IP Library Granted Patent US 7,717,278
Granted Patent B2
US 7,717,278 · App. 12/168,196 · Granted May 18, 2010

Tool suspension device

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Patent No.
US 7,717,278
App. No.
12/168,196
Granted
May 18, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tool suspension device has a base bracket, multiple clamping elements and multiple sliding elements. The base bracket has a baseboard and a rail bracket. The rail bracket is formed on the baseboard and has an inner rail and an outer rail. The clamping elements are mounted slidably on the rail bracket and each has two clamps in pairs. Each clamp is mounted slidably on the outer rail and has two hooks and an arm. The hooks are mounted slidably in the outer rail. The arm is formed with the hooks and has a mounting hole. The sliding elements are mounted slidably in the rail bracket, are connected to the clamping elements and each has two sliding plates and two adjusting bolts. The sliding plates are mounted in the inner rail. The adjusting bolts are mounted in the mounting holes and connected to the sliding plates.

Claims (58)

1. A tool suspension device comprising

a base bracket having

a baseboard having a front surface; and

a rail bracket being formed on the front surface of the baseboard and having

an inner rail being formed on the front surface of the baseboard and having

two rail panels being transversely formed on the front surface of the baseboard and being parallel each other, and each rail panel having

 an inner surface facing to the inner surface of the other rail panel;

 an outer surface; and

 a sliding groove being formed on the inner surface of the rail panel; and

an outer rail being formed on the front surface of the baseboard;

multiple clamping elements being mounted slidably on the rail bracket of the base bracket and each clamping element having

two clamps in pairs and each clamp being mounted slidably on the outer rail of the rail bracket and having

a proximal end;

two hooks being formed on the proximal end of the clamp and being mounted slidably in the outer rail of the rail bracket; and

an arm being formed on and protruding out from the hooks and having

a side surface;

a distal end;

a jaw recess being formed in the side surface of the arm; and

a mounting hole being formed through the arm of the clamp and communicating with the sliding grooves of the inner rail in the rail bracket; and

multiple sliding elements being mounted slidably in the rail bracket of the base bracket and being connected to the clamping elements, and each sliding element having

two sliding plates being respectively mounted in the sliding grooves of the inner rail of the rail bracket and each sliding plate having

a connecting hole being formed through the sliding plate and aligning with the mounting hole of a corresponding clamp; and

two adjusting bolts being mounted in and extended through the mounting holes of corresponding clamps and being respectively connected to the sliding plates, and each adjusting bolt having

an inner end being extended through the mounting hole of a corresponding clamp; and

an outer end being extended out of the distal end of the arm of the corresponding clamp.

2. The tool suspension device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the outer rail further has

two inserting grooves; and

two curved panels being formed transversely formed on the front surface of the baseboard and being bent toward the rail panels of the inner rail to form the inserting grooves between the outer rail and the rail panels of the inner rail; and

the hooks of each clamp are respectively mounted slidably in the inserting grooves.

3. The tool suspension device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein each adjusting bolt further has an operating head being formed on the outer end of the adjusting bolt.

4. The tool suspension device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein

the inner rail further has a chamber being defined in the inner rail between the rail panels and the front surface of the baseboard and communicating with the sliding grooves;

the mounting hole of each clamp communicates with the chamber of the inner rail; and

the inner end of each adjusting bolt is mounted in the chamber of the inner rail.

5. The tool suspension device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein each jaw recess is curved and further has

a middle; and

a rectangular recess being formed in the middle of the jaw recess.

6. The tool suspension device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the baseboard further has multiple hanging holes being formed through the baseboard.

7. The tool suspension device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein

the connecting hole of each sliding plate has an inner thread; and

each adjusting bolt has

an external surface; and

an outer thread being formed around the external surface of the adjusting bolt and being screwed with the inner thread of the connecting hole of a corresponding sliding plate.

8. The tool suspension device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each adjusting bolt further has an operating head being formed on the outer end of the adjusting bolt.

9. The tool suspension device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the inner rail further has a chamber being defined in the inner rail between the rail panels and the front surface of the baseboard and communicating with the sliding grooves;

the mounting hole of each clamp communicates with the chamber of the inner rail; and

the inner end of each adjusting bolt is mounted in the chamber of the inner rail.

10. The tool suspension device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each jaw recess is curved and further has

a middle; and

a rectangular recess being formed in the middle of the jaw recess.

11. The tool suspension device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the baseboard further has multiple hanging holes being formed through the baseboard.

12. The tool suspension device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the connecting hole of each sliding plate has an inner thread; and

each adjusting bolt further has

an external surface; and

an outer thread being formed around the external surface of the adjusting bolt and being screwed with the inner thread of the connecting hole of a corresponding sliding plate.

Continuity (1)
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