Pivoting Socket Tool Hanger for Secure Repeatable Locking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tool hangers fail to maintain strong securing strength and repeatable usability, as they become damaged and lose the ability to securely hold tools over time.
Innovation Solution
A tool hanger design featuring a main body with securing portions and a rotatable combination member with stopping members, allowing for secure assembly and disassembly of sockets without damaging the structure, using pivoting and fastening mechanisms to ensure both security and usability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a prior art tool hanger uses independent main bodies with step-shaped protrusions and barbs for securing sockets, then securing strength is improved, but the structure becomes damaged after use and loses repeatable usability
Solution Approach 1:
The combination member is designed to be rotatable relative to the main body, transitioning between a first position (secured state) and a second position (releasable state). This dynamic mechanism allows the socket to be firmly held during use and then easily removed without damaging the structure, resolving the contradiction between strong securing and repeatable usability.
Solution Approach 2:
The tool hanger is divided into separate functional components: the main body with securing portions and the rotatable combination member with stopping members. This segmentation allows independent optimization of each component - the main body provides structural strength while the combination member provides controllable locking/release functionality, enabling both strong securing and repeatable use.
2Strength
If the combination member is close to the second surface, then the socket is undetachable from the securing portion, but the socket needs to be removable for repeating use
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable combination member provides a dynamic locking mechanism where the stopping member can be positioned to block the socket (first position) or move away to allow removal (second position). This enables the socket to be securely held during operation and then easily removed when needed, resolving the contradiction between secure attachment and ease of removal.
Solution Approach 2:
The combination member acts as an intermediary element between the main body and the socket. It provides the blocking function through the stopping member while being independently controllable, allowing the socket to be secured without permanent damage and removed when the combination member is rotated to the second position.
3Ease of operation
If a barb is disposed on the end of the assembling portion to hook with the other main body, then detachable connection is achieved, but the securing performance decreases after the tool hanger is damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable combination member provides a controlled dynamic locking mechanism that maintains securing performance through proper engagement of the stopping member with the socket. Unlike the prior art barb that can deform and lose effectiveness, this mechanism maintains its geometric locking action through rotation, preserving securing performance while enabling repeated use.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the locking mechanism from a static barb hook to a rotatable combination member that changes its blocking parameter through rotation. The stopping member transitions from blocking the socket (first position) to not blocking (second position), providing both secure holding and easy removal while maintaining structural integrity for repeated operations.
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AI summary
A tool hanger for at least carrying at least one socket is provided, including a main body and a combination member. The main body is formed with a hanging portion at one end and includes a first surface, a second surface and two lateral surfaces. Each of the two lateral surfaces is formed with at least one securing portion for assembling with the sockets. The combination member is pivoted to the main body and formed with two stopping members respectively on two ends. The combination member is rotatable relative to the main body so as to selectively close to or move away from the second surface. Wherein when the combination member is close to the second surface, the stopping member is located oppositely to and blocks one end of the socket opposite to the securing member so that the socket is undetachable from the securing portion.