Supports: racks – Special article – Article includes elongated portion
Reexamination Certificate
2000-08-31
2001-10-30
Gibson, Jr., Robert W. (Department: 3634)
Supports: racks
Special article
Article includes elongated portion
C211S181100, C211S070700
Reexamination Certificate
active
06308841
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a holder for taper's tools and more particularly to a holder on which conveniently and surely, may be mounted taper's knives in plural number and different sizes.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,303,188 discloses a taper's knife caddy which comprises a housing having a plurality of longitudinal slits formed in rows from front to back of the housing to insertably receive the blade portion of the taper's tools. The knife or blade part of the tool is taught as being held by friction when so inserted in the housing. The caddy also includes a removable section which can be used to carry a few knives from the main housing section stored at a location remote from the job site to the site where same will be used.
There are certain disadvantages in the patented holder. For one thing, it appears that the tool receptive slits are not spaced sufficiently apart leading to the possibility of handles of knives inserted in adjacent slits being abutting one with another. This condition can result in bending of the knife blades within the housing since the handles may not house in alignment with its associated blade.
Further, the housing does not allow quick identification to the artisan when he is looking to select a particular needed size of knife since only the knife handles are visible and at least some of different sizes of knives have handles of same or very similar size and shape.
Additionally, the housing construction with a base section and a removable section is unnecessarily expensive to produce for the purpose of service involved since a simpler, more easily and cheaply made holder is can be used.
OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the invention is to provide a holder for taper's tools which enables a selection of different sizes of tools to be carried in a compact open structured holder, the tools readily being visible to the taper for selecting a particular size of tool needed when needed at the work location.
Another object is to provide a tool holder that holds a taper's knife with the blade thereof oriented straight without risk of causing any bend in the flat configuration thereof.
A further object is to provide a tool holder that is easy to carry because of its compact size.
Another object is to provide a tool holder in which blade reception slots are prided with abutment members to define a reception slot length specific to a given one of taper's knive widths so that sliding of the blade lengthwise of the slot is obviated.
A still further object is to provide a holder which provides a stabilized support of the blade received in a slot at at least two spaced vertical locations on the blade therewith to preclude swinging movement of the knife if the holder is moved as when transporting same from one to another location.
In accordance with the invention, the holder comprises an open grid structure defined by longitudinal, parallel disposed stringers connected together with transverse joiner pieces. The grid structure has at least two support tiers, each tier being defined by pairs of spaced apart stingers, the stringer pairs extending spaced from front to rear of the grid. Each pair of stringers defines a tool blade reception slot.
At least some of the joiner pieces bridge the slot of some of the stringer pairs in at least one tier to define slot lengths in said some stringer pairs which are associated with blade widths of different sizes of tapers's tools which can be inserted in the holder.
The paired stringers of one support tier are each aligned with a corresponding pair of stringers in a other of said support tiers. The alignment arrangement provides that when a blade is inserted in the holder, it will be supported such that two points of grid structure act to prevent any undesirable swing or deflection of the blade can occur when mounted in thee holder.
Some of the joiner pieces are located at opposite ends of such structure, these joiner pieces being connected with tip ends of each stringer piece pairs in each support tier.
Certain of the joiner pieces are connected the joiner pieces connected to the stringer pairs tip ends. These certain joiner pieces extend above and below the support tiers stringer pairs tips ends therewith defining support legs and carrying handles for the holder.
The above and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals designate the same elements of the invention.
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Gibson , Jr. Robert W.
Morrison Law Firm
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