Hang tag for sockets

Details Hang tag for sockets Hang tag for sockets

2002-04-15

2003-10-21

Davis, Cassandra H. (Department: 3611)

Special receptacle or package

For a tool

Plural

C206S001500, C040S673000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06634501

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a hang tag for sockets, which can be used to hang sockets in order to display or sell sockets. The hang tag also has the distinguishing characteristic that it can easily join to or detach from the socket.
2. Description of the Prior Art
For the purpose of selling sockets of specific sizes, sockets are conventionally joined to the hang tag. This hang tag can be hooked to or hung on display racks in order to display or sell sockets. In addition, consumers also can repeatedly use this hang tag for hanging and storing after purchasing the same.
Moreover, the conventional hang tag
3
shown in
FIG. 11
is comprised of the hanging card portion
30
o
, the neck portion
32
and the joining portion
33
; wherein a hanging hole
31
is located on the hanging card portion
30
, so that the conventional hang tag
3
can be hung on the display rack; the neck portion
32
is joined underneath the hanging card portion
30
; the joining portion
33
, joined underneath the neck portion
32
, is comprised of a plurality of parallel ring bodies. Thus, the separately sold socket
20
can be joined to the joining portion
33
; with the hanger tag
3
linked to the socket
20
, and the sockets can be displayed and sold in this manner.
The joining portion
33
of the hang tag
3
is comprised of a plurality of parallel ring bodies. The outer diameters of the ring bodies are larger than that of the socket
20
, so that by means of friction through an interference fit, the socket
20
can be directly pressed and inserted toward the jointing portion
33
to be integrally joined.
Nevertheless, joining the socket
20
and the joining portion
33
requires tremendous force by users; moreover, it is also burdensome for consumers to detach the socket
20
from the joining portion
33
of the hang tag
20
after purchase.
Thus, as the joining portion
33
of the hang tag
3
is comprised of a plurality of parallel ring bodies, easily and conveniently attaching and detaching the socket
20
is not possible with the conventional hang tag design. There obviously is a drawback that needs improvement.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The main object of the invention is to provide a hang tag for sockets, comprised of a hanging card portion with a hanging hole, and the screw-joining portion formed underneath the hanging card portion. The socket is to be joined through the screw-thread structure of the screw-joining portion, enabling the socket to be easily screwed onto the screw-joining portion, and the socket can also be easily detached from the screw-joining portion.
The other object of the invention is to provide a hang tag for sockets comprised of a neck portion having at least a pair of parallel sides. The parallel sides are provided for easy clamping onto by wrenches or other similar tools. In this way, the socket is much easier to be attached or detached using wrenches and other similar tools.
The screw-thread structure of the screw-joining portion can be a single screw-thread, double screw-threads or quadruple-screw thread structure.
The screw-thread structure of the screw-joining portion can be a gapped structure formed by a set of discontinuous threads.
The shape of the neck portion can be hexagonal, tetragonal, octagonal or oval with a pair of parallel sides.


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patent: 6032797 (2000-03-01), Kao
patent: 6273255 (2001-08-01), Rosler

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