Gardening tool suspension device

• US 8,069,996 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2009
• Issued: 12/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jiin Haur Industrial Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Jiin Haur Industrial Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wu, Shih-Piao
• Primary Examiner(s): Jayne, Darnell
• Assistant Examiner(s): Krycinski, Stanton L
• Application Number:
  US12/638,099
• Publication Number:
  US 20110139737A1
• Time in Patent Office: 721 Days
• Field of Search: 211/70.6, 211/4, 211/86.01, 248/689, 206/349, 206/477, 206/481, 411/533, 411/526
• US Class Current: 211/70.6
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/0006 Hangers for hanging articles on bars, tringles, bracket arms or the like dress holders, e.g. for clothing, shoes, A47G25/00; packages for hanging B65D; lockable clothing holders E05B69/00
• CPC Class Codes: B25H 3/04 Racks
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 73/0014 by means of separate fixing elements, e.g. clips, clamps, bands

Abstract

A gardening tool suspension device includes a suspension rack (20) having a through hole (22), a gardening tool (10) mounted on the suspension rack and a fastening mechanism (30) mounted on the suspension rack and locked onto the gardening tool to attach the gardening tool to the suspension rack. The gardening tool include two handles (13) pivotally connected by a threaded pivot shaft (12). The fastening mechanism includes a locking nut (31) screwed onto the pivot shaft and having a flange (311) extending through the through hole, and a retaining ring (32) locked onto the flange of the locking nut. Thus, only the locking nut is locked by the retaining ring so that the two handles of the gardening tool are not limited and can be pivoted freely, thereby facilitating a consumer operating the gardening tool.

Claims

1. A gardening tool suspension device, comprising:

a suspension rack (20);

a gardening tool (10) mounted on a first face of the suspension rack; and

a fastening mechanism (30) mounted on a second face of the suspension rack and locked onto the gardening tool to attach the gardening tool to the suspension rack;

the gardening tool includes two handles (13) pivotally connected with each other by a threaded pivot shaft (12);

each of the two handles of the gardening tool has a distal end provided with a blade portion (11);

the suspension rack has a mediate portion provided with a through hole (22) and an upper portion provided with a hanging hole (21);

the fastening mechanism includes;

a locking nut (31) screwed onto the pivot shaft of the gardening tool and having a first side abutting the gardening tool and a second side abutting the first face of the suspension rack and provided with a reduced flange (311) extending through the through hole of the suspension rack; and

a retaining ring (32) abutting the second face of the suspension rack and locked onto the flange of the locking nut;

the flange of the locking nut of the fastening mechanism has a periphery provided with a locking groove (312);

the flange of the locking nut protrudes outwardly from the gardening tool;

the retaining ring of the fastening mechanism has a size greater than that of the through hole of the suspension rack;

the retaining ring of the fastening mechanism has an inner wall provided with a plurality of barb-shaped locking claws (321) snapped into and locked in the locking groove of the locking nut;

each of the locking claws of the retaining ring is inclined toward the flange of the locking nut and has the same inclined angle.

2. The gardening tool suspension device of claim 1, wherein the suspension rack has two opposite faces each provided with colors, figures, patterns and specifications.

3. The gardening tool suspension device of claim 1, wherein the locking claws of the retaining ring extend radially and inwardly from the inner wall of the retaining ring and are arranged in a radiating manner.