Funnel system for holding implements

A funnel-shaped holder in combination with a panel support for supporting the holder,

• said funnel-shaped holder comprising a funnel structure having an upper end that flares open upwardly and is relatively wide for receiving an implement, a lower end that opens downward l and is relatively narrow, a rear wall with a substantially flat vertical inside surface, opposite converging side walls extending non-linearly from the upper end of the holder to the lower end of said holder for direct engagement by said larger-diameter part of the implement, the side walls defining, in conjunction with said rear wall, a funnel-shaped recess extending from the upper end of the structure to its lower end, a front wall spaced forward of the rear wall and projecting above said side walls for preventing said implement from falling forward out of the recess, and an opening in the front wall for allowing the smaller-diameter part of the implement to be inserted through the opening into the funnel-shaped recess and the implement then moved down so that the larger-diameter part is received in the upper end of the funnel structure in a position in which it bears in direct engagement on the converging side walls and is held captive between the front and rear walls of the funnel structure thereby securely and removably holding the implement in a stored position;
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• said panel support comprising a plurality of separate sections formed to fit together end to end, each section having longitudinal extensions projecting from opposite ends of the section, said extensions having about the same length whereby one section may be aligned and fitted with another section with an extension of one section overlapping an extension of the other section.

A wall-mounted system for holding implements, said system comprising:

• a panel support adapted to be mounted on a vertical wall;
• at least one horizontal track on said panel support;
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• a plurality of holders mountable on said panel support for holding said implements, each holder comprising a funnel structure having a relatively wide open upper end, a narrower open lower end, opposite converging side walls defining a funnel-shaped recess, and a front wall projecting above said side walls for preventing an implement from falling forward out of the recess whereby the implement can be inserted in the funnel structure in a stored position in which the implement is directly engageable with the side walls of the funnel structure adjacent its upper end and is suspended in a position in which the implement hangs down through the lower end of the funnel structure, said funnel-shaped recess being unoccupied prior to insertion of the implement whereby after such insertion the implement can be moved downwardly to bring the implement into direct engagement with said converging side walls of the funnel structure, and at least one track-engaging element on the funnel structure slidably engageable with the track on the panel support to permit the funnel structure to be slidably moved along the track to a selected horizontal position relative to the panel support.

A wall-mounted system for holding implements, said system comprising:

• a panel support adapted to be mounted on a vertical wall, said panel support having upper and lower edges;
• at least one horizontal track on said panel support, said track comprising an upper horizontal slot in the panel support spaced below the upper edge of the panel support and a lower horizontal slot in the panel support spaced above the lower edge of the panel support;
• means for mounting the panel support on the wall;
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• a plurality of holders mountable on said panel support for holding said implements, each holder comprising a funnel structure having a relatively wide open upper end, a narrower open lower end, and opposite converging side walls defining a funnel-shaped recess whereby the implement can be inserted in the funnel structure in a stored position in which the implement is directly engageable with the side walls of the funnel structure adjacent its upper end and is suspended in a position in which the implement hangs down through the lower end of the funnel structure, said funnel-shaped recess being unoccupied prior to insertion of the implement whereby after such insertion the implement can be moved down into the funnel structure to bring the implement into direct engagement with said converging side walls of the funnel structure, said direct engagement serving to support the implement, and upper and lower slot-engaging elements on the funnel structure slidably engageable with respective upper and lower slots in the panel support to permit the funnel structure to be slidably moved along the track to a selected horizontal position relative to the panel support.

A wall-mounted system for holding implements, said system comprising:

• a panel support adapted to be mounted on a vertical wall, said panel support having upper and lower edges;
• at least one horizontal track on said panel support, said track comprising an upper horizontal slot in the panel support spaced below the upper edge of the panel support and a lower horizontal slot in the panel support spaced above the lower edge of the panel support;
• means for mounting the panel support on the wall;
• and a plurality of holders mountable on said panel support for holding said implements, each holder comprising a funnel structure having a relatively wide open upper end, a narrower open lower end, and opposite converging side walls extending non-linearly from the upper end of the holder to the lower end of said holder for direct engagement by one of said implements whereby the implement can be placed in the funnel structure in a stored position in which the implement is directly engageable with the funnel structure adjacent its upper end and is suspended in a position in which the implement hangs down through the lower end of the funnel structure, and upper and lower slot-engaging elements on the funnel structure slidably engageable with respective upper and lower slots in the panel support to permit the funnel structure to be slidably moved along the track to a selected horizontal position relative to the panel support.