Tool hanger
AssigneeSuncast Corporation
InventorsThomas A. Tisbo, Stephen P. Whitehead
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Abstract
The instant invention is a tool rack constructed from a single piece of plastic having provisions for securing a variety of tool sizes on outwardly extending support members. The tool hanger has provisions to allow for nesting of multiple tool hangers for purposes of storage and shipping. In addition, multiple tool hangers may be placed adjacent to each other by use of an interlocking type adjoinment which can be secured to a stud surface by nails, screws or the like fasteners. Aperture holes are provided in combinations of 8" derivatives allowing for coupling to twenty-four or sixteen inch centers.
Claims14
A tool rack comprising:
- a support base having a rectangular shape with a first end, a second end, a front surface, a rear surface, and first and second side edges;
- said front surface of said support base having a plurality of outwardly extending support members, said first side edge of said support base having a width less than a width of said second side edge for positioning said outwardly extending support members and said front surface at an inclined angle relative to said rear surface;
- means for coupling said support base to a similarly shaped support base;
- wherein said tool rack is secured to a wall and expandable in length by the juxtaposition of an adjoining tool rack to form a continuous rack by interlocking said first and second ends of an adjoining tool rack.
A tool rack comprising:
- a support base having a rectangular shape with a first end, a second end, a front surface, a rear surface, and first and second side edges;
- said front surface of said support base having a plurality of outwardly extending support members, said first side edge of said support base having a width less than a width of said second side edge for positioning outwardly extending support members and said front surface at an inclined angle relative to said rear surface;
- a projection extending from said first end in the lengthwise direction of said support member means and a receptive end formed within said second end, wherein said projection and said receptive end are capable of frictional engagement to a similarly shaped support base;
- a plurality of mounting apertures placed at nominal intervals along the length of said support base for receipt of fasteners for securing said support base to a supporting surface,
- wherein said tool rack is secured to a wall and expandable in length by the juxtaposition of an adjoining tool rack to form a continuous rack by interlocking said first and second ends of an adjoining tool rack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.