Supports: racks – Specially mounted – Wall or window
Reexamination Certificate
2000-08-09
2001-04-17
Gibson, Jr., Robert W. (Department: 3634)
Supports: racks
Specially mounted
Wall or window
C211SDIG001, C211S070600, C211S070700, C248S309400, C248S206300, C248S206500
Reexamination Certificate
active
06216888
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a magnetic rack which can be easily assembled and firmly fixed. The magnetic rack is not subject to deformation caused by humidity. Also, the magnetic rack has beautiful appearance.
FIGS. 15
to
17
show a conventional magnetic rack including a wooden main body
8
formed with two channels
81
and two magnetic units
9
respectively installed in the channels
81
. Each magnetic unit
9
is composed of a magnet
91
and two iron strips
92
. When assembled, the magnet
91
is first adhered with the iron strips
92
by an adhesive. Then the magnetic units
9
are adhered in the channels
81
of the main body
8
. The iron strips
92
slightly protrude from the main body
8
and the magnet
91
for attracting metallic tools, etc. The main body
8
is formed with several through holes
82
for bolts
83
to pass therethrough and lock the magnetic rack on a fixed article (such as a wall, cabinet, bench, etc.).
In manufacturing, the magnets
91
and the iron strips
92
and the magnetic units
9
and the main body
8
must be adhered to each other by the adhesive. Such procedure is quite troublesome and time-consuming so that the production efficiency can be hardly promoted. Furthermore, in the case that the magnetic unit
9
is loosely fitted in the channel
81
, it will be easier to mount the magnetic unit
9
. However, under such circumstance, the fixing force for the magnetic unit
9
will be insufficient and the magnetic unit
9
tends to detach from the main body
8
and drop down. In the case that the magnetic unit
9
is tightly fitted in the channel
81
, the fixing force for the magnetic unit
9
will be increased. However, it will be uneasy to mount the magnetic unit
9
and the production efficiency will be affected. In addition, the magnets
91
are exposed to external side so that the black magnets
91
will affect the entire appearance of the magnetic rack.
Moreover, when mounted in a humid environment such as a kitchen, the wooden main body
8
of the magnetic rack tends to deform or even crack and damage.
In addition, the end faces of the iron strips
92
are totally attached to the metallic tools. When a kitchen tool such as a cutting knife is attracted by the iron strips
92
, since water often remains on the cutting knife after washed, the remaining water will accumulate on the iron strips
92
. As a result, after a long period of use, the iron strips
92
tend to rust. This leads to hygienic problem in use of the cutting knife.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide a magnetic rack in which the magnetic units are enclosed and fixed in the receiving chambers of the casing and only the projecting sections of the iron strips of the magnetic units extend through the slits of the casing to protrude from the casing. The magnetic units are firmly fixed in the receiving chambers of the casing without using any adhesive. Therefore, it is easy to assemble the magnetic rack the appearance of the magnetic rack as a whole will not be affected.
According to the above object, the magnetic rack of the present invention includes a casing composed of an upper cover and a lower cover. The casing is formed with over one internal receiving chamber in which a magnetic unit is received. The magnetic unit is composed of a magnet and two iron strips respectively attracted by and attached to two sides of the magnet. Each iron strip has a projecting section protruding from the magnet. Each projecting section has over one notch. The receiving chamber is formed with a slit corresponding to each projecting section of the iron strip, whereby only the projecting section of the iron strip outward protrudes from the casing. After the upper and lower covers are mated with each other, the magnetic units are enclosed and fixed in the casing.
The present invention can be best understood through the following description and accompanying drawings wherein:
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Gibson , Jr. Robert W.
Rosenberg , Klein & Lee
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