Patent ID: 6311854
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: A47F,B25H

Abstract:
A system for holding and hanging a plurality of articles comprising:a slatboard engaging anchor block, said anchor block having a base, said base having a top surface and a bottom surface, said base having an upper surface, a lower surface and a back surface forming an elongated cross arm holding U-shaped channel, said elongated U-shaped channel extending in a transverse direction to said base, said anchor block having a neck, said neck extending from said base, said neck having a fastener guiding opening extending through said neck and said base with said opening terminating at said elongated channel, said anchor block having a ledge located on said neck, said ledge forming a first support surface;a tool hanger, said tool hanger having a tool hook for holding articles, said tool hanger having a cylindrical member having an extension with a cross arm extending at a right angle to said extension for supporting said tool hanger, said cross arm having an outside dimension D.sub.1 smaller than a width of said U-shaped channel D.sub.2 to enable said cross arm to be positioned within said elongated channel while said extension is supported by said ledge with the upper surface forming a cross arm support to enable said tool hanger to extend in a cantilevered manner from said base and said ledge;a slatboard having a plurality of elongated anchoring block support channels therein with said slatboard having a first cantilevered lip and a second cantilevered lip, a back surface to secure said anchor block within said channels; anda fastener, said fastener positioned in the fastener guiding opening to enable said fastener to be brought into pressure engagement with said cross arm to force the cross arm into pressure engagement with said back surface in said slatboard to thereby force the top surface of said anchor block into pressure engagement with said cantilevered lips of said slatboard to thereby frictionally hold the anchor block in position in said slatboard.