Tool cabinet
The present invention discloses a tool cabinet that can be pushed by users to a working site for maintenance or an assembling operation, and the carrying surface of a frame of the tool cabinet has at least one installing hole engaged by a protective sleeve, so that a long bar-shape hand tool can be isolated by the protective sleeve and inserted into the installing hole to protect the frame from being collided directly by the hand tool and prevent damages of the external look of the frame.
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The present invention relates to a tool cabinet, more particularly to a tool cabinet capable of protecting the exterior of the tool cabinet from being damaged.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThere are various different kinds of traditional tool cabinets, including those disclosed in the R.O.C. Patent Publication No. 435321 and the U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,742,854, 6,572,203 and 6,347,848. The tool cabinet carries various kinds of hand tools and has wheels installed at its bottom, so that a user can push the tool cabinet to a working site for maintenance or an assembling operation. A partition board is used to define a storage area on the carrying surface of a frame of a traditional tool cabinet, and the storage area has a plurality of installing holes, and these installing holes are provided for inserting bar-shape hand tools as to constitute an easy-to-use, and convenient-to-arrange tool cabinet.
Although the aforementioned traditional tool cabinets facilitate users to arrange and access the hand tools, some special hand tools are 70 cm to 80 cm long. Therefore, when these long bar-shape hand tools are inserted into the installing holes, the hand tools will go all the way to the bottom of the frame, which will cause damages to the exterior of the frame when the frame is moved or the hand tools are shaken severely.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONTherefore, it is a primary objective of the present invention to install a protective sleeve onto an installing hole of a frame as to protect the exterior of the frame and prevent the exterior of the frame from being damaged when the hand tools are inserted into the installing holes and the tool cabinet is moved.
The tool cabinet in accordance with the present invention comprises a frame, a carrying surface being disposed on the frame, at least one installing hole being disposed on the carrying surface, and a bar-shape protective sleeve being engaged into the installing hole, wherein the protective sleeve has an accommodating space being interconnected to the installing hole and provided for storing a hand tool, such that the protective sleeve is capable to accommodate the insertion of a hand tool and allow the hand tool to be isolated by the protective sleeve and inserted into the installing hole. Therefore, when a user pushes the tool cabinet, it reduces the shaking of the hand tools and prevents a direct collision of the rear end of a hand tool on the frame as to assure the protection of the exterior of the frame from being damaged by the collisions of the hand tools and effectively maintains the good look of the frame.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
To make it easier for our examiner to understand the objects, features, and advantages of the present invention, the detailed description accompanied with drawings of a preferred embodiment are provided as follows.
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In addition, when the tool cabinet of the invention is moved, it is inevitable for the hand tools 40 to collide with the protective sleeve and produce intolerable noises. Therefore the protective sleeve 30 is made of a plastic material for absorbing noises and thus greatly reducing the noise produced when the tool cabinet is moved.
In view of the description above, the present invention uses the protective sleeve 30 to protect the frame 10 from being collided by the hand tools and avoids the exterior of the frame 10 from being damaged by the hand tool 40 to maintain the good look of the tool cabinet for a long time.
Claims
1. A tool cabinet, comprising:
- a frame, having a carrying surface disposed thereon, and said carrying surface having at least one installing hole for storing a long hand tool; and
- a protective sleeve, being disposed at said installing hole and having an accommodating space interconnected to said installing hole for receiving said long hand tool;
- thereby, if said protective sleeve and said accommodating space satisfy the conditions of moving said frame, said long hand tool will not shake to collide with said frame as to effectively keep the good look of said frame.
2. The tool cabinet of claim 1, wherein said protective sleeve is screwed onto said frame.
3. The tool cabinet of claim 2, wherein said protective sleeve has a groove and said frame has an L-shape transversal rod, such that said transversal rod is engaged into said groove.
4. The tool cabinet of claim 1 further comprising a fastening sleeve, wherein said protective sleeve is engaged into said installing hole and said fastening sleeve is engaged into the bottom of said frame and corresponds with said protective sleeve to define said accommodating space.
5. The tool cabinet of claim 4, wherein said protective sleeve is screwed onto said frame.
6. The tool cabinet of claim 5, wherein said protective sleeve has a groove and said frame has an L-shape transversal rod, such that said transversal rod is engaged into said groove.
7. The tool cabinet of claim 1, wherein said carrying surface defines a storage area by a partition board, and said installing hole is disposed on said storage area.
8. The tool cabinet of claim 7, wherein said frame further comprises a lid being pivotally coupled to a lateral side of said frame and a two-section support link rod being pivotally coupled with said partition board for keeping said lid open.
9. The tool cabinet of claim 8, wherein said two-section support link rod is secured by a fastener for keeping said lid open.
10. The tool cabinet of claim 1, wherein said protective sleeve is made of a plastic material.
11. The tool cabinet of claim 1, wherein said frame is comprised of four corner pillars and at least one shelf coupled to said corner pillars, and said frame at its bottom has a movable wheel set.
12. The tool cabinet of claim 1, wherein said frame has at least one drawer disposed therein.
Type: Application
Filed: Jan 5, 2005
Publication Date: Jul 6, 2006
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Inventor: Sue-Tsen Hung (Taipei)
Application Number: 11/028,676
International Classification: A47B 46/00 (20060101);