be stored in an additional tool box, and cannot be stored in the conventional socket suspender when not in use, thereby causing inconvenience to the user, and causing consumption of material.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the disadvantage of the conventional socket suspender.
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a socket suspender that may be used to support and suspend sockets of different sizes.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide a socket suspender, wherein the socket may be stored in the socket suspender when not in use or taken out from the socket suspender when in use easily and quickly, thereby facilitating the user using or storing the socket.
A further objective of the present invention is to provide a socket suspender that may be used continuously without having to break or throw away the whole socket suspender when the socket is taken out from the socket suspender, thereby enhancing the versatility and usage of the socket suspender, and thereby preventing consumption of material.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a socket suspender comprising: a support plate, a positioning rack detachably mounted on the support plate, and a positioning bolt for securing the positioning rack on the support plate, wherein,
the support plate is provided with four support studs, and a central support stud located in a central portion between the four support studs, a support post is formed on and extended outward from one end of the central support stud, a screw hole is formed in the support post;
the positioning rack is provided with four positioning columns, and a central positioning column located in a central portion between the four positioning columns, each of the four positioning columns is rested on a respective one of the four support studs, the central positioning column is rested on the central support stud and is formed with a receiving hole for receiving the support post therein, a countersunk hole is formed on one end of the central positioning column, and is connected to the receiving holes; and
the positioning bolt is extended through the countersunk hole of the central positioning column, and is screwed into the screw hole of the support post, thereby positioning the positioning rack on the support plate.
In such a manner, the positioning rack may be secured on and detached from the support plate easily and quickly by screwing or unscrewing the positioning bolt, so that the socket may be stored in the socket suspender when not in use or taken out from the socket suspender when in use easily and quickly, thereby facilitating the user using or storing the socket.
Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is a perspective view of a socket suspender in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2
is an exploded perspective view of the socket suspender as shown in
FIG. 1
;
FIG. 3
is a side plan cross-sectional view of the socket suspender as shown in
FIG. 1
;
FIG. 4
is a schematic front plan view of the socket suspender as shown in
FIG. 1
; and
FIG. 5
is a schematic operational view of the socket suspender as shown in FIG.
3
.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Referring to the drawings and initially to
FIGS. 1-3
, a socket suspender in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a support plate
10
, and a positioning rack
20
detachably mounted on the support plate
10
.
The support plate
10
is provided with four support studs
12
, and a central support stud
14
located in a central portion between the four support studs
12
. Each of the four support studs
12
has an inner wall formed with an insertion hole
120
, and an outer wall formed with a plurality of reinforcing ribs
122
. The central support stud
14
has an outer wall also formed with a plurality of reinforcing ribs
142
. A support post
16
is formed on and extended outward from one end of the central support stud
14
, and a screw hole
160
is formed in the support post
16
.
The positioning rack
20
is provided with four positioning columns
22
, and a central positioning column
26
located in a central portion between the four positioning columns
22
. Each of the four positioning columns
22
is rested on a respective one of the four support studs
12
and is provided with an insertion column
24
inserted into the insertion hole
120
of the respective support stud
12
. The central positioning column
26
is rested on the central support stud
14
, and is formed with a receiving hole
260
(see
FIG. 3
) for receiving the support post
16
therein. A countersunk hole
262
is formed on one end of the central positioning column
26
, and is connected to the receiving holes
260
.
A positioning bolt
30
is extended through the countersunk hole
262
of the central positioning column
26
, and is screwed into the screw hole
160
of the support post
16
, thereby positioning the positioning rack
20
on the support plate
10
as shown in FIG.
1
.
In assembly, a socket
40
may be suspended on the central support stud
14
. The positioning rack
20
is then mounted on the support plate
10
, with the insertion columns
24
of the positioning columns
22
being inserted into the insertion holes
120
of the support studs
12
, and with the support post
16
of the central support stud
14
being inserted into the receiving hole
260
of the central positioning column
26
. The positioning bolt
30
may then be extended through the countersunk hole
262
of the central positioning column
26
, and screwed into the screw hole
160
of the support post
16
, thereby securing the positioning rack
20
on the support plate
10
, so that the socket
40
may be suspended on the central support stud
14
and the central positioning column
26
, and positioned between the positioning rack
20
and the support plate
10
as shown in
FIGS. 3 and 4
.
The positioning bolt
30
may be slightly unscrewed from the screw hole
160
of the support post
16
, so that the positioning rack
20
may be slightly moved outward relative to the support plate
10
, thereby increasing the distance between the central support stud
14
and the central positioning column
26
, so that a socket
42
having a greater size may be suspended on the central support stud
14
and the central positioning column
26
, and positioned between the positioning rack
20
and the support plate
10
as shown in
FIGS. 4 and 5
.
Thus, the socket suspender in accordance with the present invention may be used to support and suspend sockets of different sizes.
The positioning bolt
30
may be unscrewed from the screw hole
160
of the support post
16
, thereby detaching the positioning rack
20
from the support plate
10
, so that the socket
40
(or
42
) may be taken out from the central support stud
14
for use.
Alternatively, the positioning bolt
30
may be screwed into the screw hole
160
of the support post
16
, thereby securing the positioning rack
20
on the support plate
10
, so that the socket
40
(or
42
) may be supported and suspended on the central support stud
14
and the central positioning column
26
, and positioned between the positioning rack
20
and the support plate
10
when not in use.
Thus, the positioning rack
20
may be secured on and detached from the support plate
10
easily and quickly by means of screwing or unscrewing the positioning bolt
30
, so that the socket
40
(or
42
) may be stored when not in use or taken out when in use easily and quickly, thereby facilitating the user using or storing the socket
40
(or
42
).
In addition, the positioning rack
20
may be secured on and detached from the support plate
10
continuously without having to break the entire structure of the socket suspender for taking out the socket
40
(or
42
), so that the socket suspender may be used continuously without having to throw away the whole socket suspender when the socket
40
(or
42
) is taken out, thereby enhancing the versatility and usage of the socket suspender, and thereby preventing consumption of material.
While the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made in the embodiment without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Such modifications are all within the scope of the present invention.
Claims
- 1. A socket suspender, comprising: a support plate, a positioning rack detachably mounted on the support plate, and a positioning bolt for securing the positioning rack on the support plate, wherein,the support plate is provided with four support studs, and a central support stud located in a central portion between the four support studs, a support post is formed on and extended outward from one end of the central support stud, a screw hole is formed in the support post; the positioning rack is provided with four positioning columns, and a central positioning column located in a central portion between the four positioning columns, each of the four positioning columns is rested on a respective one of the four support studs, the central positioning column is rested on the central support stud and is formed with a receiving hole for receiving the support post therein, a countersunk hole is formed on one end of the central positioning column, and is connected to the receiving holes; and the positioning bolt is extended through the countersunk hole of the central positioning column, and is screwed into the screw hole of the support post, thereby positioning the positioning rack on the support plate.
- 2. The socket suspender in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the four support studs has an inner wall formed with an insertion hole, and each of the four positioning columns is provided with an insertion column inserted into the insertion hole of the respective support stud.
- 3. The socket suspender in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the four support studs has an outer wall formed with a plurality of reinforcing ribs.
- 4. The socket suspender in accordance with claim 1, wherein the central support stud has an outer wall formed with a plurality of reinforcing ribs.
US Referenced Citations (2)
Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
Number |
Date |
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2243592 |
Nov 1991 |
GB |