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Tool hanging device

  • US 5,799,847 A
  • Filed: 04/08/1997
  • Issued: 09/01/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A tool hanging device having a first member affixable to a tool and a second member affixable to a hanging surface, said tool hanging device comprising:

  • one of said first and second members comprising a slotted member, said slotted member (10) having a front plate (11) and a back plate (22), said front plate (11) having an outer face (12) and an inner face (13), a top (24) and a bottom (25) and a thickness (14), said front plate (11) having an open area (21) between the inner face (13) and the back plate (22), said open area (21) having an open area width (23), said front plate (11) having an angled, wide-mouthed opening (15) beginning at the top (24) and said wide-mouthed opening (15) having a stud sliding edge (17) and a stud-stopping edge (16), said stud-stopping edge (16) terminating at a stud-receiving throat (18) between a throat edge (27) and the stud sliding edge (17), said throat (18) having a throat width (29) with a narrowmost portion (29'"'"') and a throat length (19) and said throat edge (27) continuing generally parallel to said stud-sliding edge (17) and said stud-sliding edge (17) terminating in a stud holding area (20), said stud holding area (20) continuing until it intersects said throat edge (27) and said slotted member (10) having a slotted member vertical central axis (28) and said stud sliding edge (17) at said throat (18) having an angle of between about 25 and 35 degrees from said slotted member central axis (28);

    the other of said first and second members comprising a stud assembly (30) having a supporting plate (31), a stud member (32) extending outwardly a stud extension distance (34) from said supporting plate (31), said stud member (32) having two rounded ends (38,

         39) spaced apart from each other a stud length (37), said stud member (32) having a stud width (36) and said stud width (36) being narrower than said stud length (37) and narrower than said narrowmost portion (29'"'"') of said throat width (29) and said stud length (37) being greater than said narrowmost portion (29'"'"') of said throat width (29), said stud member (32) terminating in an overhanging button (33), said overhanging button (33) having a button thickness (35) less than the width (23) of said open area behind said front plate, the stud extension distance (34) being greater than the thickness (14) of said front plate and the stud assembly having a stud assembly vertical central axis (40) and a line extending through a stud central axis (41) of said stud is at an angle between about 55 and 65 degrees with respect to said stud assembly vertical central axis (40); and

    wherein said throat length (19) is at least the length of one half the stud length (37) whereby when the tool (42) is held by one of said first and second members (10 or

         30) above a tool center of gravity (43), said one of said first and second members (10 or

         30) is oriented so that it hangs freely with its vertical central axis (28 or

         40) oriented vertically and the second of said first and second members (30 or

         10) is affixed to a supporting member so that its vertical central axis (40 or

         28) is oriented vertically and when said tool (42) is dropped into said second of said first and second members (10 or

         30), said wide-mouthed opening (15) contacts said stud member (32) and said button (33) enters the open area (21) behind said front plate (11), said stud member (32) abuts said stud sliding edge (17) and said stud stopping edge (16) where it is retained against the stud stopping edge (16) and the stud sliding edge (17) adjacent the throat (18) until said tool (42) is rotated about 90 degrees when said stud member (32) becomes aligned with said throat (18) and the stud member (32) moves into the stud holding area (20) where the tool (42) is free to return so that a vertical central axis of the tool (40'"'"') is oriented vertically.

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