1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a tool positioning pad, and more particularly to the tool positioning pad for positioning tool bits, handles and sockets.
2. Description of Related Art
The conventional tool positioning pad is disposed in a tool box and includes a plurality of position holes to position tool bits. Each position hole includes a position arm and a plurality of surfaces. A protrusion is formed at one end of each position arm for locking the tool bit. The plurality of surfaces fastens the tool bit stably. Therefore, the tool bit is positioned in each position hole, and the tool bit is locked by each protrusion for preventing the tool bit dropping out from the tool box.
However, the conventional tool positioning pad has no position holes for sockets and tool handles. A user may need a separate tool positioning pad for the sockets when the sockets are in need; and the user often needs another bag for receiving the handles when the handles are necessary. Therefore, the conventional tool positioning pad is inconvenient for the user and still needs to be improved.
The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the disadvantages of the conventional. 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.
The main objective of the present invention is to provide an improved tool positioning pad.
To achieve the objective, a tool positioning pad comprises a pad and at least one holder member. The pad has a plurality of position holes uniformly opened therethrough. A plurality of position blocks is extruded from one side of the pad. Each position block is located between each two diagonally adjacent position holes. At least one holder member is assembled onto one of the position holes of the pad. The holder member has a holder unit, a post unit and a plate unit. The holder unit is connected to one end of the post unit. The plate unit is connected to another end of the post unit. Two ends of the plate unit are extended from the post unit so as to abut against a bottom of the pad. Wherein, each position hole has two position grooves respectively defined on two latitudinal side walls thereof; each position groove has a flat abutting surface horizontally formed thereon; the holder member has a flange formed between the holder unit and the post unit; the flange is corresponding to the position grooves; a bottom side of the flange is abutted against the flat abutting surface when the holder member is assembled into the position hole; a cross-section area of the flange is larger than a cross-section area of the post member; each position hole has at least one position protrusion defined on one of two longitudinal side walls thereof; the plate unit has at least one recess opened thereon; the recess is corresponding to the corresponding position protrusion; the holder unit of the holder member is formed as an elongated plate; the holder unit has a first surface and a second surface; the first surface is concaved toward the second surface so as to form a receiving space for receiving tools or tool accessories; the holder unit of the holder member is formed as cube-shaped; each position block of the pad further has a central protrusion and two side protrusions; the two side protrusions of each position block are respectively protruded from the central protrusion toward the two corresponding position holes which are diagonally adjacent to each other; the side protrusions are symmetrical to each other; and the position blocks are uniformly arranged.
Upon assembling, a user inserts the holder member into the position hole firstly; and then, the plate unit of the holder member is engaged with the bottom side of the pad by rotating the holder member, so as to assemble the holder member onto the pad.
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.
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In order to identify a correspondence between the plate unit 23 and the position hole 11 when the user is inserting the plate unit 23 of the holder member 2 into the position hole 11 of the pad 1, each position hole 11 further has at least one position protrusion 113 defined on one of two longitudinal side walls thereof (in a preferred embodiment, each position hole 11 has two position protrusions 113 defined at the two longitudinal side walls thereof). The plate unit 23 has at least one recess 231 opened thereon. The recess 231 is corresponding to the corresponding position protrusion 113. By inlaying the position protrusion 113 into the recess 231, the plate unit 23 can be axially moved along the position hole 11; as a result, the holder member 2 is assembled onto the pad 1. Besides, a thickness of each position protrusion 113 is gradually increased from a top to a bottom thereof, so as to make an insertion of the plate unit 23 of the holder member 2 stable, when the plate unit 23 of the holder member 2 is being inserted into the position hole 11 of the pad 1.
Furthermore, each position block 12 of the pad 1 further has a central protrusion 121 and two side protrusions 122. The two side protrusions 122 of each position block 12 are respectively protruded from the central protrusion 121 toward the two corresponding position holes 11 which are diagonally adjacent to each other. The side protrusions 122 are symmetrical to each other. The position blocks 12 are uniformly arranged. After the plate unit 23 is inserted into the position holes 11, the holder member 2 can be rotated in one direction until the position block 12 abuts against the plate unit 23 of the holder member 2; in addition, after the plate unit 23 is inserted into the position holes 11, the position block 12 is also used to abut against the plate unit 23 of the holder member 2 if the holder member 2 is rotated in another direction. Therefore, after the user inserts the plate unit 23 of the holder member 2 into the position hole 11 of the pad 1, the holder member 2 can only be rotated in one direction because of the position block 12; and the holder member 2 is pivotally positioned via the position blocks 12 after assembling. In addition, when the holder member 2 is assembled on the pad 1, the user can rotate the holder member 2 in another direction until the position block 12 abuts against the plate unit 23 of the holder member 2, so as to disassemble the holder member 2 from the pad 1.
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Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 13/208,351, filed Aug. 12, 2011, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,371,444.
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20130118938 A1 | May 2013 | US |
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Parent | 13208351 | Aug 2011 | US |
Child | 13733899 | US |