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Tool holderRelated Patent Categories: Supports: Racks, Special Article, Article Includes Elongated Portion, ToolTool holder description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060219647, Tool holder. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of Invention [0002] The present invention relates to tool holders and more particularly to such a tool holder having pairs of magnetic members on bottom for securing the holder to an object of iron, steel, or the like. Also, changes of markings of the holder is possible. [0003] 2. Related Art [0004] Devices for holding tools (e.g., sleeves) are well known. A conventional sleeve holder 1 is shown in FIG. 1. The holder 1 is implemented as an elongate plate and comprises a body 11 comprising two holes 111 proximate both ends, an aperture 112 between the other hole 11 and the other end, a lengthwise groove 113 defined by two inwardly inclined sidewalls, and a stop member at one end; and a plurality of equally spaced seats 12 on the groove 113, each seat 12 including a bottom sliding member 121, a top square riser 122 having a spring depressible detent (e.g., steel ball) at its other side, and a marking 123 on an extension. Each of a plurality of sleeves 3 is adapted to put on the riser 122 and is fastened by elastically inserting the detent of the riser 122 into a mating recess (not shown) at one of six inner walls of the sleeve 3. [0005] In use, as shown in FIG. 2, put the aperture 112 on a mating tab on a wall for fastening with the holder 1 disposed vertically. As such, a user is able to easily access the sleeves 3. Also, as shown in FIG. 3, the holder 1 is placed on a recessed upper surface of a cart 4. As such, a user may draw or push the cart 4 to any desired place for easily accessing the sleeves 3. [0006] However, the prior art suffered from several disadvantages. For example, in the cases discussed in FIG. 2, the wall is required to have a tab provided thereon. This can greatly reduce the number of suitable mounting locations of the holder 1. For the case discussed in FIG. 3, the holder 1 tends to move or slide due to no fastening. This is particularly true either when a person is working on an inclined surface (i.e., the cart 4 is on the inclined surface) or when the person is working on a higher, inclined place (i.e., easy access of sleeves 3 being impossible). Further, holder 1 may be mixed with other objects placed on the upper surface of the cart 4, resulting in a messy arrangement. In addition, the marking 123 is fixedly formed on the seat 12. Hence, a marking change is made impossible. This feature is not desired since marking change for tool holder is necessary in many situations. Thus, the need for improvement still exists. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0007] It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a tool holder comprising a body comprising a lengthwise grooved rail; a plurality of equally spaced sliding seats on the rail, each seat being adapted to hold a tool in place and comprising a marking anchoring member on a side extension thereof, the marking anchoring member including a block having markings, the block being releasably secured to the marking anchoring member; and a plurality of magnetic members on a bottom of the body. The holder is able to magnetically adhere to an object of iron, steel, or the like. Also, changes of markings of the holder are possible. [0008] In one aspect of the present invention, the marking anchoring member further comprises two inwardly inclined sidewalls, a trough defined by the inwardly inclined sidewalls, and a projection on a center of the trough; and the block comprises a bottom recess adapted to matingly engage with the projection when the block is fitted in the trough. [0009] In another aspect of the present invention, the rail comprises a plurality of through holes each for matingly putting on a tab for fastening the tool holder on a wall. [0010] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0011] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional tool holder; [0012] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the conventional holder fastened vertically on a wall in one configuration; [0013] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the conventional holder placed on top of a cart in another configuration; [0014] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a tool holder according to the invention where some sleeves have been fastened thereon and some sleeves are to be fastened; [0015] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of body of the holder of FIG. 4 viewed from bottom; [0016] FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the holder with a sleeve fastened on a seat thereof; [0017] FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 4 for illustrating the change of a marking block on the seat; [0018] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the holder of FIG. 4 fastened vertically on a wall in a first preferred embodiment of the invention; [0019] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the holder of FIG. 4 fastened horizontally on a wall in a second preferred embodiment of the invention; [0020] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the holder of FIG. 4 placed on top of a cart in a third preferred embodiment of the invention; and [0021] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the holder of FIG. 4 fastened on an inclined surface in a fourth preferred embodiment of the invention. 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