Patent ID: 7055689

Claim:
A hanger for holding at least one wrench including a head and a handle, the hanger including: a first shell including a board, a thickened portion and at least one recess defined in the thickened portion and extending in a handle receiving direction for receiving the handle of the at least one wrench, with the board extending in the handle receiving direction above the thickened portion and the at least one recess, wherein the first shell defines a window in the board in the handle receiving direction above the thickened portion and through which the head of the at least one wrench can be observed; a second shell for releasable engagement with the first shell, wherein the first shell can be disengaged from the second shell for mounting the at least one wrench onto the first shell and engaged with the second shell for holding the at least one wrench on the hanger; and a periphery on the second shell, with the periphery extending perpendicular to the board when the first and second shells are engaged and spaced in the handle receiving direction from the thickened portion, with the window located between the periphery and the thickened portion, wherein the first shell includes at least one stem formed on the board spaced from the thickened portion in the handle receiving direction, and the second shell includes at least one tube for receiving the at least one stem for alignment of the first shell with the second shell to releasably engage the second shell with the first shell spaced from the thickened portion, wherein the first shell includes two tabs which project at first and second locations on opposite sides of the thickened portion of the first shell and each of which defines a hole, wherein the second shell includes two bosses for insertion in the holes for retaining the first shell on the second shell at the first and second locations.