Wrench and Socket Organizer With Size-Marked Hook Layout
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tool organizing systems lack an efficient and organized method for storing and accessing a variety of wrenches and sockets, leading to disorganization and difficulty in quickly locating the correct tool.
Innovation Solution
A tool organizing device comprising a base with a post and a horizontally oriented plate, featuring hook members with threaded portions that allow for secure attachment of fasteners and hooks for hanging tools, along with a cover for socket placement, enabling organized storage and easy access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If tools are stored in a traditional toolbox or on a workbench, then tools can be stored together, but it becomes difficult to quickly locate and access the correct tool size
Solution Approach 1:
The organizing apparatus segments tools by size using perimeter indicia markings on the plate. Different sized wrenches and sockets are hung at specific locations corresponding to their size designations, allowing users to quickly locate the correct tool size without searching through a mixed toolbox.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses visual indicia (markings, colors, or symbols) around the perimeter of the plate to indicate different tool sizes. These visual cues enable rapid identification and selection of the correct tool size, reducing search time and improving accessibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple hook members are provided for hanging tools, then tool organization is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The plate serves multiple functions: it provides the mounting surface for hooks, displays size indicia for organization, and acts as the structural core of the apparatus. The post and base similarly serve multiple functions including support, mounting, and structural stability, reducing the need for separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the organizational information (indicia) directly into the plate structure rather than using separate labels or tags. The hook members are integrated with the plate through threaded apertures, creating a unified structure that reduces the number of separate fastening components needed.
3Reliability
If a secure fastening system is used for hook members, then tool hanging stability is improved, but the ease of attaching and detaching hooks is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The threaded apertures in the plate allow hook members to be easily attached and detached by simple screwing and unscrewing actions. The fastening mechanism is self-contained in the plate structure, requiring no additional tools or complex assembly steps, thus maintaining ease of operation while ensuring secure tool hanging.
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AI summary
A wrench and socket organizing apparatus includes a base that has a top side and a bottom side. A post has a bottom end coupled to the top side. A plate has an upper surface and a lower surface. The plate is mounted on the post and the upper surface has a plurality of apertures therein positioned adjacent to a perimeter edge of the plate. A plurality of hook members is provided and each has a hook portion and a threaded portion. The threaded portion is removably extendable upwardly through one of the apertures to position a corresponding one of the hook portions between the plate and the base. A plurality of fasteners is provided. Each of the threaded portions receives one of the fasteners to releasably secure the threaded portions to the plate. Tools may be removably hung from the hook portions.