Peg board

a peg board and peg technology, applied in the field of peg boards, can solve the problems of increasing shipping costs, increasing installation difficulty, and affecting the installation efficiency of peg boards, and achieve the effect of reducing disadvantages and problems and reducing the disadvantages

US20070210023A1Inactive Publication Date: 2007-09-13LIFETIME PRODUCTS
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US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
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Publication Date
2007-09-13
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A peg board may be used to store and / or organize various items. The peg board may include one or more openings sized and configured to receive attachment members. The peg board may also include receiving portions that are sized and configured to receive a portion of an attachment member inserted through the openings. The receiving portions may restrict the rotational movement of the attachment members within the openings. The peg board also may have an elongated, strip-like configuration and that may increase the possible uses and functionality of the peg board.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 749,969, filed Dec. 12, 2005 and entitled PEG BOARD.

[0002] This application is a continuation-in-part of United States design patent application Ser. No. 29 / 244,612, filed Dec. 12, 2005 and entitled PEG BOARD.

[0003] The disclosures of each of these applications are incorporated by reference in their entireties.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0004] 1. Field of the Invention

[0005] The present invention generally relates to peg boards and, in particular, to peg boards with particular configurations and / or constructions.

[0006] 2. Description of Related Art

[0007] Conventional peg boards are often used in a variety of locations, such as workspaces, shops and garages, to allow a variety of types of tools and objects to be stored and easily accessed. Conventional peg boards are typically constructed from wooden sheets, such as particle board...

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[0016] A need therefore exists for peg board that eliminates or diminishes the disadvantages and problems described above.

[0017] One aspect of the invention is peg board that may be used to store and / or organize various items. For example, various types of hooks, supports, braces, brackets, racks and the like may be attached to the peg board, and these structures may be used to hold and / or position various items in desired locations. Advantageously, these structures may be selectively attached and / or removed from the peg board.

[0018] Another aspect is peg board that may include openings having a first size and a second size. In particular, the peg board preferably includes both larger-sized holes with a diameter of about 5 / 16 of an inch and smaller-sized holes with a diameter of about 3 / 16 of an inch. Preferably the holes alternate between the larger and smaller sizes. Advantageously, this may allow larger-sized and smaller-sized hooks, with diameters of ¼ inch and ⅛ inch respecti...