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US 7,007,812 B1Granted
Dual rail tool holder
OwnerRichard N Spanninventor
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Abstract
A tool holder, which may be used to store and organize garden and lawn tools with long handles in an inverted position, as well as to store and organize accessories, is provided. The tool holder consists of a first rail and a second rail vertically and horizontally offset from each other forming an opening therebetween for receiving an elongate member in a generally vertical orientation.
Claims19
A freestanding tool holding device comprising:
- a first rail;
- a second rail vertically and horizontally offset from the first rail thereby forming an opening therebetween for receiving a lower end of an elongate member therein, the rails comprising generally parallel crossbars and being further characterized by generally opposed edges for simultaneously contacting and exerting reaction forces on the elongate member when inserted and disposed in a leaning orientation therebetween, thereby restraining the elongate member in a generally vertical and leaning orientation;
- two end plates attached to side edges of the crossbars, whereby the end plates and the crossbars form a stable structure;
- and
- a base plate having an upper surface and adapted for supporting the lower end of the elongate member when received between the rails.
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A method for storing elongate members in a generally vertical and leaning orientation, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a freestanding tool holding device comprising a first rail and a second rail, said rails vertically and horizontally offset from each other to form an opening therebetween for receiving a lower end of an elongate member therein, the rails comprising generally parallel crossbars and being further characterized by generally opposed edges for simultaneously contacting and exerting reaction forces on the elongate member when inserted and disposed in a leaning orientation therebetween, to lodge and restrain the elongate member in a generally vertical and leaning orientation therebetween, the device further comprising a base plate adapted for supporting the lower end of the elongate member when received between the rails and two end plates attached to side edges of the crossbars, whereby the end plates and the crossbars form a stable structure;
- inserting a lower end of an elongate member in the opening between said rails;
- and
- leaning the elongate member against the rails.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.