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By designing a wrench box with a handle, post, lugs, and a pivotable door, the problem of convenience in wrench storage and transportation was solved, achieving stable storage and convenient retrieval of wrenches and simplifying the operation process.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP
- Filing Date
- 2018-01-26
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-28
AI Technical Summary
Existing wrench boxes are difficult to effectively protect and facilitate the use of combination wrenches of different sizes during storage and transportation, and lack convenient locking and unlocking mechanisms.
A wrench box is designed, comprising a handle, a post, multiple lugs, and a pivotable door. The lugs receive the open end of the wrench, the door can pivot between closed and open positions, and is locked and unlocked by a latch. Combined with a double hinge structure, it achieves 360-degree pivoting, facilitating the storage and retrieval of the wrench.
It achieves stable storage and convenient retrieval of wrenches, prevents wrenches from slipping out, simplifies the operation process, and improves usage efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
[0001] This application is a divisional application of the application filed on January 26, 2018 (entered the Chinese national phase on July 22, 2019), with national application number 201880007959.4 (international application number PCT / US2018 / 015351) and invention title "Wrench Box". Background Technology
[0002] The present invention relates to a wrench box, and more particularly to a wrench box for use with combination wrenches. Summary of the Invention
[0003] In one aspect, the invention provides a wrench box for a set of combination wrenches, wherein each wrench in the set includes an open end, a closed end, and an elongated handle extending between the open and closed ends. The wrench box includes the handle, a post receiving the open end of each wrench, and a body including a front portion and a rear portion opposite the front portion. The front portion supports the elongated handle of each wrench. The wrench box also includes a plurality of lugs spaced apart along the front portion of the body. The plurality of lugs define notches for receiving each wrench between adjacent lugs. The wrench box also includes a door pivotally coupled to the body. The door is pivotable relative to the body between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the door is adjacent to the front portion of the body to hold each wrench against the body. In the open position, each wrench can be removed from the body.
[0004] In another aspect, the present invention provides a wrench box for a set of combination wrenches, wherein each wrench in the set includes an open end, a closed end, and an elongated handle extending between the open end and the closed end. The wrench box includes the handle, a post receiving the open end of each wrench, and a body including a front portion and a rear portion opposite the front portion. The front portion supports the elongated handle of each wrench. The wrench box also includes a door coupled to the body. The door is movable relative to the body between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the door is adjacent to the front portion of the body. In the open position, each wrench can be removed from the body. The wrench box also includes a latch extending from the body. The latch is coupled to the door to hold the door in the closed position. The door releases from the latch and pivots from the closed position toward the open position in response to rotation of one of the wrenches about the post. Attached Figure Description
[0005] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of a wrench box according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0006] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Front view of the wrench box.
[0007] Figure 3This is a front view of the wrench box, including the wrench.
[0008] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional view of a wrench box with a door in the closed position.
[0009] Figure 5 It is a perspective view of a wrench box with a door in a partially open position.
[0010] Figure 6 It is a 3D view of the wrench box of the door in the fully open position.
[0011] Figure 7 It is a rear-view perspective view of a wrench box with the door in the fully open position.
[0012] Figure 8 It is along Figure 3 The diagram shows a cross-section of the wrench box taken from line 8-8, illustrating the door in the closed position.
[0013] Figure 9 It is along Figure 3 The diagram shows a cross-section of the wrench box taken from line 9-9, illustrating the door in the fully open position. Detailed Implementation
[0014] Before providing a detailed description of any embodiment of the invention, it should be understood that the application of the invention is not limited to the construction details and arrangement of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the following drawings. The invention may have other embodiments and can be practiced or implemented in various ways.
[0015] Figure 1 The diagram illustrates a wrench box 10. The wrench box 10 is designed for storing and transporting sets of combination wrenches 12. Figure 3 The combination wrench set 12 includes individual combination wrenches 14 of different sizes (e.g., 1 / 4", 5 / 16", 3 / 8" in terms of SAE groups, or 8mm, 10mm, 11mm, etc. in terms of metric standards). Each combination wrench 14 includes an open end 16, a closed end 18, and an elongated handle 20 extending between the open end 16 and the closed end 18.
[0016] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2The wrench case 10 includes a carrying handle 22, a post 24, a body portion 26, and a door 28. The post 24 includes stepped sections 30, each with a different external dimension corresponding to the size of an opening end 16 of one of the wrenches 14. While the stepped sections 30 are circular, in other embodiments, they may alternatively have different shapes (e.g., square, hexagonal, octagonal, etc.). The body portion 26 includes a stepped portion 32 defining a different spacing 34 between the body portion 26 and the stepped sections 30 of the adjacent post 24. The spacing 34 increases with the external dimension of the stepped sections 30. The spacing 34 is sized to receive and accommodate the jaws of the opening end 16 of one of the wrenches 14. The body portion 26 also includes a front side portion 52, a rear side portion 54 opposite to the front side portion 52, and lugs 38 disposed on the front side portion 52 and extending away from the front side portion 52. The lugs 38 define notches 40 disposed between adjacent lugs 38 for receiving the wrench 14. Each notch 40 is completely disposed on the corresponding step portion 32, such that no notch 40 crosses from one step portion 32 to an adjacent step portion 32.
[0017] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 8 and Figure 9 Door 28 includes a double hinge 42 having a first pivot 44 and a second pivot 46 parallel to the first pivot 44, meaning that the first pivot 44 and the second pivot 46 are offset from each other. Box 10 includes a front latch or hook 48 and a rear latch or hook 50. The front latch 48 is as follows... Figure 1 The door 28 is held in the closed position by the slotted opening 58 as shown in the diagram, and then the latch 50 is as follows. Figure 9 The illustrated door 28 is held in the fully open position by a slotted opening 58. Latches 48 and 50 are resiliently deformable to allow a user to lock or unlock the door 28. Double hinges 42 (e.g., a first pivot 44 and a second pivot 46) allow the door to be substantially parallel to the front side 52 of the body portion 26 when the door 28 is in the closed position, and also allow the door 28 to be held in the fully open position as if... Figure 9 The door, when fully open, is substantially parallel to the rear side 54 of the body portion 26. That is, the double hinges 42 allow the door to pivot approximately 180 degrees away from the closed position via the first pivot 44, while the second pivot 46 allows the door 28 to pivot approximately another 180 degrees toward the fully closed position. Thus, the double hinges 42 allow the door 28 to pivot approximately the entire 360 degrees. In general, the door 28 can pivot 360 degrees ± 10 degrees due to the double hinges 42.
[0018] In operation, to remove one of the wrenches 14 from the housing 10, the user lifts the wrench 14 near its closed end 18, causing it to pivot about the post 24 and away from the body portion 26 of the housing 10. By pivoting the wrench 14, an upward force is applied to the door 28. When the force applied to the door 28 by the wrench 14 is sufficient to elastically deform, for example, the latch 48, the door 28 opens. Therefore, when the wrench 14 pivots about the post 24, causing the door 28 to pivot about the first pivot 44, the wrench 14 can automatically unlock the door 28 from the front latch 48. The user removes the wrench 14 by pulling it out of the housing 10 and disengaging it from the post 24. Alternatively, the user can use sufficient force to pull the door 28 to elastically deform the latch 48 until the door 28 opens. If necessary, the user can pivot the door 28 about the second pivot 46 and, as desired, Figure 7 and Figure 9 The door 28 is shown locked onto the rear latch 50. In this position, the door 28 lies flat along the rear side 54 of the box 10, which is particularly useful for setting the box 10 downwards (e.g., on a workbench, in a toolbox, etc.).
[0019] When the user has finished using the wrench 14, the user places the wrench 14 in the case 10 such that the corresponding stepped section 30 of the post 24 is received in the open end 16 of the wrench 14. The wrench 14 is then pivoted downward toward the body 26 until the wrench 14 is received in the notch 40 between the lugs 38 and supported on the body portion 26. (See reference...) Figure 3 The illustrated case 10 includes markings 56 (e.g., size markings) to indicate to the user the appropriate fit of each corresponding wrench 14 along the post 24. For transporting the case 10 and the set of wrenches 12, the user unlocks the door 28 from the rear latch 50 and closes it by locking the door 28 onto the front latch 48. The door 28 and the body 26 support the open end 16 of the wrench 14 to prevent the wrench 14 from slipping out of the case 10 under gravity when carrying it via the carrying handle 22.
[0020] The various features and advantages of the invention are set forth in the appended claims.
Claims
1. A wrench box for use in sets of combination wrenches, wherein, Each wrench in the set includes an open end, a closed end, and an elongated handle extending between the open end and the closed end. The wrench box includes: handle; A post that receives the open end of each wrench; The body includes a front portion and a rear portion opposite to the front portion, the front portion supporting the elongated handle of each wrench; A plurality of lugs are disposed at and extend from the front side of the body, the plurality of lugs defining notches for receiving each wrench between adjacent lugs; and A door, pivotally connected to the body, the door being pivotable relative to the body between a closed position and an open position, wherein in the closed position the door is adjacent to the front portion of the body, and wherein in the open position the door is adjacent to the rear portion of the body; The door includes a slot positioned to receive a first hook in the closed position, the first hook extending from the front side of the body; and The slot is also positioned to receive a second hook in the open position, the second hook extending away from the rear side of the body.
2. The wrench box according to claim 1, wherein, One of the wrenches rotates around the post to generate sufficient force on the door to elastically deform the first hook, thereby disengaging the first hook from the slot of the door.
3. The wrench box according to claim 1, wherein, The handle includes a front sidewall and a rear sidewall, the front sidewall extending away from the front portion of the body in a generally vertical direction, and the rear sidewall extending away from the rear portion of the body in a generally vertical direction, wherein the front sidewall and the rear sidewall together define a channel.
4. The wrench box according to claim 1, wherein, The column includes multiple stepped segments, each of which has a shape.
5. The wrench box according to claim 4, wherein, Each step-like segment is circular in shape.
6. The wrench box according to claim 4, wherein, Each stepped segment has an external dimension corresponding to the size of one of the open ends of one of the open ends of the wrench.
7. The wrench box according to claim 4, wherein, The body includes a plurality of stepped portions, which correspond to a plurality of stepped segments of the column, and wherein the plurality of stepped portions define different spacings between the body and the stepped segments of the column.
8. The wrench box according to claim 7, wherein, The distance between the body and the stepped section of the column increases as the external dimensions of the stepped section of the column increase.
9. The wrench box according to claim 8, wherein, The spacing is sized to receive the jaws of the open end of one of the wrenches.
10. The wrench box according to claim 7, wherein, The notches between the lugs are arranged entirely on the corresponding steps of the body, such that none of the notches cross from one step of the body to an adjacent step.
11. The wrench box according to claim 1, further comprising a hinge that pivotally connects the door to the body.
12. The wrench box according to claim 11, wherein, The hinge includes a first pivot and a second pivot, the second pivot being spaced apart from the first pivot such that the second pivot is offset relative to the first pivot, wherein the door rotates about both the first pivot and the second pivot when pivoting between the closed position and the open position.
13. The wrench box according to claim 1, wherein, The thickness of the door is less than the diameter of the elongated handle of each wrench.
14. The wrench box according to claim 13, wherein: The slot extends through the thickness of the door so that the slot receives the first hook in the closed position and the second hook in the open position.
15. The wrench box of claim 14, further comprising a hinge pivotally connecting the door to the body, the hinge including a first pivot and a second pivot parallel to and offset relative to the first pivot, each pivot defining a pivot axis, wherein, The door includes a height dimension parallel to the pivot axis, the height dimension being less than the length of the elongated handle of each wrench.
16. A wrench box for use in sets of combination wrenches, wherein, Each wrench in the set includes an open end, a closed end, and an elongated handle extending between the open end and the closed end. The wrench box includes: handle; column; The body includes a front side portion and a rear side portion opposite to the front side portion; A door, connected to the body, pivotable relative to the body between a closed position and an open position, wherein in the closed position the door is adjacent to the front portion of the body, and wherein in the open position the door is adjacent to the rear portion of the body; and A latching structure extending from the body, wherein the latching structure is positioned to engage the door to hold the door in the closed position, wherein the latching structure comprises a first hook extending from the front side of the body and a second hook extending from the rear side of the body, wherein the door is engaged with the first hook when the door is in the closed position, and wherein the door is engaged with the second hook when the door is in the open position; The door, in response to rotation of one of the wrenches about the post, releases from the latch structure and simultaneously pivots from the closed position toward the open position; and The door includes a slot, which is positioned to receive the first hook in the closed position and to receive the second hook in the open position.
17. The wrench box according to claim 16, wherein, The door is held in the open position until sufficient force is applied to the door to elastically deform the second hook, thereby causing the second hook to move away from the slot of the door.
18. The wrench box of claim 16, further comprising a hinge, the hinge including a first pivot and a second pivot parallel to and offset relative to the first pivot, wherein, When the door pivots between the closed position and the open position, it simultaneously rotates around the first pivot and the second pivot.
19. The wrench box according to claim 16, wherein, The body also includes markings to indicate the position along the post where the size of each corresponding wrench is suitable for mating.