Telescopic Tool Holder with Spring Retention for Vertical Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pegboard hook systems are inefficient for securing and storing elongate tools, requiring significant user effort and often leading to tools falling or being misplaced, and horizontal storage is not ideal due to space inefficiency and risk of breakage.
Innovation Solution
A telescopically-adjustable tool holder with a compression spring and lock assemblies, allowing for secure and adjustable accommodation of tools of various dimensions, ensuring easy installation and use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional pegboard hook systems are used to secure tools, then tools can be hung for storage, but the hooks require significant user effort to install and use, and tools may fall or be misplaced
Solution Approach 1:
The tool holder is divided into modular components: a base member with lock assemblies, a separate tool-retaining member with spring loops, and individual lock holes positioned at different heights. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently while simplifying installation and adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The lock assemblies incorporate movable lock pins that can be easily inserted and removed to adjust the height of the tool holder, transitioning between fixed and adjustable states. The spring mechanism provides dynamic retention, automatically adapting to different tool sizes while maintaining secure holding.
2Reliability
If hooks are secured to pegboard with fasteners to prevent them from coming off, then hook stability is improved, but the setup process becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The tool holder incorporates self-retaining features through the spring mechanism that automatically engages with tools placed within it. The lock assemblies are designed to be easily adjusted without requiring complex fastening operations, allowing users to quickly set up and reconfigure the system as needed.
3Ease of operation
If elongate tools are placed on a flat surface for storage, then installation is simple, but large space is expended and tools may pile up and fall leading to breakage
Solution Approach 1:
The invention transitions from two-dimensional flat surface storage to three-dimensional vertical storage by positioning the tool holder at an elevated location with multiple lock holes at different heights. This vertical arrangement allows elongate tools to be stored upright or at angles, preventing pile-up and breakage while saving horizontal space.
4Device complexity
If a fixed-length tool holder is used, then the structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate tools of various dimensions
Solution Approach 1:
The tool holder incorporates adjustable-length base members with lock assemblies that can be repositioned to different heights. The spring mechanism dynamically adapts its compression level to accommodate tools of varying lengths, maintaining secure retention while providing versatility for different tool dimensions.
Solution Approach 2:
The lock holes are positioned at different heights along the base member, allowing users to change the vertical position parameter of the tool holder. The spring compression level is also adjustable, enabling the system to adapt to different tool lengths and sizes while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The tool holder provides a convenient, space-efficient solution for securing elongate tools, reducing the effort required for installation and use while preventing tools from falling or being misplaced, thus enhancing storage safety and organization.
Implementation Method 1
a compression spring secured to the base member wherein the length of the spring is automatically and accordingly altered
Implementation Method 2
the length of the spring is automatically and accordingly altered as the length of the base member is manually adjusted
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is an adjustable tool holder for holding elongate hand held tools. The tool holder comprises a telescopically adjustable base member comprising an elongate, rectangular, hollow outer member and an elongate rectangular inner member configured to be snugly and slidably received within the outer member, the inner member adapted to be secured to the outer member at a plurality of lock positions thereby rendering the length of the base member adjustable. The tool holder further comprises a compression spring, one end of which is secured at the free end of the outer member and the other end of which is secured at the free end of the inner member. The length of the spring is subject to change in accordance with the change in the length of the base member. A tool is adapted to be held between two consecutive loops of the spring.