Patent Publication Number: US-11653774-B1

Title: Tool hanger

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a tool hanger. 
     Description of the Prior Art 
     Generally, a tool hanger is used to carry one or more tools, which facilitates storage, portability, and exhibition. In order to prevent people from stealing the tools, the tool hanger tool with anti-theft function is used. 
     The conventional tool hanger includes a board, a plurality of seats and positioning members, the plurality of seats are disposed on the board, each of the seats includes a first fitting portion and a second fitting portion, and the a first fitting portion and the second fitting portion are separately arranged with an interval. Each of the positioning members includes a plurality of positioning units and is snapped to the board by two snap portions. Each of the plurality of positioning units is located within the interval to block and elastically contract the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion to prevent the tools (such as sockets) on the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion from being taken out. However, it has to cut off all the positioning members to take out the tools from the tool hanger, and it cannot allow to optionally unlock any single one of the plurality of seats, so the conventional tool hanger cannot be reused. 
     The present invention is, therefore, arisen to obviate or at least mitigate the above-mentioned disadvantages. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The main object of the present invention is to provide a tool hanger which provides functions of anti-theft, display and storage. 
     To achieve the above and other objects, a tool hanger is provided, including: a base, including a plurality of through holes; at least two seat portions, disposed on the base, each of the at least two seat portions including a column extending in an axial direction, the column being configured for connection of a tool, the column including a projection and an insertion hole, the projection being configured for being engaged within a positioning hole of the tool; and an anti-theft member, including at least two limitation portions and at least one connection portion, the at least one connection portion being connected to and between the at least two limitation portions, each of the at least two limitation portions including an assembling portion, each of the at least two limitation portions being inserted axially in one of the plurality of through holes and the insertion hole of one of the at least two seat portions, the assembling portion of each of the at least two limitation portions being configured for connection of a driving tool, one of the at least two limitation portions being rotatable about an axis between a locking position and a release position relative to another one of the at least two limitation portions, the axis extending in the axial direction; wherein, when each of the at least two limitation portions is located in the release position, the projection of one of the at least two seat portions is radially movable, the tool is movable in the axial direction relative to the column; when each of the at least two limitation portions is located in the locking position, each of the at least two limitation portions blocks the projection of one of the at least two seat portions from radially moving toward the insertion hole so that the tool is positioned to the column of one of the at least two seat portions and is non-movable in the axial direction relative to the column; wherein each of the at least two limitation portions is connected and positioned to the at least one connection portion by a connecting section, and the connection portion is broken and separated from the at least one connection portion as each of the at least two limitation portions are rotated. 
     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. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a stereogram of a preferable embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG.  2    is another stereogram of a preferable embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG.  3    is a breakdown drawing of a preferable embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG.  4    is another breakdown drawing of a preferable embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG.  5    is an enlargement of  FIG.  2   ; 
         FIG.  6    is an enlargement of  FIG.  3   ; 
         FIG.  7    is a cross-sectional view showing a limitation portion located in a locking position according to a preferable embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG.  8    is a cross-sectional view showing the limitation portion located in a release position according to a preferable embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG.  9    is a drawing showing operation of a preferable embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG.  10    is a drawing showing the limitation portion detached according to a preferable embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG.  11    is another drawing showing operation of a preferable embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Please refer to  FIGS.  1  to  11    for a preferable embodiment of the present invention. A tool hanger  1  of the present invention includes a base  10 , at least two seat portions  20  and an anti-theft member  30 . 
     The base  10  includes a plurality of through holes  11 ; the at least two seat portions  20  are disposed on the base  10 , each of the at least two seat portions  20  includes a column  21  extending in an axial direction A, the column  21  is configured for connection of a tool  2 , the column  21  includes a projection  22  and an insertion hole  23 , and the projection  22  is configured for being engaged within a positioning hole  3  of the tool  2 ; the anti-theft member  30  includes at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ and at least one connection portion  32 , the at least one connection portion  32  is connected to and between the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′, each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ includes an assembling portion  34 , each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ is inserted axially in one of the plurality of through holes  11  and the insertion hole  23  of one of the at least two seat portions  20 , the assembling portion  34  of each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ is configured for connection of a driving tool  4 , one of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ is rotatable about an axis B between a locking position ( FIG.  7   ) and a release position ( FIG.  8   ) relative to another one of the at least two limitation portions, and the axis B extends in the axial direction A; when each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ is located in the release position, the projection  22  of one of the at least two seat portions  20  is radially movable, the tool  2  is movable in the axial direction A relative to the column  21 ; when each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ is located in the locking position, each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ blocks the projection  22  of one of the at least two seat portions  20  from radially moving toward the insertion hole  23  so that the tool  2  is positioned to the column  21  of one of the at least two seat portions  21  and is non-movable in the axial direction A relative to the column  21 . As such, it provides functions of anti-theft, display and storage, any of the limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ can be released by rotation to unlock one of the at least two seat portions  20  to take out the tool  2  without removing the anti-theft member  30 ; moreover, without removing the anti-theft member  30 , the tool  2  can be taken out as any of the at least two seat portions  20  is released, and the tool  2  cannot be taken out as any of the at least two seat portions  20  is locked, so that it can be reused. 
     In this embodiment, the assembling portion  34  is a hexagonal hole; in other embodiments, the assembling portion may be a hexagonal head. 
     Specifically, the projection  22  includes an elastic sheet and a bump disposed on the elastic sheet, and the elastic sheet can pivot relative to the column  21 . 
     Each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ includes a large outer diameter R 1  transverse to the axis B and a small outer diameter R 2  transverse to the axis B and the large outer diameter R 1 ; when each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ is located in the release position, the small outer diameter R 2  corresponds to the projection  22 ; and when the limitation portion  31 ,  31 ′ is located in the locking position, the large outer diameter R 1  blocks the projection  22 , so that the projection  22  of the seat portion  20  can be locked or released by rotating any of the limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′. Preferably, the base  10  extends in an extension direction C, the plurality of through holes  11  are arranged in the extension direction C and extend through the base  10  in the axial direction A, the base  10  defines a width direction D, the extension direction C, the width direction D and the axial direction A are transverse to one another, and each of the plurality of through holes  11  has a width dimension W the width direction D smaller than the large outer diameter R 1  of each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ and larger than or equal to the small outer diameter R 2  of each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′. When the large outer diameter R 1  of each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ is transverse to the extension direction C, each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ is not detachable from the base  10 . 
     Each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ includes a blocking section  331  and a base section  332 , the blocking section  331  and the base section  332  are arranged in the axial direction A, the blocking section  331  includes the large outer diameter R 1  and the small outer diameter R 2 , the base section  332  is rotatable about the axial direction A within one of the plurality of through holes  11 , and the blocking section  331  is located outside one of the plurality of through holes  11  and inserted in the insertion hole  23  of one of the at least two seat portions  20 . Preferably, the column  21  of each of the at least two seat portions  20  further includes a perforation  24  in communication with the insertion hole  23 , each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ further includes a reinforcement section  35  and a shaft section  36 , the reinforcement section  35  is disposed between the shaft section  36  and the blocking section  331  in the axial direction A, and the shaft section  36  is rotatably inserted in the perforation  24  so that each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ can rotate stably and the shaft section  36  is not easy to be damaged. 
     The base  10  further includes a bottom portion  12  and a top portion  13 , each of the plurality of through holes  11  is disposed through the bottom portion  12  and the top portion  13  in the axial direction A, the bottom portion  12  includes at least one engaging slot  14 , each of the at least one engaging slot  14  in communication with and between two of the plurality of through holes  11 , in the axial direction A the at least one connection portion  32  is engaged within the at least one engaging slot  14 , and each of the at least one engaging slot  14  is at least open toward the at least one connection portion  32  in the axial direction A. Preferably, each of the at least one connection portion  32  is U-shaped, each of the at least one connection portion  32  includes two arm sections  321  and a middle section  322 , the middle section  322  is connected with and between the two arm sections  321 , each of the two arm sections  321  extends in the axial direction A, and the middle section  322  of each of the at least one connection portion  32  is engaged within the at least one engaging slot  14 . The base  10  further includes at least one separator  16 , each of the at least one separator  16  is disposed between two of the plurality of through holes  11 , and the at least one separator  16  includes the at least one engaging slot  14 . Preferably, each of the two arm sections  321  is connected to the base section  332 , an end portion  324  of each of the two arm sections  321  is protrusive beyond the base section  332  in a direction away from the blocking section  331 , and the middle section  322  is connected to the end portion  324  of each of the two arm sections  321 . Specifically, each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ is connected and positioned to the at least one connection portion  32  by a connecting section  323 , and the connecting section  323  is broken and separated from the at least one connection portion  32  as each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ are rotated. The connecting section  323  is preferably thin. Each of the two arm sections  321  and the base section  332  are connected to each other by the at least one connection portion  32 . When each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ rotates, the inner wall of the at least one engaging slot  14  blocks the at least one connection portion  32  from rotating freely so that one of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ is rotatable relative to another one of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′, which is easy to break the at least one connection portion  32 . In this embodiment, each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ and each of the at least one connection portion  32  are integrally formed of one piece. Each of the at least one connection portion  32  has an outer dimension smaller than an outer dimension of each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′. Specifically, the base section  332  of each of the at least two limitation portions  31 ,  31 ′ has an outer dimension larger than an outer dimension of each of the two arm sections  321 , which is conducive to easy disconnection of the base section  332  from each of the two arm sections  321 . 
     The base  10  further includes two wings  15 , each of the at least two seat portions  20  further includes a saddle portion  25 , the column  21  is connected to the saddle portion  25  in the axial direction A, the saddle portion  25  is saddle on the base  10 , an inner side of the saddle portion  25  includes two grooves  251 , each of the two wings  15  extends within one of the two grooves  251 , the plurality of through holes  11  are located between the two wings  15 , and each of the at least two seat portions  20  is slidable relative to the base  10 . 
     Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.