Supports: racks – Special article – Article includes elongated portion
Reexamination Certificate
2001-04-16
2002-08-20
Stodola, Daniel P. (Department: 3634)
Supports: racks
Special article
Article includes elongated portion
C211S094010, C248S110000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06435357
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a tool holding device on a wall wherein the device can be adjustable to clamp tools with different size of shanks.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A conventional tool holding device is shown in FIG.
1
and generally includes a base plate
10
fixedly connected on a wall and a clamping device
11
is fixedly connected on the base plate
10
by bolts
13
extending through the clamping device
11
and holes
12
in the base plate
10
. The clamping device
11
has a clamp member
14
and a fixed member
16
wherein the clamp member
14
is pivotably connected to the body of the clamping device
11
and the fixed member
16
is located at a distance from the clamp member
14
. The clamp member
14
has a curved surface
141
and when a shank
15
of a tool is located between the clamp member
14
and the fixed member
16
, the shank
15
is clamped between the clamping device
11
and the fixed member
16
. However, the distance between the clamping device
11
and the fixed member
16
is not adjustable so that the size of the shanks of tools are limited. In other words, if the size of the shank
15
is too small or too large, it is not held by the holding device.
The present invention intends to provide a tool holding device wherein the clamp member can be easily shifted to clamp thinner shank.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a tool holding device which comprises a channel member having a bottom and grooves defined in two opposed longitudinal sides defining a channel there between and a second groove is defined in a surface of at least one of the sides of the channel member. A clamping assembly has ridges movably received in the grooves, two holes defined in the clamping assembly and a fixed member extending from the clamping assembly. A clamp member has a passage defined eccentrically therein and a pin removably extends through the passage and is engaged with one of the two holes. A hook assembly has a hook and a connection portion which is movably engaged with the second groove.
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a tool holding device that can be moved on the channel member and the gap between the clamp member and the fixed member of the clamping assembly can be adjustable.
The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, two preferred embodiments in accordance with the present invention.
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Baxley Charles E.
Novosad Jennifer E.
Stodola Daniel P.
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