Patent Application
20150273683
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a tool suspension device having receiving element which is slidable.
2. Description of the Prior Art
A conventional tool suspension device usually includes anti-theft mechanisms. For example, a slidable receiving element is included. The receiving element is prohibited from being removed by a hindering mechanism blocking the receiving element. As disclosed in patent TW M320343, the tool suspension device includes a main body, a sliding track, and a plurality of receiving elements. The receiving elements are slidably disposed on the sliding track. Two ends of the sliding track are positioned to the main body by covers. The receiving elements are unable to be removed from the two ends of the sliding track freely.
However, the device has a complicated structure to have too much components. More specifically, the main body, the sliding track, the receiving elements, and at least two covers are necessary in this disclosure. Furthermore, bolts are also necessary for fixing. If any one of the covers is lost, the receiving element is unable to be blocked anymore. On the other hand, if any one of the covers is removed by tools, the receiving element is able to be easily removed. Besides, due to the specific positions of the covers, the length of the sliding track is constant.
The main object of the present invention is to provide a tool suspension device which is anti-theft and easy to use.
To achieve the above and other objects, the tool suspension device of the present invention includes a main body, a seat, and at least one receiving element.
The main body has a suspension portion and a receiving groove. The receiving groove has at least one first positioning portion. The seat has a shape corresponding to a contour of the receiving groove to be received in the receiving groove. The seat has at least one second positioning portion corresponding to the first positioning portion to be engaged with the first positioning portion. The seat has a sliding track on a face opposite to the receiving groove. The receiving element is slidably disposed on the sliding track. The receiving element is able to be removed from the sliding track via only two opposite ends of the sliding track. When the seat is received in the receiving groove, the sliding track is at least partially located in the receiving groove so that the receiving element is unable to leave the sliding track. The receiving element further has at least one tool receiving portion on a face opposite to the seat for receiving a tool.
Thereby, when the seat is positioned to the receiving groove, the receiving element is prohibited from leaving the sliding track. Thus, other restriction elements are not necessary in the present invention.
The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment(s) in accordance with the present invention.
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The main body 10 has a suspension portion 11 and a receiving groove 12. The receiving groove 12 has at least one first positioning portion. More specifically, in the present embodiment, the main body 10 is substantially rectangle board-shaped. The suspension portion 11 is a suspension hole. However, in other possible embodiments, the suspension portion can be a hook, a magnet, or other structures. On the other hand, the receiving groove 12 is substantially rectangle-shaped. The first positioning portion includes at least one notch 121 formed on a side wall of the receiving groove 12. More preferably, the first positioning portion includes two notches 121 formed on two opposite side walls of the receiving groove 12. The notches 121 are connected with a bottom of the receiving groove 12.
Besides, the main body 10 further has a female engaging portion 13 and a male engaging portion 14 located at two opposite sides of the main body 10. The female engaging portion 13 has a shape corresponding to a shape of the male engaging portion 14. The female engaging portion 13 is adapted for a male engaging portion of another tool suspension device to engage with. The male engaging portion 14 is adapted for a female engaging portion of another tool suspension device to engage with. In the present embodiment, the female engaging portion 13 includes at least one dove-tail-shaped recess, and the male engaging portion 14 includes at least one dove-tail-shaped protrusion. Preferably, the female engaging portion 13 has a plurality of dove-tail-shaped recesses, and the male engaging portion 14 has a plurality of dove-tail-shaped protrusions. Plural tool suspension devices can be assembled into a single piece due to the engagement of the female engaging portion and the male engaging portion.
The seat 20 has a contour corresponding to the shape of the receiving groove 12 and is received in the receiving groove 12. The seat 20 has at least one second positioning portion corresponding to the first positioning portion to be fixed with the first positioning portion. The seat 20 has a sliding track 22 on a face opposite to the receiving groove 12 wherein the sliding track 22 is at least partially received in the receiving groove 12. In the present embodiment, the seat 20 is substantially rectangular board-like. The second positioning portion includes at least one protrusion 21 formed on a side wall of the seat 20. When the protrusion 21 is received in the notch 121, the seat 20 is unable to separate from the main body 10. Preferably, the second positioning portion includes two protrusions 21 located on two opposite side walls of the seat 20. The sliding track 22 is protruded and has a T-shaped cross-section. The sliding track 22 has a smaller width at an end closer to the seat 20 and a larger width at an end more remote from the seat 20. When the seat 20 is received in the receiving groove 12, the narrower portion of the sliding track 22 is located in the receiving groove 12 and is not exposed out of the receiving groove 12.
The receiving element 30 is slidably disposed in the sliding track 22. The receiving element 30 is able to leave the sliding track by only two opposite ends of the sliding track 22. When the seat 20 is received in the receiving groove 12, the sliding track 22 is at least partially located in the receiving groove 12 so that the receiving element 30 is unable to leave the sliding track 22. A face of the receiving element 30 opposite to the seat 20 has at least one tool receiving portion 31 adapted for receiving tools. In the present embodiment, the tool receiving portion 31 includes at least one polygonal protrusion for a socket 50 to be sleeved onto. The receiving element 30 is formed with a sliding groove 32 on a face thereof opposite to the tool receiving portion 31. A width of the sliding groove 32 at an end closer to the opening thereof is smaller than a width of the sliding groove 32 at an end closer to the bottom thereof. The receiving element 30 is slidably disposed on the sliding track 22 with the sliding groove 32. The portion of the sliding track 22 having a smaller width is received in the receiving groove 12 and is not exposed out of the receiving groove 12 so that the receiving element 30 is unable to be removed from the two ends of the sliding track 22.
Besides, to enhance the structural strength, a fixing element 40 is further included. The fixing element 40 fixes the seat 20 and the main body 10 together. In the present embodiment, the fixing element 40 is a bolt. The seat 20 is formed with at least one threaded hole 23 on a face thereof. The receiving groove 12 is formed with a through hole 122 on a bottom thereof. The bolt is inserted through the through hole 122 and screwed with the threaded hole 23 so that the seat 20 is unable to be removed from the main body 10 freely.
In use, the socket 50 is sleeved onto the receiving element 30, and then the receiving element 30 is installed onto the sliding track 22. Alternatively, the receiving element 30 is installed onto the sliding track 22 first, and then the socket 50 is installed onto the receiving element 30. Thereafter, the seat 20 is installed to the receiving groove 12, and the first positioning portion is positioned to the second positioning portion. And then, the fixing element 40 is fastened.
Thereby, the receiving groove is able to receive plural seats at the same time, and the seat is able to correspond to variety of receiving elements. Thus, the tool suspension device can be assembled more freely.
Besides, the receiving element or the seat can be colored to indicate the type or the size of tool it receives. For example, the seat is colored according to the tool type, and the receiving element is colored according to the tool size.
