Hanger for wrench

[00002] 1. Field of Invention

[00003] The present invention relates to a hanger for a wrench.

[00004] 2. Related Prior Art

[00005] Taiwan Patent Publication No. 319154 discloses a conventional hanger for wrenches each including a handle and a head. The hanger 10 includes a board 11 and a series of holders 14 formed on the board 11. Each of the holders 14 consists of two prongs extending from the board 11 towards each other, thus defining a space 15 between the prongs and a slit 16 between the tips of the prongs. To put a wrench into and from the space 15, a user has to pass the smallest dimension of the handle of the wrench through the slit 16. After putting the handle of the wrench in the space 15, the user has to rotate the wrench about its length so that the head of the wrench can be supported by means of the prongs. However, the user may exert an excessive force on the prongs each time he or she tries to mount the wrench on the holder or remove the wrench from the holder. The prongs may thus be damaged after the hanger is used for some time. When this happens, the wrench can be easily removed from the hanger since the slit 16 is enlarged.

[00006] The present invention is therefore intended to obviate or at least alleviate the problem encountered in the prior art.

[00007] Referring to FIGS. 1-6, according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a hanger for a wrench 4 includes a board 1 and two holders 2 and 3 pivotally mounted on the board 1 for holding the wrench 4 shown in FIGS. 4-6.

[00008] According to the present invention, a hanger for holding a wrench includes a board, a first holder and a second holder. The first holder includes an external side pivotally mounted on the board and an internal side defining a recess for receiving a portion of the wrench. The second holder includes an external side pivotally mounted on the board and an internal side defining a recess for holding another portion of the wrench.

[00009] In an aspect, the first holder includes at least one protrusion formed on a rear face for abutment against a rear face of the second holder when the first holder is pivoted from the second holder to an extent, thus avoiding further pivoting.

[00010] In another aspect, the second holder includes at least one protrusion formed on the rear face for abutment against the rear face of the first holder when the second holder is pivoted from the first holder to an extent, thus avoiding further pivoting.

[00011] Other objects, advantages, and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the attached drawings.

[00019] Referring to FIGS. 1-6, according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a hanger for a wrench 4 includes a board 1 and two holders 2 and 3 pivotally mounted on the board 1 for holding the wrench 4 shown in FIGS. 4-6.

[00020] The board 1 includes a hole 11 defined therein for receiving a nail (not shown) secured to a wall (not shown), two holes 12 defined therein for receiving a strap 5, two fins 13 formed thereon and two shafts 14 each formed on one of the fins 13. Each of the shafts 14 includes a round periphery.

[00021] The holder 2 includes an external side 21, an internal side 23, a front face and a rear face 26. A recess 22 is defined in the external side 21 of the holder 2 in order to receive a first one of the shafts 14. The recess 22 includes two closed ends for receiving the first shaft 14. Two recesses 24 and 25 are defined in the internal side 23 of the holder 2. The recess 24 includes two open ends through which two ends of the wrench 4 can extend. The rear face 26 defines a hole 27 communicated with the recess 25. Four protrusions 28 are formed on the rear face 26.

[00022] The holder 3 includes an external side 31, an internal side 33, a front face and a rear face 36. The internal side 33 of the holder 3 faces the internal side 23 of the holder 2. A recess 32 is defined in the external side 31 of the holder 3 in order to receive a second one of the shafts 14. The recess 32 includes two closed ends for restricting the tips of the second shaft 14. Two recesses 34 and 35 are defined in the internal side 33 of the holder 3. The recess 34 includes two open ends through which two ends of the wrench 4 can extend. The rear face 36 defines a hole 37 communicated with the recess 35. Three protrusions 38 are formed on the rear face 36.

[00023] Referring to FIG. 3, the first shaft 14 is received in the recess 22, and the second shaft 14 is received in the recess 32. Thus, the holders 2 and 3 are pivotally mounted on the board 1. The protrusions 28 cross the protrusions 38. Referring to FIG. 4, the holders 2 and 3 are pivoted away from each other. When faces 281 of the protrusions 28 abut against the rear face 36 and faces 381 of the protrusions 38 abut against the rear face 26, the holders 2 and 3 cannot be further pivoted away from each other. A user can put the wrench 4 in the recesses 24 and 34. Then, the user can push the wrench 4 towards the board 1. Thus, the holders 2 and 3 can be pivoted towards each other, i.e., the holders 2 and 3 are closed as shown in FIG. 5.

[00024] Referring to FIG. 6, a strap 5 can be inserted through the holes 27 and 37 and the recesses 25 and 35 so as to lock the holders 2 and 3. Thus,the wrench 4 cannot be removed from the hanger unless the strap 5 is cut.

[00025] The present invention has been described via illustration of the preferred embodiment. After a study of this specification, those skilled in the art can derive various variations from the preferred embodiment. Therefore, the preferred embodiment is only taken as an example and shall not limit the scope of the present invention defined in the following claims.