Socket Type Patents (Class 206/378)
  • Patent number: 11858116
    Abstract: A socket organizer for releasably holding socket holders has a plurality of friction fit posts onto which sockets are positioned and held securely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Mechanic's Time Savers, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn D. Winnard, Richard A. Heidelberger
  • Patent number: 11732886
    Abstract: A fuel-fired burner 100 includes a combustion air inlet 113 for receiving combustion air coupled to a combustion air nozzle 136 at an input to a second chamber 152 within a burner housing 110 spaced apart from a third chamber 168 within the second chamber. The combustion air nozzle 136 directs the combustion air 171 into the third chamber 168. A fuel inlet 111 coupled to a burner nozzle 167 secured to a burner mounting plate 161 has a recycle port 164 for receiving hot exhaust gas provided to an exhaust gas path 165. A jet pump located entirely inside the burner housing is configured to receive the hot exhaust gas from the exhaust gas path. The jet pump operates by flowing the combustion air through the combustion air nozzle 136 which suctions in the hot exhaust gas through the recycle port into the exhaust gas path then into a gas mixing zone 178 for mixing the hot exhaust gas and the combustion air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Curtis Lynn Taylor, Umesh Chandra Bhayaraju, Bradley Dean Patterson
  • Patent number: 11504843
    Abstract: A flexible magnetic socket holder is disclosed having a flexible elongated strip having a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. The top wall has a plurality of posts each adapted to receive a socket and having an opening on each side of the posts for exposing a magnet. The bottom wall has a retaining member extending downwardly from the bottom wall and adapted to receive the magnet. The first side wall and the retaining member have an opening adapted to receive the magnet and retain the magnet by friction fit. The second side wall is adapted to retain the magnet in the retaining member. The magnet is inserted in the retaining member through the opening in the first side wall and the retaining member. The top wall of the flexible elongated strip is adapted to magnetically hold the sockets at each post and the bottom wall of the flexible elongated strip is adapted to magnetically attach to different shaped ferrous surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Walter R. Tucker Enterprises, Ltd.
    Inventor: Robert Cacciabeve
  • Patent number: 11491638
    Abstract: A socket organizer for releasably holding socket holders has a plurality of friction fit posts onto which sockets are positioned and held securely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Mechanic's Time Savers, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn D. Winnard, Richard A. Heidelberger
  • Patent number: 11420320
    Abstract: A socket holder is provided, including: an assembling member, including a driving portion which includes a receiving room and a blocking member which is disposed on and radially movable; a base member, including a shaft portion inserted in the receiving room and defining an axis, the shaft portion including a large-diameter portion and small-diameter portion, a diametric size of the large-diameter portion being larger than a diametric size of the small-diameter portion; wherein the driving portion and the base member are relatively movable so that the blocking member is relatively movable between the large-diameter portion and the small-diameter portion, when the large-diameter portion abuts against the blocking member, the blocking member is abutted against and between the shaft portion and the socket; when the small-diameter portion spatially corresponds to the blocking member, the blocking member is radially retractable inwardly between the shaft portion and the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: CHUN NIEN PLASTIC LTD.
    Inventor: Chi-Tsai Chang
  • Patent number: 11376725
    Abstract: A tool holder includes: a base, including a chassis, a boss and a convex shaft formed with an abutment plate. A rotating sleeve, including a seat and a quadrangular sleeve joint, and a groove is formed on the bottom surface of the seat to set on the boss. The hollow chamber in the quadrangular sleeve joint is laterally formed with elastic pieces. An intermediate wall is formed between the hollow chamber and the groove, and the intermediate wall is formed with a perforation. A segmented positioning member, including an engaging part formed on the periphery of the boss, and first and second inserting parts. The first and second inserting parts are formed on the circumferential wall of the groove of the rotating sleeve. An elastic anti-dropping flange is formed on the convex shaft of the base, and the outer diameter must be larger than the diameter of the corresponding perforation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventor: Chih-Chien Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11345012
    Abstract: A ratchet wrench is provided, including: a main body and a handling assembly. The main body includes a head portion being assembled with a ratchet head and a handling portion remote from the head portion. The handling assembly includes a casing coveringly disposed on the handling portion, and the casing defines a receiving space which is configured to receive at least one object and has at least one opening disposed therethrough. Part of an outer surface of the handling portion is flush with or protrusive beyond the at least one opening, and a material of the handling portion is different from a material of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Inventors: Yung-Shun Chen, Cheng-Chou Wu
  • Patent number: 11253988
    Abstract: A tool holder includes a base, a rotating sleeve, a segmented positioning member and an anti-dropping member. The main feature is that the base includes the chassis and the convex shaft formed with the abutment plate. The rotating sleeve includes a seat and a quadrangular sleeve joint with a hollow chamber formed therein. The seat is formed with a perforation for the convex shaft of the base and the abutment plate to pass through and enter the hollow chamber. The segmented positioning member includes a blocking part formed on the convex shaft, and first and second inserting parts formed at the corresponding positions of the seat. The anti-dropping member is located in the hollow chamber, and includes the anti-dropping flange formed on the convex shaft; thereby forming both the segmented positioning member and the anti-dropping member set within the projection range of the lateral contour of the quadrangular sleeve joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventor: Chih-Chien Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11161234
    Abstract: A tool holding apparatus has a socket holder and a retaining knob. The socket holder is an elongated body. A channel traverses into the elongated body and is extended along the elongated body. The retaining knob receives a drive socket and has a male body, a pedestal and a base. The male body is connected to the pedestal. The base is connected to the pedestal, opposite of the male body. The base and the pedestal are slidably engaged within the channel, and the male body is externally positioned to the elongated body. A magnet or a spring loaded ball is integrated into the elongated body or the male body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: GRIP HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Paul Kukucka, Thomas Stefan Kukucka
  • Patent number: 11148861
    Abstract: A tool display board is provided, including: a main body, including a plurality of receiving portions arranged along a first direction, each said receiving portion being configured for receiving a socket, the plurality of receiving portions including at least one insertion member, inner faces of distal two of the plurality of receiving portions on the first direction respectively including a first engagement portion; and a holding member, including a circumferential wall and an upper wall, the circumferential wall being engaged within at least part of the plurality of receiving portions, the upper wall including at least one second engagement portion blockably engaged with the at least one insertion member, the circumferential wall including two third engagement portions arranged on the first direction, each of the two third engagement portions being blockably engaged with one said first engagement portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: MING SHIN TOOLS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yung-Shun Chen
  • Patent number: 11090799
    Abstract: A socket holder is provided, including: a seat, a sleeving member and a locking mechanism. The sleeving member includes a neck portion which is configured to be assembled with a socket. The sleeving member is movably assembled with the seat. The locking mechanism includes at least one first locking portion, at least one second locking portion which is releasably engagable with the at least one first locking portion, and an operational portion which is movable together with the at least one first locking portion. One of the at least one first locking portion and the at least one second locking portion is disposed on the seat and the other is disposed on the sleeving member. The operational portion includes an operational member which is located out of the neck portion and operable from outside of the socket holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: DEXING PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chen-Hui Wang
  • Patent number: 11077545
    Abstract: A tool storage device for storing application tools and/or assembly aids includes at least one plug-in member and at least one storage housing. The plug-in member is configured to retain application tools or assembly aids. The storage housing includes a receiving region for releasably fastening the plug-in member to the storage housing. The plug-in member has a first retaining end connected to the receiving region of the storage housing, and a second retaining end connected to the receiving region of the storage housing, in order to secure the plug-in member in a form-fitting manner with respect to at least a first direction. The plug-in member is connected to the storage housing such that the plug-in member is mounted, in particular clamped in place, firmly, in particular in a play-free manner, in at least a second direction on the storage housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Christen, David Steinlin, Simon Isch
  • Patent number: 11059164
    Abstract: A socket organizer for releasably holding socket holders is provided. The organizer has a plurality of friction fit posts onto which sockets are positioned and held securely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Mechanic's Time Savers, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn D. Winnard, Richard A. Heidelberger
  • Patent number: 10828766
    Abstract: A tool holding apparatus includes a socket holder and at least one retaining knob. The socket holder is configured as an elongated body, wherein at least one channel that traverses into the elongated body is extended along the elongated body. The retaining knob that receives a drive socket or other similar tool apparatus includes a male body, a pedestal, and a base. The male body is adjacently connected the pedestal. The base is adjacently connected to the pedestal, opposite of the male body. The base and the pedestal are slidably engaged within the channel, and the male body is externally positioned to the elongated body thus allowing the engagement between the socket holder and the retaining knob. At least one magnet or a spring loaded ball is respectively integrated into the elongated body or the male body to securely attach a drive socket to the tool holding apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: GRIP HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Paul Kukucka, Thomas Stefan Kukucka
  • Patent number: 10815040
    Abstract: An antitheft display pack includes a hanging member, a fastening member, and a hand tool. The hanging member includes a main body and a support portion. The support portion has a mounting chamber, at least one locking hole and a stop column. The fastening member includes a first limit portion and a second limit portion. The first limit portion is mounted in the mounting chamber, and has at least one locking hook locked in the at least one locking hole. The fastening member has a receiving hole for receiving the stop column. The second limit portion is provided with a locking block. The hand tool is mounted on the fastening member and has a plurality of retaining grooves, and the locking block is locked in one of the retaining grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Inventor: Huang-Tung Hsu
  • Patent number: 10737858
    Abstract: An antitheft display assembly includes a support member, at least one hanging member mounted on the support member, at least one press member mounted on the at least one hanging member, at least one hand tool mounted on the at least one hanging member and locked by the at least one press member, and a limit member mounted on the support member. Thus, the at least one press member is isolated by the limit member and cannot be operated by anyone, while the locking block of the at least one press member is locked in one retaining groove of the at least one hand tool, such that the at least one hand tool is not detached from the at least one hanging member by pulling, thereby achieving an antitheft function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Inventor: Huang-Tung Hsu
  • Patent number: 10675750
    Abstract: A socket organizer for releasably holding socket holders has a plurality of friction fit posts onto which sockets are positioned and held securely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Mechanic's Time Savers, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn D. Winnard, Richard A. Heidelberger
  • Patent number: 10632606
    Abstract: A socket holder is provided, including: a seat, a sleeve member and a restricting mechanism. The sleeve member is movably assembled with the seat. The restricting mechanism includes at least one first restricting portion and at least one second restricting portion which is movable relative to and engaged with the at least one first restricting portion. When the seat and the sleeve member move relative to each other in an axial direction, the second restricting portion unidirectionally moves along a cycling path relative to the first restricting portion, and the at least one second restricting portion is restricted in a releasing position or a locking position. A socket rack including at least one of the socket holder described above is further provided and further includes: a sliding rail on which the at least one socket holder is slidably disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: DEXING PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chen-Hui Wang
  • Patent number: 10364081
    Abstract: A tool hanger is provided, including a main body, having a notch, two first pivot portions and at least one first connection portion; a base, detachably connected with the notch, the base having two second pivot portions, one of the first pivot portion and the second pivot portion including a pivot groove and the other including a pivot portion which is pivotally connected with the pivot groove, a direction about which the pivot portion rotates being defined as an axial direction, the pivot portion having a first outer diameter which is transverse to the axial direction and a second outer diameter which is transverse to the axial direction, the first outer diameter being sized greater than an opening span of the pivot groove, the second outer diameter being sized less than or equal to the opening span of the pivot groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Inventor: Jin-Lan Lai
  • Patent number: 10315819
    Abstract: A tool display device includes a body having a top portion for being hanged on a wall. A mediate portion is connected to the top portion, and a bottom portion is connected to the meditate portion. A cylindrical connection portion is connected to the bottom portion. A slot is defined through the connection portion and extends from the top of the connection portion and ends before the distal end of the connection portion. An opening is defined in the top of the connection portion and communicates with the slot. The slot divides the connection portion into a left part and a right part. The right part has a protrusion extending from the outside thereof. An restriction member is connected between the mediate portion and the right part. A socket is mounted to the connection portion and can only be removed from the connection portion when the restriction member is cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventors: Li-Tang Jhu, Ying-Shien Chu, Bo-Ming Jhu
  • Patent number: 10294000
    Abstract: A packaging unit, in particular a drilling-tool packaging unit, for an insert tool, in particular a drilling tool, includes a fastening portion for fastening the packaging unit in or on a presentation device, in particular a presentation rack or a sales rack, and a receiving portion for receiving in or on the packaging unit an insert tool that is connected in a form-fitting manner to the receiving portion. The receiving portion is designed to hold the insert tool in a holding state of the packaging unit in which the receiving portion is realized so as to be integral with the fastening portion. In a separation state, in which the receiving portion has been separated from the fastening portion of the packaging unit, the receiving portion remains on the insert tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dominic Winkler, Simone Bosatelli
  • Patent number: 10279464
    Abstract: The socket wrench storage case is a storage apparatus. The socket wrench storage case comprises a rectilinear block, a plurality of ports, and one or more adaptors. The plurality of ports are formed in the rectilinear block. Each of the plurality of ports are defined to receive a drive fitting selected from the group consisting of a drive fitting of an adaptor selected from the one or more adaptors, the wrench handle drive fitting, and the wrench extension drive fitting. Each individual adaptor selected from the one or more adaptors attaches the rectilinear block to a socket rail selected from the group consisting of the first socket rail drive fitting, the second socket rail drive fitting, and the third socket rail drive fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas Wilshaw
  • Patent number: 10272547
    Abstract: A socket holder is provided, including a base, having at least one first slide locking portion, each first slide locking portion extending along a first direction; at least one support base, each support base having a second slide locking portion which is engageably connected with one of the at least one first slide locking portion along the first direction, the second slide locking portion overlapping one of the at least one first slide locking portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the second slide locking portion being undisengageable from one of the at least one first slide locking portion in the second direction, the at least one first slide locking portion and the at least one second slide locking portion being in a male-female connection relationship, each support base including at least one connection portion which is rotatable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Inventor: Jin-Lan Lai
  • Patent number: 9981373
    Abstract: A ratchet wrench includes a first room, a second room, an engaging portion, a third room and a first groove in the function end thereof. Multiple ratchet wheels are received in the third room and one of which is rotatably received in the first room. Each ratchet wheel includes a first pivotal portion, a second pivotal portion and a first toothed portion which is defined in a curved and concaved manner in the outer periphery of the ratchet wheel. A pawl is located in the second room and has a second toothed portion which is engaged with the first toothed portion of the ratchet wheel. The distance defined between the deepest point of the first toothed portion to the first pivotal portion or the second pivotal portion is larger than the distance that the ratchet wheel shifts relative to the pawl within the first room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: TOP GOAL Enterprise Limited
    Inventors: Tsan-Lung Chen, Wen-Hao Yu, Ka-Chung Ho
  • Patent number: 9962827
    Abstract: A hand tool frame has a track base and at least one positioning mount. The track base has a bottom panel and a slide rail. The bottom panel has multiple positioning holes formed through the bottom panel. The at least one positioning mount is slidably mounted on the track base, and each one of the at least one positioning mount has a sliding seat and an extending element. The sliding seat is slidably mounted in the slide rail and engages with one of the multiple positioning holes. The extending element is formed on the sliding seat and extends out of the slide rail. Then, the at least one positioning mount may engage with the track base at a specific position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Inventor: Jui-Chien Kao
  • Patent number: 9925657
    Abstract: A tool-hanging rack has a rail frame and at least one tool mount. The rail frame has a back plate, two rails, and a positioning board. The rails are disposed on a side face of the back plate and are parallel with each other. Each rail has a connecting segment and a rail segment. The connecting segment has a first end connected with the side face of the back plate and a second end. The rail segment is connected with the second end of the connecting segment and has a side face facing the side face of the other rail and a positioning groove defined in the side face and extending along a longitudinal direction of the rail. The positioning board is mounted in the positioning grooves. The at least one tool mount is mounted slidably on the two rails of the rail frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Inventor: Jui-Chien Kao
  • Patent number: 9878441
    Abstract: A socket holding frame has a track base, a positioning board, and at least one positioning mount. The track base has a bottom panel and two rails. Each rail has a sliding channel. The positioning board is disposed on the track base and has two multiple first engaging segments. The multiple first engaging segments are formed on the top surface of the positioning board at spaced intervals, and are aligned in a straight line. Each first engaging segment has a curved engaging groove and an engaging protrusion formed in the curved engaging groove. The at least one positioning mount is slidably and rotatably mounted on the track base. Each positioning mount has multiple second engaging segments, and part of the multiple second engaging segments are selectively engaged with one of the multiple first engaging segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Jui-Chien Kao
  • Patent number: 9873195
    Abstract: The socket organizer is a storage apparatus for a socket set. The socket organizer allows for the direct attachment of a socket to the socket organizer directly from a ratchet to which the socket may be attached. The socket is removably attached to the socket organizer such that a ratchet may be directly attached to the socket while the socket is stored on the socket organizer. The socket organizer comprises a base and a socket stand. The socket stand is removably attached to the base. The socket stand further comprises a plurality of socket pedestals. Each of the plurality of pedestals is a pedestal upon which a socket selected from a socket set is stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Inventor: Jeffrey Buxton
  • Patent number: 9782890
    Abstract: A tool storage device includes a platform and a fastening seat. The platform has a first guide structure. The fastening seat has a first standing wall, a tongue projecting from the first standing wall, a second standing wall, and an interconnecting segment interconnecting the first and second standing walls. The fastening seat is rotatable relative to the platform between a first position where the first segment engages the first guide structure, and a second position where a distance between an end of the tongue which is opposite to the second standing wall and a center of gravity of the second standing wall varies from that when the fastening seat is at the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Inventor: Chih-Chien Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9757853
    Abstract: A tool holder includes a rack and at least one seat connected to the rack. The seat includes an assembling portion and an attached portion spaced from the assembling portion. The assembling portion is detachably mounted to the rack. The attached portion includes an abutted face and a recess. The abutted face is located opposite to the rack. The recess is located between the abutted face and the assembling portion. The recess receives a magnet adapted to magnetically attach to a metal object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Hong Ann Tool Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheng-Wei Su
  • Patent number: 9718184
    Abstract: A tool box contains a body, at least one cover, and at least one fixer. The body includes at least one first accommodating portion for accommodating plural first tools and includes at least one display zone in which at least one holding portion is defined to hold at least one second tool. The at least one fixer is disposed in the at least one display zone of the body, and each of the at least one fixer includes at least one stopper to fix the at least one second tool in the at least one display zone. The at least one cover covers the body and includes at least one receiving groove formed therein and corresponding to the at least one display zone of the body to expose the at least one second tool in the at least one display zone of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Inventor: Wen-Hsiung Lee
  • Patent number: 9694491
    Abstract: A hand tool frame has a track base, a positioning board, at least one positioning mount, and an engaging structure. The track base has a bottom panel, a slide rail, and a connecting track. The positioning board is mounted in the connecting track. The at least one positioning mount is slidably mounted on the track base, and each has a sliding seat and an extending element. The sliding seat is slidably mounted in the slide rail and abuts the positioning board. The extending element is formed on the sliding seat and extends out of the slide rail. The engaging structure is formed between the positioning board and the at least one positioning mount to enable the at least one positioning mount to position securely on the positioning board without sliding relative to the track base, and has at least one first engaging segment and a second engaging segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Inventor: Jui-Chien Kao
  • Patent number: 9630313
    Abstract: A display board for socket is provided, for assembling of at least one socket thereto. The socket includes a positioning hole including a large-diameter hole and a small-diameter hole. The display board includes a main body. At least one side of the main body is formed with an assembling portion. The assembling portion includes at least one stepped engagement portion protrudedly formed on a surface of the main body. The stepped engagement portion includes a large-diameter engagement portion and a small-diameter portion. The large-diameter engagement portion includes a first lateral surface, and the small-diameter portion includes a second lateral surface. When the stepped engagement portion is inserted in the positioning hole, the first lateral surface corresponds to and is tightly engaged with an inner wall of the large-diameter hole, and the second lateral surface corresponds to and is releasingly assembled within the small-diameter hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Inventor: Yu-Hua Ou
  • Patent number: 9560512
    Abstract: Technology for reporting radio access network (RAN) user plane congestion (UPCON) is disclosed. In an example, a core network (CN) device can include computer circuitry configured to: receive an UPCON event report using an UPCON container that includes a congestion situation indicator to indicate a UPCON situation; and change an UPCON process based on the congestion situation indicator. The core network device can include a mobility management entity (MME), a serving gateway (S-GW), a packet data network (PDN) gateway (P-GW), a policy and charging enforcement function (PCEF), a policy and charging rules function (PCEF), a serving general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (SGSN), a gateway GPRS support node (GGSN), an access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF), an operation and maintenance (O&M) subsystem, an UPCON server, a proxy, or a standalone function entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL IP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chang Hong Shan, Muthaiah Venkatachalam, Puneet K. Jain, Eric Siow
  • Patent number: 9539721
    Abstract: A socket holding frame has a track base, a positioning board, and at least one positioning mount. The track base has a bottom panel, a slide rail, and a connecting track. The positioning board is mounted in the connecting track and has multiple first engaging segments formed on a top surface of the positioning board. The at least one positioning mount is slidably and rotatably mounted on the track base, and each one of the at least one positioning mount has a sliding seat and an extending element. The sliding seat is slidably and rotatably mounted in the slide rail and has multiple second engaging segments. The multiple second engaging segments engage with the multiple first engaging segments of the positioning board. The extending element is formed on the sliding seat and extends out of the slide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Inventor: Jui-Chien Kao
  • Patent number: 9527206
    Abstract: A tool suspension rack includes at least one first buckle groove longitudinally defined therein. The first buckle groove includes two buckling portion. At least one socket rack is partially and slidably received in the first buckle groove and laterally buckled into the two buckling portion. At least one end-piece is partially inserted into the at least one end of the tool suspension rack. A buckling hole is defined in a bottom of the at least one first buckle groove. The at least one end-piece includes a hook and a knob for operating the hook, wherein the hook is selectively engaged into the buckling hole. The knob for releasing the hook form the buckling hole extends toward the bottom surface of the tool suspension rack such that an operator presses the knob from the bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Inventor: Chih-Chien Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9434065
    Abstract: A display board for socket is provided, for assembling of at least one socket thereto. The socket includes a positioning hole including a large-diameter hole, a small-diameter hole and an inner hole. The display board includes a main body. The main body is formed with an assembling portion. The assembling portion includes at least one stepped engagement portion protrudedly formed on a surface of the main body. The stepped engagement portion includes a small-diameter portion and an inner hole engagement portion. The small-diameter portion includes a first lateral surface, and the inner hole engagement portion includes a second lateral surface. When the stepped engagement portion is inserted in the positioning hole, the first lateral surface corresponds to and is releasingly assembled within the small-diameter hole, and the second lateral surface corresponds to and is tightly engaged with an inner wall of the inner hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Inventor: Yu-Hua Ou
  • Patent number: 9375836
    Abstract: A tool rack includes a main body and at least one joint including a first end disposed on the main body, a second end, a flange between the first and second ends, an elastic structure extending from the flange to the second end, and at least one protrusion extending radially from the elastic structure. The elastic structure includes a plurality of elastic members arranged annularly and delimiting an open space. Two adjacent elastic members of the plurality of elastic members are separated from one another with a gap. The flange has a maximum width defining a first width. The second end of the at least one joint that includes the protrusion has a maximum width defining a second width. The second width is not less than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Hong Ann Tool Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheng-Wei Su
  • Patent number: 9339127
    Abstract: A holding device for a tool contains a body, a base, and a limiting mechanism. The body includes an accommodating chamber, a side lid for covering the accommodating chamber, and at least one stop extension extend outwardly from a bottom end of the body. The base includes a fitting seat, at least one locking tab disposed on two sides of the fitting seat and movably corresponding to the at least one stop extension, and a driving insertion arranged on a top end of the fitting seat and inserting into the accommodating chamber. The limiting mechanism includes a confining block connecting with the driving insertion and includes a limitation groove defined on the side lid of the body. The limitation groove has a limiting section formed therein and has an expansion section formed on an open segment of the limiting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Inventor: Chao-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 9247832
    Abstract: An anti-theft suspension device for socket including a main body, a socket holder, and a locking mechanism is provided. The socket holder includes a seat and a receiving member. The seat is disposed on the main body. The receiving member is rotatably disposed on the seat. The receiving member is rotatable between a locking position and a unlock position. The socket holder includes a positioning bump located on one of the seat and the receiving member. When the receiving member is rotated, the positioning bump is alternatively exposed outside the socket holder to buckle the socket or received in the socket holder to release the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Chun Nien Plastic Ltd.
    Inventor: Chi-Tsai Chang
  • Patent number: 9138890
    Abstract: A hand tool part holding device includes a holding member having two posts. Each post is a T-shaped post and has two first holding portions and a second holding portion. The two respective second holding portion of the two posts are located away from each other. Each of the posts has two first slots defined in the outside thereof, and a second slot is defined between the two posts. Each post has a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion formed on the outside thereof. The first engaging portion is located close to the distal end of the post and positions a hand tool part which can be separated from the first engaging portion with a less force. The second engaging portion is an annular flange which secures the hand tool part which can be separated from the second engaging portion with a larger force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Inventor: Hong-Jen Lee
  • Patent number: 9126739
    Abstract: A display box for sockets contains a body and a limiting frame. The body includes a plurality of receiving chambers arranged on a front surface thereof so as to accommodate socket tools and includes an accommodation portion defined on a back surface thereof and communicating with the plurality of receiving chambers. The limiting frame is fixed in the accommodation portion of the body by a fixing structure and includes a vertical rod, the vertical rod has a plurality of horizontal posts extending outwardly therefrom so as to insert into the socket tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Inventor: Chen Chao-Ming
  • Patent number: 9073202
    Abstract: A burglarproof tool fitting holder device is formed with a side latch to tightly fasten a tool fitting for the effects of hanging show and protection against burglars. The device includes a tool fitting holder body and a burglarproof fixture unit. When the tool fitting holder body combines with the tool fitting in one, the fixing pedestal combines with the fixing cover plate of fixture unit in one via the two sides of the tool fitting to fasten the tool fitting. Further, ribs added in the inner fringes of the fixing cover plate and fixing pedestal is exactly wedged into the groove on the side of tool fitting to secure the tool fitting between the fixing cover plate and the fixing pedestal for effective protection against burglars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventor: Yeo-Ming Wang
  • Patent number: 9051103
    Abstract: A socket holder includes at least one holder body, at least one elastomer fixing device, and at least one socket. The at least one socket has an interior provided with a mounting hole mounted on the at least one holder body. The mounting hole has at least one groove. The at least one holder body is made of hard material. The at least one elastomer fixing device is made of soft material and has at least one arcuate protrusion protruding outward from the at least one holder body and locked in the at least one groove of the at least one socket. The at least one arcuate protrusion is deformed slightly and is allowed to enter the mounting hole of the at least one socket. Thus, the at least one elastomer fixing device is formed with the at least one arcuate protrusion to replace the conventional steel ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Inventor: Kuo-Chin Chiang
  • Patent number: 9033150
    Abstract: An insertion tool packaging, includes a main body that has at least one hanging region, at least one viewing region, and at least one receiving region, which is configured at least substantially to receive at least one insertion tool. The packaging further includes at least one protective element, which is configured to at least substantially protect a user against injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Andrich, Ralf Schubert, Valentin Koehler, Ueli Diener
  • Publication number: 20150101950
    Abstract: A ratcheting tool has a drive tang with a socket retaining detent and a linkage to engage the detent. A locking element is disposed movably between a first position wherein the locking element engages the linkage when a first actuator is in a first position so that the locking element blocks movement of the linkage so that the detent remains in a socket-retaining position and a second position in which the locking element disengages the linkage. A storage device for retaining sockets has a frame and one or more docks attached to the frame, each dock having a first retainer member, a second retainer member, and a third retainer member, at least one of which is selectively movable with respect to a socket receiving space so that a socket is removable from the socket receiving space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Jason M. Wirth, Timothy T. McKenzie, Mark J. Momola, Jonathan S. Beckwith, Alan D. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20150083621
    Abstract: The embodiments of the Socket and Ratchet Holder are comprised of a socket body and a strap assembly. The strap assembly is comprised of a longitudinal strap and a cross strap. The socket body is comprised of a plurality of socket apertures. The plurality of socket apertures are comprised of a range of sizes of apertures ranging from a small aperture to a large aperture to accommodate the range of sizes of sockets in a typical socket wrench set. The socket body is comprised of narrow-end loop aperture and a wide-end loop aperture. The socket body is comprised of a wrench aperture so that when the socket wrench is to be stowed, the user secures the socket wrench from the bottom of the socket body into the wrench aperture. The socket body is also comprised of a universal aperture to stow the universal socket joint and the socket extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventor: Keith Walter Worley
  • Patent number: 8955698
    Abstract: A tool retaining plate has a disc base with a holding surface and a mounting surface. Sets of sleeving columns are configured at interval on the mounting surface and are of an octagonal columnar pattern to define a column head end, a column foot end and a circumferential portion. Four abutting surfaces and four locking surfaces are cross connected at the circumferential portion, and an angular locking portion is formed between the abutting surface and locking surface. Positioning bulges are protruded externally onto two opposite abutting surfaces of the circumferential portion of the sleeving column, opposite to the positioning flanges of the sleeve. This enables engagement with the positioning flanges on the slot wall of the square slot of the sleeve. Two locking portions configured diagonally and set adjacent to the abutting surface with positioning bulges are set into a notched pattern or offset towards the abutting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Inventor: Chih-Chien Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8875884
    Abstract: A hand tool rack includes a first body and a second body. The first body has two rectangular extensions and a connection member which is located between the two extensions. Each extension has a first connection portion. The connection member has a second connection portion. Multiple first positioning portions are located between the two first connection portions. The second body has two first holes defined through two first portions on two ends thereof. The second body has a second hole defied through a second portion at the middle portion thereof. When the first connection portions extend through the first holes, the first connection portions contact respective tops of the first portions. The second connection portion extends through the second hole and contacts the second portion. The first positioning portions are connected with the second positioning portions of the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Inventor: Hong-Jen Lee
  • Patent number: 8864097
    Abstract: An anti-theft structure for a socket display hanger contains a socket display hanger and a fitting seat extending outwardly from a bottom end of the socket display hanger. The fitting seat has two flexible retaining pieces fixed on two sides thereof, two locking projections mounted on two outer walls of the two flexible retaining pieces, an engaging rack defined between the two flexible retaining pieces, two flexible abutting extensions extending outwardly from two sides of the engaging rack, a connecting segment extending upwardly from a top end of the engaging rack and coupling with the socket display hanger, and an arcuate hollow space defined on two sides of the connecting segment and the fitting seat. The fitting seat of the socket display hanger is connected with a square hole of a wrench socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Inventor: Yao-Hung Wang