Tool Rack Integrating Socket and Wrench Storage

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional tool racks cannot efficiently store both sockets and socket wrenches together, leading to inconvenience in tool usage and storage, as they require separate storage devices.

Innovation Solution

A tool rack design featuring a long base with a sliding chute and a positioning structure that includes a plugged impression, socket seat, and connecting part, allowing both sockets and socket wrenches to be securely positioned and stored together, with the base and socket seat edges aligned for stability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a conventional tool rack uses separate storage devices for sockets and socket wrenches, then each tool type can be stored, but the convenience of tool use and storage deteriorates due to requiring multiple storage devices

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage capabilityVSAvoidconvenience of tool use and storage

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the storage functions for sockets and socket wrenches into a single integrated rack structure. The rack includes a base with a sliding chute that accommodates both socket seats (for sockets) and wrench seats (for socket wrenches), allowing both tool types to be stored together in one device rather than requiring separate storage solutions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The rack is designed as a universal storage device that can accommodate multiple types of tools simultaneously. The positioning structure with adjustable components allows the same rack to hold both sockets and socket wrenches, providing multi-functional storage capability in a single device

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of manufacture

If the tool rack uses a simple base structure, then manufacturing is easier, but stability deteriorates when storing multiple tool types

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemanufacturing simplicityVSAvoidstability of tool rack

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The rack is divided into functional segments including a base, sliding chute, positioning structure with convex columns, socket seats, and wrench seats. Each segment performs a specific function and can be manufactured separately using simple processes, yet when assembled they create a stable integrated structure capable of holding multiple tool types securely

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10603785B1Tool rack

Publication Date: 2020.03.31 HSIEH CHIH CHIEN

AI summary

A tool rack has a long base and a positioning structure disposed in the base, wherein the positioning structure includes a plugged impression, a socket seat and a connecting part, wherein the plugged impression is provided with a convex column for positioning the socket. The socket seat is used for positioning the socket wrench. The positioning structure can be used to dispose the socket and the socket wrench which are often used together, and it can improve the convenience of the tool user to take and store the socket and the socket wrench.