Magnetic tool organizing system and method of manufacturing a magnetic tool organizing system
a tool and tool technology, applied in the field of tool and component part organization systems and structures, can solve the problems of requiring excessive force to remove the tool, clip breakage, and prior art systems have many drawbacks, and achieve the effect of not easily separated into multiple parts or easily broken
Inactive Publication Date: 2007-02-01
MAG CLIP CORP
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"The present invention is a magnetic tool organizing system that solves problems of previous systems. It uses strong magnets to securely hold tools in a vertical manner. It is sturdy and not easily separated into multiple parts or broken. The system includes a base substrate with embedded magnetic elements and a cover element with a rim portion that is embedded within the base substrate. The cover element is positioned adjacent the magnetic element and acts as a tool holder. The system also includes a method of manufacturing the system by embedding the magnetic elements in the base substrate and at least partially embedding the cover element. The cover element acts as a tool holder and the magnetic force secures the tool against the base substrate. The invention provides a more efficient and effective tool organizing system."
Problems solved by technology
However, such prior art systems have many drawbacks.
When using mechanical clips to hold tools and tool components in place, such clips are subject to breaking or they require excessive force to remove the tool from the clip.
Tool chest trays are often inconvenient since a user will often place multiple and stacked tools and other construction components within the tray, which, in turn, leads to additional disorganization and inability to easily locate the desired tool or component.
Typical magnetic tool organization systems use economical magnets, such as flexible magnets or ceramic magnets, that do not have sufficient holding power to allow storage of many tools in a vertical orientation, such as on a wall, a vertical pegboard, the side of a metal toolbox, etc.
While ceramic magnets do offer more holding power than flexible magnets, products utilizing ceramic magnets are still deficient in holding power for heavy tools and are expensive to manufacture due to the inherent fragility of the ceramic magnets, which leads to product loss during manufacture.
Further, this inherent fragility causes a substantially less than desired product life because of breakage during normal use.
Also, prior art structures and arrangements have poor product life, are subject to breakage and loss and are difficult to manufacture.
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[0027] The present invention is a magnetic tool organizing system 10, as illustrated in various embodiments in FIGS. 1-11, and a method of manufacturing the magnetic tool organizing system 10, as illustrated in one preferred and non-limiting embodiment in FIG. 12. The system 10 includes a base substrate 12 having an inner substrate area 14, a base substrate front surface 16 and a base substrate rear surface 18. The system 10 also includes at least one and typically multiple magnetic elements 20. Each magnetic element 20 is positioned in a respective inner substrate area 14. If the inner substrate area 14 consists of a recess, the magnetic element 20 may contact an inner surface 22 of the base substrate 12. Immediately adjacent the magnetic element 20 is a cover element 24. The cover element 24 includes an interface portion 26 and a rim portion 28. The rim portion 28 is spaced from and extends from the interface portion 26. In construction, the interface portion 26 abuts the magnetic...
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Abstract
A magnetic tool organizing system (10) including a base substrate (12) having an inner base substrate area (14), a base substrate front surface (16) and a base substrate rear surface (18); at least one magnetic element (20) positioned at least partially within the inner base substrate area (14); and a cover element (24) including a rim portion (28) and positioned adjacent the at least one magnetic element (20). The rim portion (28) of the cover element (24) is at least partially embedded within an area of the base substrate (12), thereby securing the at least one magnetic element (20) within the base substrate (12). A method of manufacturing a magnetic tool organizing system (10) is also disclosed.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates generally to tool and component part organization systems and structures and, in particular, to magnetic-based tool and component part organization systems. [0003] 2. Description of Related Art [0004] In order to provide organization to one's work area, some type of system or structural arrangement is often desired. For example, as a person collects tools and tool parts over a period of time, he or she may require some manner of organizing and positioning these tools and parts for easy access and recall. One example of a tool holding device is found in U.S. Pat. No. 5,743,394 directed to a magnetic socket holder. While the socket holder disclosed in this reference uses magnetic force, other tool attachment and organization means are known in the art. For example, in a typical tool chest, a slideable drawer with segregated compartments is used. For tool organization structures that hang ...
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IPC IPC(8): A45C11/26B25H3/00B25H3/04B29C37/00B29C39/10B65D85/28
CPCA45C11/26A45F2200/0575B25H3/003Y10S206/818B29C37/0082B29C39/10Y10S211/01B25H3/04
InventorJOYCE, JAMES C.KISNER, RONNIE D.HAZZARD, ROBERT C.
OwnerMAG CLIP CORP